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I just finished the book, “Beyond Positive Thinking” by Robert Anthony. A must read. I particularly like his thoughts on finding your joy and living in the Now, in addition to MUCH more quality content. See: http://books.google.com/books?id=29Q40Wwm_rwC&dq=Dr.+robert+anthony+behyond+positive+thinking&source=gbs_navlinks_s It just occurred...Read More

Companies with hiring demand this current month provide enterprise solutions related to fraud prevention software, marketing automation, data integration, outplacement services, data storage technology and services, and IT infrastructure consulting. Solutions are more often being delivered through Software-as-a-Service and Cloud...Read More

In the past month, Xtra Effort has helped three clients hire very accomplished sales people within clients’ respective niches, i.e., “find me the purple squirrel”. Clients continue to insist on both functional skills and industry knowledge/experience. These hires represented long...Read More

I was commenting to a fellow cyclist how difficult it is to get any of you to have the courage or initiative to help out with a comment on this terrific Xtra Effort blog. He said: “be more provocative”. I...Read More

Candidates –and sometimes hiring managers – frequently ask Xtra Effort “what is going on out there?”. We sometimes answer with detail about the types of clients hiring and what they are looking for in candidates. Other times we simply say...Read More

Another naive observation: have you noticed the increased attendance at restaurants and the mall? We were also at the circus over the weekend: there were a whole lot of people buying $4 popcorn. I know there are bigger GDP indicators...Read More