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Clarity Partner Quoted as Job Market Expert

Creators Syndicate Publishes Special Report on Careers in 2009

Austin, TX—Creators Syndicate, one of the largest sources of newspaper and Internet content in the world, recently published a “Careers 2009” special in which Jim Urhausen, a partner at Clarity Resource Group in Austin, TX, contributes his job market expertise to two articles. Urhausen has spent most of his career in human capital, including several years at the industry leading staffing firm Robert Half (NYSE: RHI). He founded Clarity in 2004 as a recruiting and placement firm with a focus on the information technology and finance/accounting sectors. With his subject matter expertise in identifying, attracting, and retaining talent as well as cultivating and extending employee skills, Urhausen has since grown Clarity into a multi-million dollar consultancy with practices in application development (with an emphasis on e-commerce) and information management. Creators Syndicate publishes “special sections” on an ongoing basis in categories like careers, home improvement, fashion, real estate, personal finances, sports, entertaining, and lifestyles. These specials, as well as the syndicate’s daily content, are written by some of the world’s best known and Pulitzer prize-winning journalists, and distributed to more than 2,400 media outlets around the globe. “Careers 2009,” issued in May, contains 15 articles packed with advice and strategies for job seekers in the current economy. The two articles that quote Urhausen are “It’s Who You Know” and “Down, Not Out,” both by Creators News Service writer Sharon Naylor. The articles provide the latest research and expert commentary on how to network and use periods of unemployment wisely. These topics tap into the knowledge that Urhausen has gained from years of ensuring that his clients receive not only skilled and experienced employees, but employees who have superior communications abilities, self-motivation, the drive to improve personally and professionally, and a strong work ethic. As an owner and managing partner for Clarity and the leader of its Application Development Practice, Urhausen sees dozens of resumes and speaks with numerous candidates daily. “People need to know that neither Clarity nor its clients are put off by periods of unemployment. It happens to the best of us,” he says. “What puts us off are periods of unemployment that people don’t take advantage of. "There is so much you can do while unemployed to improve yourself and strengthen your skills. In fact, you can even be excited about a downtime for exactly this reason. Plus, you’ll probably be asked about periods like this—we certainly ask—so it’s to your benefit to have a positive outlook on them.” The two articles go on to provide Urhausen’s specific tips for creating job opportunities. One of the biggest is to treat finding a job as a job. Urhausen explains: “It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the idea of finding a new job, especially if it wasn’t your idea to leave the one you had,” he says. “But if you can look at the task of searching as your new, temporary job, you can bring your work skills, like making strategies and dividing them into manageable chunks, to the task.” "Careers 2009" is available now. You can also read more about Urhausen and Clarity Resource Group on the Clarity Website.