Halloween can’t compare to what is happening in companies everywhere! Have you ever gone on a job interview and then heard nothing from the recruiter or hiring manager even after you’ve sent emails or left voicemails? You were “Ghosted”! Has your company ever had a great job candidate who didn't respond to your calls, texts and e-mails about a job offer … had a new hire who never showed up to work? Or, had an employee walk off without a...

I am an early riser and arrive in the office at about 6:00am because I like the quiet time. While preparing for the day I stream CNBC’s Squawk Box for up-to-the-second business news. Depending on Trump’s tweets, the latest on Brexit, or the turmoil in Hong Kong, predictions fly on the looming recession, about which every commentator is gleefully prognosticating. And then, the Wall Street Journal runs a first page headline that the US...