Welcome to the first (and hopefully not the last) installment of Bill’s Blog.  Be careful what you wish for.  We’ve heard this advice countless times and even experienced it occasionally.  You’re reading proof that it didn’t get to be an old adage by chance.  When my friend Sara was looking for contributors to the wide world of Incepture blogs, I said I’d be glad to help if needed.  It sounded like a great venue and I’d never done a blog before.  I did not expect her to take me up on my offer, even though I’m always willing share my thoughts with people; I figured others may be better suited to the task.  Well, as you now can tell, she did ask me and here I am.

To be honest, I am rarely at a loss for words, so I thought it would be a snap to churn out a blog.  Heck, I could probably do a couple a day.  Then, I faced the wide expanse of a blank screen and my mind wandered.  I thought of everything other than pertinent blog entry topics.  The algae bloom in the arctic, a 90-year-old skydiving for his birthday, recall elections.  All were out there, but none had anything to do with my entry.  So, I will keep it to the basics until I get the hang of this and tell you about me.  In turn, feel free to ask me anything you want about Incepture, consulting, or anything that comes into your mind.

                I lived most of my life up to age 21 in central Pennsylvania.  When I graduated from college, the Navy found it in their infinite wisdom to send me to the Pentagon first, where I met my future wife, and then on to sunny Mayport, Florida.  Like so many others, we decided Florida’s beaches beat Pennsylvania’s weather hands down, and we are now ‘semi-native,’ having been here for over 25 years.  After four years on active duty, I entered the civilian world as a computer programmer.  It was a pretty big change from the Navy, but I really liked the IT world and off I went.  Over the years, I was a developer, DBA, and Project Lead, but I always enjoyed meeting new people and solving problems, which led me into the business development and sales side of consulting.  I have truly enjoyed that and continue to have fun doing that today here at Incepture.  We have a great team and I can honestly say I look forward to coming to work every day. I enjoy helping our team do whatever we can to have more people find out what a great company we have and the many ways we can help them, whether they are looking for a new challenge or need people to help them achieve their goals. 

                Well, it looks like I made it through the first entry with limited damage – maybe a mangled participle here or there, but otherwise unscathed.  If Sara isn’t completely disappointed, I may even get to do it again!

Bill

Hi, my name is Meghan. I’m the newest member of The Source Report team.

I’ve been a recruiter for more than 11 years, specializing in the placement of Information Technology, Healthcare, and Accounting/Finance professionals. I am dedicated to aligning the right candidates with the right job opportunities.

How did I get here?

I was recruited! Not long after graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Health Science, I was approached by an IT staffing firm while I was waiting to interview with a pharmaceutical company at a career fair in South Florida.  So I never actually went out in search of a career in recruiting; it found me!

Although I started my recruiting career in South Florida, the vast majority of my experience has been here in the North Florida market (where I’ve been recruiting since 2002.) I have specific knowledge of local employment conditions and trends. I’m excited that I’ll be able to share a lot of the knowledge I’ve acquired over the years on wide range of topics—from finding and landing a job, to life on the job and beyond—with you here on The Source Report. 

It should come as no big surprise that, as a recruiter, I am relentlessly searching for extraordinary candidates—individuals that stand out because of skill, focus, and the tremendous devotion they have to their field.  The individuals are the ones that actively seek out opportunities for growth, like the one that’s being presented in The Source Report.

So are you an extraordinary candidate?

I bet you are which is precisely why you are here. I’d love to connect with you.  I want to hear about your experiences, share ideas, learn from one another and be extraordinary together!

You can connect with me on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/meghanbreen and follow me on Twitter @MeghanBreen1.

Hello!  Let me introduce myself…my name is Amy and I work at Incepture.  Throughout most of my childhood, my career ambition was to be a writer.  I fancied myself the next great mystery writer.  I even wrote a story with my sister, called “Candy Land”.  (It is sort of appropriate for a 9 year old with a never-ending sweet tooth.) For many appropriate reasons, for which hindsight has helped to confirm, my dad discouraged the idea.  So, with the publishing of this blog, I will have fulfilled two goals: 1) Fulfill my desire to be “published” as a writer.  Hey, this counts! 2) Fulfills my dad’s advice – to have a steady, more traditional job.  The best of both worlds!

At Incepture, we have built an amazing team of dedicated, hard-working and fun professionals who work to meet our customer’s expectations every day.  Within our blogs, you will learn more about our expertise in the world of staffing, our commitment to our communities, our focus on the individual gifts people bring with them, our love of America and those who serve her, and, as with everything, our sense of fun!

When Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke of Success, he mentioned laughter, respect, affection for children, and appreciation of honest critics!  His words in this instance are about beauty, caring and responsibility. These are among my very best ideals, and I hope through our efforts, the team at Incepture can know that a few lives have breathed easier because of us! And, that our clients and employees share in the success that is to come!

You can connect with me on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/amy-ruth/8/509/53  and follow me on Twitter @alruthHR