EY Hits the Big Apple

Hello All Help Wanted Seekers!
Your dear EY went back to her roots this weekend and hit the Big Apple....
The streets were crowded....the stores were mobbed....Broadway shows were in sell out mode and restaurants had a 2 1/2 hour wait.

I even frequented a restaurant that touted to have the #10 Ladies Room in the country...and...the vote was on to make it #1...How could I pass up an opportunity to see that "facility"...and..what a "facility" it was...waterfalls and all.

When someone thinks of NYC an iconic man comes to mind...The Donald...This morning I awake to learn that Mr. Trump has "challenged" the President. He is offering the President five million dollars to be donated to the charity of his choice..in exchange for the release of the President's college records.

Is this how charity works???.....you give with the expectation of getting???....
I'm pretty sure if someone pulled a stunt like that on The Celebrity Apprentice....we would hear the familiar echo from Mr. Trump....."YOU'RE FIRED".....

Of course, Mr. Trump and the rest of the Trumpettes have money to burn and a political agenda...

Your Employment Yenta....(Just call me "T")

Where's the Binder???

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The question of the day...."Where's the Binder?"....
As a card carrying....full fledged recruiter...with a long history of championing women in the workforce...
I ask.....how ridiculous is the notion of inquiring among Women's Groups for referrals...
In a city...Boston....does this make any sense??......Honestly, if "someone" couldn't find a better answer then "a binder full of women"...then there must be something wrong with "someone"....perhaps we should ask to see the "binder".....
George Orwell's 1984 novel finds the one thing people fear the most....maybe "someone" should be in a room filled with women holding a binder!
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me "T")

Voice of the People

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I love this Blog because it is the place where I can find my voice. The trick is....who will listen?....we are a civilized people...we are steeped in Science...Technology...and..walking on the moon....it's a walk in the park.
I don't want to go back before Roe vs Wade.....I know what it felt like to be without health insurance and a child with a congenital heart defect...I was not a bottom feeder....or..."dependent" on government.....just a regular middle class Jane who needed to get my battery jump started...and...I did....because I depended on ME...
I don't think the Statue of Liberty states:
"Give me your glib....your arrogant with slicked back hair...your very rich gathered together to suck all the air out of the middle class"....
I direct this to the middle class...when was the last time YOU met a millionaire who offered you something without the idea of capitalizing or benefiting from their generosity....
I am seeking an honest pilgrim...who knows how I feel without having a loaf of bread under each of their arms...
If you haven't walked in my shoes...you can't know how I feel....
Tread lightly....when people "suddenly" change...we need to ask..."why"....
Your Employment Yenta...(Just call me "T")

No Sightings of Curious George at the BLS...

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Rest assured, Curious George is not employed at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For once, can't there be some genuine elation over the fact that the jobs report is positive?....The BLS has been reporting these metrics for over ninety years and now 31 days before the election we are told the fix is in!....Ridiculous....even the man with the Yellow Hat is appalled.
It's Good News, people...get your motor running!..get out on the highway!...looking for adventure! and JOBS are on their way...
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me "T")

Apologies? No thank you! - Update and Correction!

Hello All Help Wanted Seekers!
First let me say...your dear EY is always open to constructive feedback..and..this morning her good friend the Employment Goombah asked for clarification. So, here goes...instead of pointing to the "Elephant" in the room...observe a person when they are not getting what they want..that dear followers, is the REAL person!
Is it really true?...is love never having to say you're sorry?....I don't think so...almost only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.
EY has raised her son to "think before you speak"....Once the words are out of your mouth you cannot take them back.
Being trained as a behavioral based interviewer we are taught that past behavior predicates future behavior....and....if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck....well, I guess it is a duck!
So, dear followers....I know there are many who will think I am an a**.....(pun intended)....
But, when someone...anyone....speaks their true mind... when they don't think they are being observed (and, have denied it until yesterday, I might add)...Now, finally...the words........ "just completely wrong."...easy peasy, huh?
How many times have you told your children....an apology is an easy way out...
Now, who's the a**??
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me "T")

Relocation Can Mean Dislocation....

Hello All Help Wanted Seekers!
Dedicated to those brave souls who accept a job and "relocate"...relocating can be an exciting adventure...moving from one realm to the other....big city...small town...
There are so many emotions involved....new place...new job...new neighbors...even a new supermarket!
I recall relocating a candidate to NJ...the new hire came to me and said his wife was crying in the cereal aisle...I felt awful..how can someone cry between Fruit Loops and Cheerios??...but, she was overwhelmed...she had come from a place where there were 10 cereals...not 100 cereals...it was then I realized....how disconnected she must have felt...
For those hiring...make a list of preferred vendors in the area....pair up the new hire with someone he/she can relate to...if there's a family involved make sure the new "buddy" has a family...
It takes time for people to adjust ..and...a more productive employee is a more settled employee...
The hire doesn't end with the offer...it's just the beginning...
For the new employee...take advantage......if you don't have a "buddy" ask for one!
Your Employment Yenta....(Just call me "T")