Shopping from home 2.0

Think about the last thing you purchased from home. How did you do it? Were you on-line? Did you use the phone? What did you buy? How long did it take to get your purchase? Three days? A week? Did you get it overnight? What did that cost? What if I told you that in […]

Doing the good work.

Today I received my digital Architect magazine and while I was reviewing it, one story hit me like a ton of bricks.  It is no secret; I own a recruiting/staffing agency, not an architectural firm.  What so surprised me about the story was that it hit me where I live, MY small recruiting business. The […]

Trends in Retail.

Earlier this month I attended Global Shop in Las Vegas.  For those of you not in retail design, Global Shop is THE yearly trade show for all things retail.   It covers everything from workshops on the latest trends to new shelving for store displays. I attended the show this year because many of my clients […]

Year of the Dragon!

As we in the West put away our party hats, noise makers, aspirin and eye drops and start the work of the new year, the Chinese are getting ready to celebrate.  Chinese New Year is January 23, 2012 and 2012 is the year of the Dragon! People born under the Dragon are passionate, brave and […]

Is this thing still on?!

Wow, I am blogging again!  I know, it has been a while.  Bear with me, my reason’s are good.  I have had a fantastic year!  Business is booming and my time is scarce. So what has changed?  Why have I dusted off my blog?  Business is still great, busier than ever, and 2012 is on […]

Robbing Peter…

As the economy slowly starts to correct many of my candidates are realizing and unhappy truth.  Architect salaries are 10% to 20% less than they were a year ago.  This trend was highlighted in the Architect Magazine 2010 salary survey.  Firms of all sizes have been in survival mode, doing whatever they could to stay […]

Reposting: Does Your Firm Have a Jedi Council?

Hello internet.  I have decided to dust off my page and start posting again.  I have been away, growing my business, but my blog has always been an important piece of David Brown Recruiting so it is time to start again. To re-start my blog I wanted to post my most popular article to date.  […]

Does Your Firm Have a Jedi Council?

Definition: The Jedi Council was a group of twelve wise and powerful Jedi Masters elected to guide the Jedi Order. I admit it.  I love Star Wars.  Well, at least the first three movies.  These movies had a strange and powerful influence over the boy I was in the late 70’s and early 80’s.  For […]

Robbing Peter…

Architect Magazine released their 2010 salary survey last week and as you can imagine 2009 was not a good year for the architecture industry. Firms of all sizes were in survival mode, doing what ever they could to stay afloat. No surprising, the most widely used tool was the lay-off. In fact, the Architect Magazine […]

Forbes List of the Fastest Growing Retailers.

Forbes has released its top ten list of fastest growing retailers for 2010.  I always find this list interesting and a great snapshot of the buying habits of Americans.  I also think it will be a great indicator of what aspects of retail will lead the retail design recovery. Leading the pack in 2010 is […]