Job growth in 2018 ended on a high note with U.S. employers adding a whopping 312,000 jobs in the month of December. Over the last three months (after adjustments), employers have generated an average of 254,000 jobs per month. The…
At the end of each year, Johnson Search Group holds a divisional meeting to celebrate the year, review our growth, and celebrate the wins, both big and small. Every year, JSG presents awards to our staff members congratulating them on…
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. Sometimes it’s easier to focus more on the negatives in life. But this time of year, we get the opportunity to reflect on all the good that happens in our…
While the question, “What are you thankful for?” may be overused this time of year, its relevance has never been more on point. Thanksgiving gives us the opportunity to reflect on what we are thankful for. And this year there’s…
The Labor Department reported that there were over 7 million job openings in the month of August 2018. The unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in October 2018, marking a 48-year low. The nation currently has more than one job…
With an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent for the month of September, the job market is blazing hot. as a candidate, you have options (and lots of them)! And even if you are happily employed, it’s hard not to be…
It’s officially the 4th Quarter of the year. The labor market is as strong as it has been in almost two decades. With current projections of 3.1 percent growth for the U.S. economy for 2019, it doesn’t look like the…
There are many misconceptions today of working with young professionals. Many believe that those in the millennial generation are to be avoided at all costs, primarily in the workforce. Our generation has been skewed as nothing but lazy, impatient, rude,…
As we all know, the job market is on fire right now. As of July 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an unemployment rate of 3.9% with a total of 6.7 million job openings across the country. With only…
We’ve all been in this situation before. You found the perfect job opening. You apply and quickly get called back for the interview. As you talk to the interviewers, you get more and more excited for the position. But surprisingly,…
