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Labor shortage?

BY PAUL LEONARD of the VBJ

It may sound crazy, especially during one of the worst job markets in regional memory. But according to one employment staffing company owner, at least in the region's rebounding manufacturing sector, there are more jobs than available applicants.

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Panel Advises on Employer Needs & Fears

BY JOHN MCDONAGH is the publisher of the Vancouver Business Journal.

Finding a job in the midst of a jobless recovery is daunting.  Add in the fact that you're blind and now you have an idea of the challenges facing the participants in the Boot Camp for Success series. 

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Knowing the online risks

BY TONY JOHNSON of Davidson Insurance

Social networking has evolved as common practice both personally and professionally. Today, we Tweet, Skype, Facebook and MySpace.

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Preventing workplace violence

BY CLARENCE BELNAVIS Fisher & Phillips LLP

It seems hardly a week goes by without some mention of a workplace incident resulting in injuries or even death.

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A little credit check goes a long way

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

How can you tell if a job candidate will be reliable and honest? Human resource staff members have several tools at their disposal to help answer this question, including criminal background checks, reference checks and employment verification.
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How are you feeling?

BY MAT BOES of the VBJ

When the economy fell like a stone in December 2007, it was as if no one saw it coming. Politicians and media outlets scrambled to assign blame, the television was plastered with human interest stories as the unemployment rate began to spike to levels unseen since the recession in the early 1980s.

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Employers take on telecommuting

BY JOSEPH VANCE Miller Nash LLP

With the increased availability of laptop computers, Smartphones and other electronic devices, more people than ever are working from home or at other remote sites.
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Learning to mature

BY MAT BOES of the VBJ

While temperatures were shattering records, culminating in a blistering 108 degree day last July, nearly 700 young men and women in Southwest Washington stepped out into the oppressive heat to do something that seemed unimaginable just months before: go to work.

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The risks of being a good citizen

BY TONY JOHNSON of Davidson Insurance

Let's face it, there is more to work than filling a chair between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. As business owners we need to be profitable, manage our resources and be good community citizens.
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The beginning of the beginning?

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

How do you tell a seasonal spike from an upward trend? Local staffing agency executives aren't sure, but they are hoping recent hiring activity spells the beginning of a gradual recovery.

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