Jim Stedt is founder and President of Hartley & Associates, a Southern California-based staffing, management, and recruitment consulting firm. For over 20 years he has advised both startups and established firms in all areas of staffing and related human resource issues. Previously, he held a variety of management positions in several high-tech companies, including Varian Associates, GTE, and Microdata. He has written a monthly column on technology careers for "MicroTimes" magazine and published a computer textbook, "Re-Organize". He speaks to industry groups, colleges, and at networking works...