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Employment Equation
“The strongest pace of job growth we’ve seen since 1997” was the statement recently attributed to Paul Ashworth, the chief U.S. economist with Capitol Economics. The U.S. Labor Department advised that employers added 257,000 new jobs in January, 2015 besting the forecast of 228,000. Job growth estimates in November, 2014 were upwardly revised to 423,000,…
Read MoreSupporting our veterans…
This past Friday we at WFA were blessed to be able to support Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. Stars and Stripes Honor Flight honors all veterans by flying WWII, Korean War and terminally ill veterans from other conflicts to Washington, DC to visit their memorials. They actively promote educational aspects of this mission in our schools and…
Read MoreGood News/Bad News
Great news! The economy continues to improve and unemployment has gone down to 5.6%! That ‘great news’ also brings a potential downside where WFA Staffing can help. Unemployment standing at 5.6% means much of the formerly available talent is likely already employed. That can limit the number of people you might be able to interest…
Read MoreFarewell to 2014!
As we approach the end of the current year, we are reminded of the many friends we have made while working with and for each of our client companies, as well as with and for those whom we’ve recruited and with whom we’ve maintained a friendship. Our business is a ‘people’ business and we never…
Read MoreWhatever Happened to the Suggestion Box?
Have you ever seen or heard something that triggered a great idea? Maybe it was something totally unrelated to your business or to the issue you were wrestling with in your subconscious. But it was that one thing that made a crystal clear impression…and from which you were able to proceed to solve the other…
Read MoreYou Don’t Need a “YES” Man
This quote from a famous ‘name’ jumped out at me and provoked some serious thought: When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary. ~ William Wrigley Jr. What struck me was the opposite of what the quotation was telling us. If we never have competing opinions in our businesses would we…
Read MoreProblems Create Opportunities
Problems Create Opportunities How many times have you wondered why your company seems to need more problem-solving than other companies with which you are familiar? Those other companies’ leaders may be having the same questions running through their minds too. BUT… what if your conflicts disappeared? What would you do to improve if you were…
Read MoreListening to Every Word
Listening to Every Word Listening is important. We all know that. But, many of us don’t demonstrate that we know listening is important. We are busy preparing a response rather than listening to every word spoken and to watching how the speaker is acting while he or she is talking. We may miss the opportunity…
Read MoreSearching For Candidates
Searching for Candidates We are in the business of finding people for other people who need particular skills and backgrounds for their own enterprises. We are able to find good people and one of the reasons for that is found in the following quotation attributed to Bill Cosby: “There’s no labor a man can…
Read MoreThe Midas Touch
The Midas Touch The ‘reverse Midas touch’ seems to be present on a regular basis in many aspects of life. What we touch does not always turn into gold. Sometimes it turns into ‘stuff’ we’d rather not have anything to do with but are often confronted with having no choice in the matter. There…
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