Direct Approach Solutions

08/22/2016

Candidates are welcome to apply. Phase One is for the Accounting/Finance field.

https://www.directapproachsolutions.com

11/26/2015

Brandon Lyons has a less than 1% chance of walking again after an accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down, but meeting him, you’d never know it.

09/08/2014

“You can't always get what you want” – lyrics by The Rolling StonesToday's blog comes fresh from two recent experiences with problematic ownership issues.  My not-so-clever play on words from one o...

10/14/2013

Way to go, Lisa Rangel

Forbes asked you, our readers, to tell us your favorite career websites. We received about 2,000 comments, emails and tweets naming roughly 700 websites. We narrowed that stack down to 100 of the most engaging and useful sites for anyone looking to launch, improve, advance or change his or her caree...

06/10/2013

I've worked at a non-profit who had used interns in the summer (no pay). It was a win-win situation. The interns knew there wasn't the budget to pay them, nonetheless they wanted to be a part of something, and get the experience, which they got. The company also got some very talented people who were able to contribute substantially. Not all intern jobs are for the rich and famous.

If you’ve been looking for an internship and just can’t get one, here are some tips.

06/07/2013

It's true, that most candidates will not take the time and trouble to find out why they were rejected. That is because they know they will not get a constructive answer. However, I believe that if a candidate truly wants to understand the reason better, the hiring manager should be able to come up with "language" that is helpful to the candidate - not something generic like "we've hired someone more suitable" - but maybe why they were more suitable - "we've hired someone who has had experience in IPO's" - for example, without putting the company at risk. A truly professional and well-meaning hiring manager should and would do that

It's a painful conundrum of the job search process: rejected candidates want to understand why they didn't get hired, but employers, fearing discrimination complaints, keep silent. And those who do speak up offer little more than platitudes.

05/03/2013

so I'm not clear on this. If the employee does not want to get a tattoo - is he/she out of a job?

A fast-growing realtor gets extra juice by paying sales agents to get tattoos showing the company logo. Is that a good idea?

04/22/2013

We are creating a permanent class of unemployed Americans.

04/17/2013

The Dynamic Duo. I love it. I think someone who shows manners and kindness is more likely to get hired than someone who doesn't.

In the heat of personal focus and taking care of our own agendas, it's easy to lose sight of the importance of displaying impeccable manners and demonstratin…

04/15/2013

The reason Americans are losing jobs at a lower rate is because companies have cut out so much fat - they are now down to the muscle tissue - and you know you can't cut out the muscle. Most employees (if they are lucky to be called that) are doing the work for 1 1/2 or 2 people.

Data from the Labor Department may help explain why long-term unemployment persists.

04/12/2013

Who would have ever believed when Facebook and Twitter started that they would be accepted by the SEC to disclose key information.

The SEC says companies may use social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) to disclose key information and still be in compliance with Regulation FD, as long as investors know where to look for the information.

04/12/2013

Sometimes less is better, but I'm not sure in this case.

Twitter is becoming the new job board, and it is also becoming the new résumé. Some recruiters are turning to the social network to post jobs, while job seekers are trying to summarize their CVs in 140 characters or six-second videos.