January 2019 Employment Report by Bruce Steinberg

    The January 2019 edition of economist Bruce Steinber’s monthly Employment Report assesses the potential of an oncoming recession using two economic indicators. This and the job trends from last month in the January Employment Report. Day by day the gig economy shifts in new ways; it is up to… Read more »

30 years of staffing the staffing industry

30 years mee derby staffing

When I founded Mee Derby 30 years ago, neither I nor my colleagues could have imagined what we would become.   I knew I wanted to start a search firm, and immediately decided to focus on search for the staff industry. Having spent 7 years in the industry, it’s what… Read more »

Mee Derby celebrates 30 year anniversary with company retreat

Mee Derby team beach retreat 18

We take employee engagement seriously here at Mee Derby. Last week the Mee Derby team met up for our annual strategic planning retreat and to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary in beautiful, warm and sunny Islamorada, Florida. The true value of our annual gathering is spending time in person as… Read more »

SIA releases 2018 list of Global Power 150 – Women In Staffing, including Mee Derby founder Robin Mee

Robin Mee named 2018 SIA Global Power Women 150

Congratulations to the leaders named by SIA in the 2018 list of Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing!   In previous years, this list included the top 100 most influential women leaders in staffing. This year the list has expanded to 150; appropriate considering the rapid growth of the… Read more »

October 2018 Employment Report

steinberg october 18 employment report

    The October 2018 edition of economist Bruce Steinber’s monthly Employment Report discusses Uber’s recent move into the staffing industry with their new business-to-business service called Uber Works. It’s currently in trial and development in Los Angeles and Chicago. Those of us who attend conferences like Staffing World are keenly… Read more »

Old Legends Impart Traditional Wisdom for New Recruiters

Robin Mee featured in article smartrecruiters.com

Recruitment has transformed rapidly, but some insights remain timeless. We mined the slush pile at the quote farm, unearthing some untarnished gems from which the most cynical can’t help but draw wisdom. Recruiting is changing rapidly, but success still depends on a few timeless qualities. Robin Mee is included in… Read more »