Aligning Costs With Professional Contractors: 1099 vs. W2

A white paper explaining the true difference between 1099 and W2 contractors Is your business really aligning costs with contractors? As corporations do more with less, 1099 contractors are often the path of least resistance for many businesses. While convenient, misaligning 1099 contractors can lead to extra costs, inefficiencies and liabilities. Utilizing contract professionals is…

Does Social Media Belong in the C-Suite?

As the Business Development Manager for an Online Marketing, Creative and IT Staffing Company, I have seen the evolution and growth of these creative departments first-hand in my career. Because it’s my professional responsibility to keep an eye on the trends of this industry, I’ve been recently conversing with peers on the topic of Social…

The Future of Recruitment

As a Digital Marketer working within the realm of Staffing and Recruiting, I predict the future of Recruitment will be nested comfortably in the hands of the web and enhanced technology. Other industries are already steps ahead of the recruiting industry in regards to how they communicate, engage and service their customers online. It won’t…

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5 Ways to Prevent a Recruiter from Ignoring your Resume

In most companies, the person responsible for the first line of resume reviews is often the most junior person on the team. Unfortunately, that person is not really interested in recruiting candidates, so catching their attention is very difficult. As a recruiter for a creative, marketing and IT staffing agency in Baltimore and Washington, DC,…

How to Eat Healthy at Work

It’s a fact for many of us that our work can be very stressful. Long hours, straining commutes and lack of sleep all contribute to our low energy and high stress levels. Sometimes, it can feel as if we can’t even stop for a lunch break. When it comes to fueling our bodies with nutritional…

When Interviewing New Hires, Ask About Their Car

When you’re hiring someone, you always look at their resume, cover letter, and portfolio to determine their qualifications for the job. However, you also want to make sure that they are a proper culture fit. As the owner of a staffing agency in the Mid-Atlantic, and as a huge car fanatic, I have an unusual-…

Use LinkedIn to Finish First in the Job Race

This past weekend was full of big hats, fancy bow ties, and high hopes as we cheered on our favorite horses at the Kentucky Derby. I was personally cheering for “Creative Cause,” thinking it was a very suiting name for Profiles. But in the end, there was only one winner wearing the Garland of Roses.…

Why Volunteering Helps Your Career

Volunteering is a great way to gain useful career knowledge and benefits, while giving back to your community; for unemployed job-seekers, it can be a great “resume filler” for a period of time between jobs that reflects initiative as well as good citizenship. You may find it to be a great networking outlet to mingle…