Kathy Bornheimer has over 20 years of experience in recruitment and career coaching. She spent several years recruiting in engineering before migrating to IT professionals. Kathy now puts all of her efforts into her business K.B. & Associates and continues to address employment issues affecting today’s workforce and the workforce of the future. Kathy continues to provide programs, seminars and workshops that are related to employment issues. She is currently affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Continuing Education Career Transition Center. She serves on the Advisory Board, is one of their career coaches and adjunct instructor.

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	Marketing Yourself in Job Search by Kathy Bornheimer - Feb, 2012 No matter how the “job market” swings the prepared job seeker/career manager must understand the employer’s needs and wants. Basic marketing principles apply in this endeavor in order to “seal the deal and obtain the job you want. Basic Market Research Techniques What does the market (...
	Advantages of Hiring First Generation American Workers by Kathy Bornheimer - Jul, 2011 With the increase of immigration into the United States comes the increase in the children of this generation. This future workforce will eventually become the current workforce. The three highest groups of immigrants are Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Asian populations. The immigrant ge...
	Are You Prepared To Recruit The 'Next' Generation? by Kathy Bornheimer - Jun, 2011 - Do you remember when the only body part that was pierced was women’s ears? - How do you develop, maintain or use a “blog” and can you tweet with the best of them? - Did you participate in Vietnam War protests, or learn about them on the History Channel? - A candidate says, “Work...
	Basic Rules of Using LinkedIn by Kathy Bornheimer - Apr, 2011 While LinkedIn is a form of social media and networking, it must be used as a tool with a professional focus. More and more articles are being written about how to use LinkedIn, so here are some major considerations and basic etiquette dos and don’ts: Why do you have a LinkedIn account? ...
	A Simple “Thank You” Goes a Long Way by Kathy Bornheimer - Sep, 2010 This subject was addressed in earlier publications (Creative Materials for Job Search and The Resume; Just Part of the Package). Since the publication of those works use of technology and Social Networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) has increased greatly. So, let’s look at this ag...
	Employers Want “Excellent verbal and written communication skills”; They Mean It! by Kathy Bornheimer - Aug, 2010 With today’s 24/7 technology, written and verbal communication formats have expanded. Those with superior skills are often the ones selected for employment and/or promotions (45 Things blog (8/2), emails and voice messages) and HR Capitalist, The (7/27) “Hire the Write Candidate”). Both of...
	Effective Use of Social Media and the Mature Worker by Kathy Bornheimer - May, 2010 There are increasing programs on using Social Media offered by a plethora of resources. Some just skim the surface, some overwhelm and others are so technical that the participant goes into shut down. The following information is specifically for the novice and the technically challenge...
	Striving For Satisfying Employment by Kathy Bornheimer - Jan, 2010 The overwhelming majority of people look for jobs; an enlightened few now realize they need to search for satisfying employment. Yes, there is a difference! As a recruiter or a hiring manager in past lives I have experienced an employer driven job market and a workforce driven market. Adju...
	Leadership: Are You Ready For It? by Kathy Bornheimer - Jul, 2009 In good economic times effective leaders are an asset; in turbulent economic times these good leaders are a requirement. Many people view the concepts of management and leadership as the same thing. They are not; good managers manage things and tasks (sometimes people), good leaders lead p...
	How to Find Good Networkers by Kathy Bornheimer - Jun, 2009 Networking to find a good employer is critical in today’s environment. Everyone needs to secure satisfying employment, not just a job. While a person’s financial situation may necessitate obtaining just a job, the duration in that state of employment needs to be minimal. Finding good o...
	There’s Nothing Soft About Soft Skills by Kathy Bornheimer - Jan, 2009 The term soft skills has been around for decades. This concept is now being increasingly highlighted in many professional development or business articles in the past few years. What does this term or concept actually mean? I have always substituted the phrase soft skills with the parad...
	Managing Your Career Through Effective Social Networking by Kathy Bornheimer - Nov, 2008 Social networking is now all of the rage. People of a certain generation were raised on MySpace and Facebook (Gen Y or Millenials). Now many people of previous generations (Gen X and Boomers) are discovering this process through LinkedIn. It is my recommendation that Gen Y graduate to L...
	Educational and Work Experience Parameters for Professionals by Kathy Bornheimer - Sep, 2008 These issues are as common as which came first “the chicken or the egg”. When this discussion involves certain professions a third component is included; certifications. As usual one of the intentions of this article is to invite dialogue, not solutions “According to Kathy”. Any feedba...
	Taking Advantage of a Great Asset: Professional Associations by Kathy Bornheimer - Mar, 2008 Membership - and more importantly - level of involvement in applicable professional associations is critical for career management/progression. This article is an elaboration on three concepts in The Street Smart Approach to Job Search; Directing Your Career; Some Assembly Required, The Ot...
	Using Educational Institutions Beyond Entry Level Recruiting by Kathy Bornheimer - Aug, 2007 Recruiting for diversity goes well beyond the emerging or entry level workforce. Most companies have used colleges, universities and other training institutions for internships or new graduates for entry level positions. While this is still needed and productive, it does not tap the other ...
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