I’m on the phone all day talking to candidates. The stories I hear about other recruiters blow….my….mind. Don’t get me wrong, hiring managers commit all kinds of atrocities. And candidates, you guys pull some doozies as well. Stay tuned for those mind boggles in future...
You're looking for a new opportunity. Of course you'd like a bump in salary, or at the very least, to be where you are now, or were in your last job (if recently laid off). I get it. And, so should HR teams and hiring...
Given that I’ve been in the recruiting and career development business since the late ‘90s, I have many connections on LinkedIn. Some of these connections are with people I know quite well. But, with upwards of 1,000 people in my network, many are merely digital...
Typos. They are like zits on a teenager. Completely inevitable and, when few and far between, not very noticeable. But, when you send document after document, and email after email, filled with garbled vocabulary and missing words, it's like looking at a 15-year-old with a...
The “thank you” letter. Sounds old school. But, when it comes to this topic, old school isn’t a bad thing. I have seen many candidates completely blow their chances of getting a job by not properly following up after an interview. A strong “thank you” note...
Branding has shifted dramatically with the advent of Internet technologies and social media. Companies can’t simply create a logo, a catchy tag line and a single, unified message and call it a day. Today’s brand marketers are challenged to truly connect with consumers in a...
Times are a-changing. Hannah Montana is dead. Gay marriage is legal (in some circles). Iran’s new President has publicly recognized the Holocaust. And, the United States government can’t get their shit together. OK, well that’s not so new. In the hiring industry, things have changed as...
Phone interviews, whether with a recruiter or hiring manager, are often the first step in the job interview process. If you flub it, game over. Here are some key tips to make sure you make it to round two — an in-person meeting. Send your resume...
Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with email? Yes, it does make life easier. Instead of picking up the phone to confirm a meeting, we can simply send a quick note, and that’s a beautiful thing. If we have to get a message to a...
The Ladders, founded in 2003, is a job board, that, up until September, 2011, was only for executives who earned $100K+. Well, that’s what it was supposed to be. But for years, before the company changed their business model to be inclusive of lower salaried...