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Archive for June, 2009

Workforce Management published today a revealing article on the strategies that USA businesses are deploying in using temporary executives “to make difficult decisions” in today’s challenging economy. According to Workforce Management’s New York bureau chief Jessica Marquez, experts are citing a growing trend where, in hard times, firms want executives “who can make difficult decisions and [...]

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The June 2009 issue of CFO magazine hit the DARTON offices last Friday and we were especially curious to read one of the featured cover stories. The subject? Financial consulting firms and how they regard the finance department as a “still-warm, if not hot, target for their services, thanks to the slimming down most departments have endured”. [...]

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A friendly reminder from team DARTON… The next monthly meeting of Charlotte Business Professionals is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30th at Andrew Blair’s Restaurant (located at 1600 Montford Drive just around the corner from the DARTON office). The face-to-face meetings of Charlotte Business Professionals offer a great opportunity for DARTON consultants to expand their existing networks [...]

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Today’s “Neighbors” section of The Charlotte Observer (06.21.09) features a front page story on Twitter (and other social media tools).  Written by journalist Esther Robards-Forbes, the story illustrates how people in the Charlotte area are using social media tools to benefit businesses, government and communities. Mark Weber, DARTON GROUP co-founder, is quoted in the article as follows: [...]

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As you may know, team DARTON joined the Twitter universe in early 2009 and we see some unique opportunities to put this innovative communication tool to work to serve our employees and clients. Did you happen to catch Time magazine’s recent cover story on Twitter entitled “How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live”? Read [...]

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Sarah Needleman, a reporter for CareerJournal.com, reported yesterday on recent signs of hiring in finance.  Her article, entitled “In Finance, Recent Signs of Hiring”, references well known companies with a big presence in Charlotte including Bank of America, Wells Fargo and TIAA-CREF.  Her take? “Large and midsize financial-services institutions are hiring again, albeit modestly.” And [...]

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The Charlotte Chamber has created a Career Center to connect job hunters with member employers and recruiters. Check it out at http://www.charlottechamber.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Resume_Bank.

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Charlotte Business Professionals, the LinkedIn group, boasts 3,500+ members and ranks among the top percentage of all LinkedIn groups. This successful group is well known in metro Charlotte – – not only for the group’s sheer size, but for its success in launching face-to-face networking meetings to build on the group’s web presence. And the [...]

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