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Investors can use hiring information to help determine if the company is growing in a direction that supports an investment in shares of the company’s stock.

As I wrote yesterday, “…looking into a company’s hiring practices is just one more tool in the toolbox that can be used to assess the attractiveness of a company before investing.  I like it because it gives me a real look into the company, one that many people don’t see unless they are actually applying for a job.”

I like to see companies that are hiring in areas such as manufacturing, research and development, and finance because hiring in these areas shows me that the company plans on growing for the longer-term.  It typically takes longer to get these positions filled, to train the employees, and to integrate them into company specific processes. But the rewards of hiring and training quality people will pay dividends over the long haul.

"The e-commerce sales channel is making it possible for small-cap companies to expand their sales by multiples that would otherwise be unheard of. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is up over 300% this year. Another premium coffee roaster, Peet's Coffee, is up 35%. You can get their grounds on Amazon too, but not in a K-Cup. Be on the lookout. If Peet's strikes a partnership with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to package their grounds in K-Cups, jump all over Peet's stock." 

Well, they did, and investors are.   But Peet's didn't strike the relationship directly; they simply bought Diedrich which already had it.  As I've mentioned, Diedrich started the year as a $0.30 stock.  It's now trading at over $25...