Archive: April 2015

Resume Spring Cleaning

This is the time of year when many of us clean out our garages, venture down to the basement to do a bit of reorganizing, and in general tidy up our living spaces.  Your resume deserves the same type of treatment from time to time, even if you are completely happy with your current job […]

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Separate Myth from Fact: Direct Hire, Temp-to-Hire and Temporary

We only use 10 percent of our brains. Gum takes seven years to digest. Bulls hate the color red. Staffing firms only specialize in temporary job placements. These statements are all common misconceptions that are typically passed around with the best of intentions, but not always based on the full facts. In the staffing industry, […]

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Kim Starr Speaks About Her Book

On April 15, and during Autism Awareness month, I had the pleasure to speak to the law firm of Quarles & Brady, about a book I published, “Sedona’s Story”. The book chronicles my family’s efforts to help our autistic daughter, now 19, with both autism and with the spirit world. The event lasted an hour […]

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Dear Atty., The Rules Don’t Apply To Me, Right?

“Dear Atty” is a column aimed at answering employers’ legal questions that surround issues in human resources. Attorney Pete Albrecht of Albrecht Backer Labor & Employment Law, S.C. welcomes you to submit questions for future editions of “Dear Atty.”   Dear Atty., I am the human resources manager for our company. For the most part, […]

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