Recent Articles from Guest Columnist
VIEWPOINT: Getting a job while evading the algorithm and (mostly) avoiding recruiters
Connecting directly to another person is the ideal way to find work and find people.
When will the predicted recession arrive?
The Conference Board’s index of leading indicators (LEI) has been falling steadily since December 2021. The index anticipates turning points in the business cycle by around 10 months.
VIEWPOINT: Focus on these things to keep South Carolina moving forward
As an attractive region and state, we have much to be thankful for as we look ahead, says Ashley Jackrel, vice president of Office & Investment Services at Avison Young.
VIEWPOINT: 3 principles to acquire the right talent
Finding the right technical skillset and the right cultural fit at the right compensation level is hard enough. But once you’ve gotten that far, how do you successfully keep that candidate engaged and interested?
Viewpoint: DEW getting it right under immense pressure
The effects of this economic turmoil is headlined by the record number of South Carolinians and Americans applying for unemployment insurance, many for the first time in their lives.
Viewpoint: Opening up and returning to work
Last month, we discussed ideas on how to manage a business and a workplace amid a pandemic. This month, we discuss opening up your business and returning employees to the workplace.
Viewpoint: Use technology to start recruiting entry-level workers
Kids grow up hearing, “If you can dream it, you can do it!” So long as they go to elementary, middle and high school, then graduate from college, of course. Once they do that, they should be unstoppable, right?
Viewpoint: The American worker is the backbone of our thriving economy
Labor Day, to many of us, is the reason for a long weekend at the end of the summer. But the day has greater importance than hamburgers on the grill and family gathered to enjoy them.
Viewpoint: Charleston prospers when we embrace innovation
Entrepreneurialism is about doing your research, looking into the future, making decisions with courage and moving forward with excitement and confidence.
Viewpoint: U.S. needs infrastructure investment now more than ever
As we kick off Infrastructure Week 2018, this year’s key message, “The future won’t wait, neither can we,” is aligned with the Trump administration’s recent messages and plan for the dire need for infrastructure investment toda
COLUMN: Why Summerville is overhauling its zoning ordinances
For the past two years, Summerville has engaged consultants and staff in a project to overhaul our zoning ordinances to clarify, simplify and rationalize the town’s expectations for homeowners, builders and developers.
Viewpoint: Redefining our future around mobility and connectivity
Please go on a quick journey with me: Just imagine that for every second it takes to read the first paragraph of this column, a cherry-red Tesla Roadster is moving seven miles closer to the asteroid belt in a thousand-year voyage to a ne