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Monthly Archives: March 2017




Schaffer Associates Celebrates 25 Years

  This month marks the 25th year in business for Schaffer Associates, the executive search firm founded in 1992 by Chairman & Founder Jim Schaffer.  Since then, the firm has become an industry leader in helping companies recruit talented senior officers and business leaders, and implement organizational strategies to ensure future growth.  With decades of industry expertise and a broad

P&F Industries Names Industrial Manufacturing Veteran As President of Hy Tech Machine

  Cranberry Township, PA – P&F Industries of Melville, NY announced recently that it has named Douglas Ciabotti as President of the hardware manufacturer’s wholly owned subsidiary, Hy Tech Machine, an industrial manufacturer and distributor of pneumatic tools and parts based in Cranberry Township, PA. A thirty-year industry veteran, Doug joins the Hy Tech team after several successful tenures in executive

Navigating the “Job-Seeker’s Market” with Speed and Agility

As we’ve previously discussed, early indications show that the economy is off to a strong start in 2017.  While many factors are contributing to our economic momentum, the primary driver is the strength of the job market.  Even as more people enter the workforce, the economy continues to foster a “job-seeker’s market,” in which there are many more open positions