Tuesday, February 28, 2012  1:00 pm to 2:00 pm A FREE WEBINAR FOR MSA MEMBERS   Non-Members $35.00 pp Your firm has an ever increasing amount of data about your clients, jobs, candidates, recruiter & sales activities. Understanding how to use and get the most out of that data can boost your firm’s revenue and profitability, [...]

Wednesday March 14, 2012 8:15 AM to 10:30 AM This workshop is targeted to professionals who are looking to optimize the limited time spent with interviewees. Learn what criminal justice experts have known for years on how to recognize deception and extract the truthful information you want through vetted techniques and proven practices. Workshop Attendees [...]

Thursday March 15, 2012 8:15 AM to 10:30 AM Dynamic Behavioral Interviewing Techniques Workshop This workshop is targeted to professionals who are looking to optimize the limited time spent with interviewees. Learn what criminal justice experts have known for years on how to recognize deception and extract the truthful information you want through vetted techniques [...]

Jobless Claims Fall Again Wall Street Journal (02/09/12) Jeff Bater U.S. jobless claims fell by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000 in the week ended Feb. 4, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. The unexpected decrease that gave further indication the jobs market is improving. The previous week’s figures were revised up, to 373,000 [...]

Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy BusinessWeek (02/08/12) Alex Kowalski Although the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.3% in January, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the number of working-age people in the labor force hit a 29-year low. The working-age population rose 1.51 million, but 83% of [...]

In 2012, creativity and adaptability are among the key skills needed to land and keep a job, as staff levels remain lean and employers expect workers to respond to a wide variety of demands. More

2012 Boston Magazine Five Star Wealth Managers BOSTON MAGAZINE NAMES THE MURPHY INSURANCE GROUP ADVISERS TO ELITE FIVE STAR WEALTH MANAGER LIST FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR Braintree, MA – February 2012 – Boston Magazine has published their list of FIVE STAR Wealth Managers for 2012.  This elite group represents less than 2 percent of [...]

Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy BusinessWeek (02/08/12) Alex Kowalski Although the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.3% in January, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the number of working-age people in the labor force hit a 29-year low. The working-age population rose 1.51 million, but 83% of [...]

Swati Patel from The Winter Wyman Companies Swati Patel is an outstanding employee and a talented Compensation professional who has used the flexibility of contract employment to both further her career and act as a bridge to permanent employment. Swati is currently on her second long-term contract assignment for Winter, Wyman. She is a true [...]