If you're a bilingual software engineer, a bilingual senior manager, or a high-powered sales person, don't bother reading this. However, if you're one of the "rest of us", then listen up. Like many people in the recruiting business, I've been getting calls on a daily basis from highly qualified people who didn't plan to be on the job market, but who now are. Many of these people have very specialized experience that was essential to their previous company, but...

I recently had the good fortune of hearing FutureBrand's Asia-Pacific CEO, Matthew de Villiers, speak about how his industry, the branding industry, has changed dramatically since the New York Trade Center disaster. His clients have curtailed their media and marketing spending and...

These days, getting a pay raise is not just a matter of being in the company a long time. CEOs and managers are getting smarter about rewarding innovation and increased contribution. But the big question is, "How can I increase my contribution when I'm already working my guts out?" The answer is...

Back in 1990, I believe that I was one of the first entrepreneurs to bring skilled PC and network engineers into corporations to cut costs and boost quality. Today, this process is called Outsourcing. We didn't have a name for it then, but it was an obvious development of the ongoing search for better efficiency and cost control for our clients. And in order to make this new service work...