From the President’s Desk – December 2021 Where did the time go? If you are like me, this is a question I ask myself every December. How did an entire year pass so quickly? One theory is that as you get older, a single year becomes a smaller percentage of your total life lived, and...Read More

From the President’s Desk – November 2021 This year marks the 400th anniversary of Thanksgiving. It was 1621 when about 50 Pilgrims and roughly 90 members of the Wampanoag tribe celebrated that first harvest feast. I wonder if the original group of people who started the Thanksgiving tradition had even the foggiest notion that 400...Read More

Insights from the ASA’s Staffing World Conference 2021: Better Together – Stronger Together. Join us as we talk through the key takeaways from the year’s event. Don’t panic if you could not attend the recent American Staffing Agency’s Staffing World Conference for 2021. We have all the insights from this year’s conference. Join Bill Inman,...Read More

From the President’s Desk – October 2021 A recent study at Columbia University rated the likelihood of turnover at organizations. It found that if you have a great company culture, your likely turnover rate is 13.9%. However, that rate jumps to 48% if your company has a poor work culture. But what is a great...Read More

As part of our v22 upgrades, SmartSearch is excited to offer the ability to post free organic job listings to Monster and LinkedIn. The organic job postings will enable you to extend your reach on these leading job boards and achieve greater visibility of your openings at no additional cost. This integration is significant for...Read More

From the President’s Desk – September 2021 School is back in session, and the thoughts of school supplies and report cards are back on the minds of students and parents alike. “Back in the day” when I was growing up, besides walking to school 20 miles, in the snow, uphill (both ways) while fighting lions,...Read More

From the President’s Desk – August 2021 The Greek philosopher Theophrastus wisely stated that “Time is the most valuable thing a person can spend.” How many of us can relate to looking up at your clock at the end of the day, and asking yourself, “where did the hours go today”? It is easy for...Read More

Summer is here! Like much of the country, here in California, the mask restrictions have relaxed. Businesses are opening all over the state, and you can feel the excitement that maybe the worst is behind us.   As the economy continues to recover, our streets are filled with “help needed” signs in many local businesses. Recently,...Read More

Greetings, SmartSearch family! As we swing into summer, it is my hope that each of you has an incredible summer full of both adventure and relaxation. Here in beautiful San Diego, California, we are working hard at finishing up version 22 of SmartSearch, and boy, are we excited about it.  Version 22   With Version 22 you can expect:  An updated User...Read More

Recently I was at a San Diego landmark called Seaport Village. For the first time in over a year, I had trouble finding a parking spot, and it made me smile. Why did I smile? 18 months ago, my perspective was that I was a busy guy and needed to park ‘now’. Today, my perspective...Read More