Placers’ Insights

  For the past few years, a significant focus of mine has been working with my dad to write and publish our first book. In the process, we started a podcast that would turn into our cumulative life lessons, finally recorded.   As we started to record, we began to think through what we would […]

Chris Burkhard, President of Placers Staffing, recently joined DelAware for a candid conversation on the current job market and more. Let’s dive into the key takeaways:   Unemployment Insights: Chris sheds light on why a slight increase in unemployment might actually be a positive signal for the job market.   Hybrid Work Realities: With hybrid […]

Most people have a few, or a dozen, financial mistakes they look back on and really regret. For many, becoming financial savvy is learned through trial and error and living with a few regrets from your younger years is all part of the process.   Isn’t it ridiculous credit card companies send applications to 18 […]

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life. Awakening from the stupefying effects of the vice of […]

  We’re going to start this one with a question: How was success defined for you when you were 18?   For many, the definition of success was likely narrowly defined as “study hard and make it into a great university”. Many of us today can agree that this definition is limiting. Thankfully, in recent […]

In this insightful chapter of Opposite the Crowd, I had the pleasure of engaging in a rewarding conversation with my dad, Alan Burkhard, on the concept of “right-thinking” and its impact on personal and professional development. Our discussion revolved around the power of aligning one’s thoughts and actions with a clear purpose and set of […]

I’m blessed to have many people in my circle that inspire me and push me to become a better version of myself every day just through their example. Some of these people are close to me, like my wife or my father. Others, I’ve met throughout the seasons of life and am honored to have […]

  Over the last 50 years, Placers and the Burkhards have coached, interviewed, and listened to thousands of job seekers who want to make a change. They want to follow a new career path or just want something to change in their day to day. Yet, when it comes time to say yes to a […]