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Harvey Bass has seen it all since he left corporate America in 1987, purchased a franchise of a management recruiting firm and launched his business, Stascom Technologies in Sparta.
Here's what he sees now: A U.S. economy in the midst of a recovery that Bass said is spurring employers to step up their hiring.
Bass, however, warns that it's different than before.
Bass said the greatest amount of hiring in New Jersey is by small businesses: "If you talk to owners of companies with less than 50 workers, I'll bet 80 percent of them are hiring."
The job market has had an uneven recovery, with the long-term unemployed continuing to struggle, he added.
And if you're looking for a big-business job, Bass said you better lower your expectations.
"Management jobs are few and far between, and people have to get over the fact that the money is not like it used to be," he said.
That is not the case for Bass. At least it wasn't in 2013.
Bass doesn't disclose his revenues, but he said they are up 80 percent this year compared with 2012.
But it hasn't been easy. Stascom, a franchise of the MRI Network (formerly Management Recruiters International), has had its ups and downs over the years.
Before Bass decided to become his own boss in 1987, he held six corporate jobs, which is where he got an inside peek at...