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Is Your Workforce Plan Storm-Ready? A Hurricane Preparedness Checklist for Texas Employers

Is Your Workforce Plan Storm-Ready? A Hurricane Preparedness Checklist for Texas Employers A hurricane does not have to make a direct hit on your office to disrupt your workforce. Flooded...
Candidate Testimonials

Workforce Flexibility Without Chaos: Structuring Your Temp-to-Hire Program for Growth

Provides CFOs, Business Owners, and Operations Directors with a framework for using temp-to-hire as a risk mitigation and scaling strategy. Examines when temp-to-hire makes financial sense versus direct hire, how...
Job Seekers

School-Based Education Careers: Which Role Is Right for You?

School districts rely on a diverse team of licensed professionals to help students learn, communicate, and succeed. While classroom teachers are often the most visible members of a school community,...
Employer Advice

Hiring for Growth: How Texas Startups and Scale-Ups Should Build Their First 50, 100 Person Teams

A founder and CEO-focused guide addressing the unique challenge of scaling hiring from early-stage to growth-stage without defaulting to reactive, inefficient recruiting. Covers hiring sequencing, role prioritization, building recruiting infrastructure...
Job Seekers

Why Am I Not Getting Interviews for Jobs I’m Qualified For?

You Meet the Qualifications, So Why Aren't You Getting Interviews? One of the most frustrating parts of a job search is finding a position that appears to be an excellent...
Employer Advice

Contingent Workforce Strategy: When Direct-Hire Won’t Work and Flexibility Becomes a Competitive Advantage

Targeted at talent acquisition directors and operations executives managing large contingent workforce programs across enterprise organizations. This article elevates the contingent staffing conversation from transactional temp work to strategic workforce...
Job Seekers

Can Recruiters Help Me Change Careers? Understanding the Recruiter’s Role in a Major Career Transition

One of the most common questions recruiters hear is: "I really want to change careers. Can you help me?" Whether it's moving from healthcare into oil and gas, education into...
Candidate Testimonials

Why Your Best Summer Hires Don’t Last Past Labor Day: The 90-Day Turnover Problem

Addresses the specific challenge of onboarding quality during high-volume seasonal hiring. Analyzes why employees brought on in June often leave by September, identifies organizational integration gaps, and provides HR Directors...
Candidate Testimonials

2027 Salary Planning Starts Now: Insights for Houston Hiring Managers

2027 Salary Planning Starts Now: Insights for Houston Hiring Managers If you are a Houston-based HR Director or CFO, you know the uneasy feeling that arrives every July. Just as...
Employer Advice Interview Tips

Texas CPA Recruiting in 2026: Salary, Speed and Regional Hiring Strategies

A tactical guide for HR Directors and VPs of Operations managing high-volume accounting hires across Texas. Covers the current shortage of experienced CPAs and bookkeepers, salary benchmarks in Houston and...
Job Seekers

How to Stay Positive During a Long Job Search

Job searching can be one of the most emotionally challenging experiences in a professional career. You update your resume. You apply for jobs. You network. You interview. And sometimes, despite your best efforts, progress feels...
Employer Advice

The 90-Day Hiring Window: Why June Hiring Decisions Determine Your Q3, Q4 Productivity

A strategic analysis of how hiring decisions made in late May and June directly impact organizational productivity through fall. This piece targets CFOs, COOs, and directors of operations by connecting...
Candidate Testimonials

Candidate Testimonial – Direct-Hire Placement, Bilingual Receptionist

"I can’t say enough good things about Patsy! From the start, she made the whole process feel smooth and personal. She got me scheduled for an interview with a company...
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Celebrating Matthew Aubert: Burnett Specialists’ June Staffing Employee of the Month

At Burnett Specialists, we love celebrating professionals who consistently demonstrate leadership, professionalism, and a genuine commitment to helping others succeed. This June, we are proud to recognize Matthew Aubert as...
Employer Advice

Mid-Year Workforce Reality Check: Are Your Texas Hiring Plans Still On Track?

A strategic guide for HR directors, talent acquisition leads, and operations executives to assess hiring performance halfway through 2026. This article examines whether organizations are hitting recruitment targets, identifies gaps...
Job Seekers

Why Recruiters Don’t Always Respond (And What Happens Behind the Scenes)

If you've ever thought: Why isn't this recruiter responding? Did they forget about me? Did I do something wrong? Are recruiters ignoring my application? You're not alone. Few parts of...
Employer Advice

Contingent Workforce Planning for H2 2026: Scaling Without Overextending Your Team

Targets enterprise leaders and Operations Directors managing contingent staffing programs. Examines how to forecast temporary and contract workforce needs for the second half of 2026, balance internal FTE capacity with...
Employer Advice

Legal & Compliance Hiring in Texas: What’s Driving Demand in 2026

Explores the uptick in legal and compliance roles across Texas industries, driven by regulatory shifts, data privacy requirements, and industry-specific mandates. Helps HR Directors and Operations leaders understand where demand...
Job Seekers

Why Am I Not Getting Interviews? A Recruiter’s Honest Advice for Texas Job Seekers

If you've been wondering, "Why am I not getting interviews?", you're not alone. It's one of the most common questions recruiters hear from job seekers across Texas. The modern job...
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