Houston, TX – October 2014 – Carol Wenom, Vice President of The Whitaker Companies, has been selected as one of the most influential Houston business leaders in the energy industry for three consecutive years. The Houston Business Journal editorial staff carefully...
Houston, TX – October 2014 – For the second consecutive year, The Whitaker Companies has been selected as one of The Houston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in Houston, Texas. The Houston Business Journal cited Whitaker’s outstanding benefit program, flexible...
Linda Ranostaj, Business Development Manager of Whitaker IT, will be a featured presenter at the Executive Women in Texas Government Annual Conference to be held in San Marcos November 24, 2014. Her topic will be “Take a deep dive into interviewing-covering both sides...
Houston, TX – January 2015 – Carol Wenom, Vice President of The Whitaker Companies, has been elected President of The Pinnacle Society, the nation’s premier consortium of top recruiters within the direct-hire placement and search industry. The Pinnacle Society is an...
Karen Walding-Zuntych, Manager of Whitaker Technical, will be a featured presenter at the 28th Annual Environmental, Health & Safety Seminar. Her topic will be “The Environmental, Health and Safety Professional Outlook in 2025”. Presentation: What's the...
Valentine's Day (or the Feast of St. Valentine) has been traced back to Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages when the tradition of courtly love flourished in 18th century England and is still celebrated today in various ways all around the world. So with all the...
I was recently interviewed by one of the nation's leading energy magazines and asked my thoughts about the biggest challenges facing the downstream industry in terms of employment for 2015. My answer was echoed in this article by Dorothy Davis Ballard Entitled "Your...
In keeping with our annual tradition of our December newsletter addition being more "in the holiday spirit", I thought I'd share some excerpts from a poll that was taken for "About.com" by Susan Heathfield, a management and organizational development consultant who...
It's that time of the year where there's a definite nip in the air, orange and red leaves cover the ground, and the smell of pumpkin pie and turkey are imminently around the corner. So it's appropriate that our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving and all that we have to be...
An article entitled "Can Oil Refineries Fix Stupid? - Improve refinery safety performance by establishing the proper leadership culture" by Steve Pagani that appeared in the e-newsletter "RefinerLink" on 9/7/14...
How heart healthy is your work environment? According to the American Heart Association, heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and 2 killers worldwide. Did you know that “company culture can play a huge factor in heart health…” (A. Kohll,...
Competition for top talent is fierce, and with the abundant resources and information available to candidates online (think Glassdoor, LinkedIn, etc), companies must carefully craft their talent acquisition strategies to involve an overall...
In a recent effort to narrow the pay gap and fight gender discrimination, cities and states are passing new laws that make it illegal for hiring managers and even (third party) recruiters to ask a candidate's salary history in interviews and on job...
How heart healthy is your work environment? According to the American Heart Association, heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and 2 killers worldwide. Did you know that “company culture can play a huge factor in heart health…” (A. Kohll,...
Competition for top talent is fierce, and with the abundant resources and information available to candidates online (think Glassdoor, LinkedIn, etc), companies must carefully craft their talent acquisition strategies to involve an overall...
In a recent effort to narrow the pay gap and fight gender discrimination, cities and states are passing new laws that make it illegal for hiring managers and even (third party) recruiters to ask a candidate's salary history in interviews and on job...