The slow devolution to a transactional platform Anyone remember how LinkedIn started? Like way, way back in the day? To contact someone – anyone – a mutual connection needed to introduce you. Thus the whole “linked” part of the name. Like...
Unless you bailed Compensation is a bit of a mess right now. A couple weeks ago I talked about how job seekers are being (understandably) choosy in what they respond to. And demanding to know a lot of details up front. My hypothesis: Runaway salary inflation of...
In this week’s episode, Dan and Louie talk about promotions. We recently witnessed promotions in international soccer, MLB Top Prospects getting Promoted to the Big Leagues and we segue that with Promotions in the Corporate World. We dive further into...
#tbt to 2021 and Episode 28 “Reference Checks Are Stupid” Sadly, our first rant on this topic didn’t change the world. Reference checks have come back in a big way. Our title was a bit facetious that time. Reference checks are not inherently stupid. But they’re...
Sales 101 When it comes to recruiting, the term “selling” gets a bad rap. It’s misunderstood and conflated being cheesy used car salesman tactics. Modern job seekers are like modern buyers. No one falls for hard sell, bait and switch garbage anymore. No one buys a car...
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