Not everyone is hiring top talent.

We can’t all be the best. Not everyone is hiring top talent. And that’s ok. Because not everyone IS top talent. (And who decides what “top” means anyway?) This weekend the Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Need to Hire Workers in a Hot...

Be Hungry, Not Thirsty

Unless it’s beer o’clock “Be hungry, not thirsty.” -Erin Riska There’s 2 scenarios where you don’t hear back from a company you’re interviewing with: 1. They ghosted you. It sucks. It should never happen but it does. It’s one of those problems that...

How are recruiting firms still alive?

Spoiler: pivots With the hiring world melting down, how is unemployment still at 3.6%? And how are recruiting firms still alive? Tech-forward office dorks live in a bubble. We’re a tiny portion of the working population.Pivots. I’ll pull back the curtains and focus on...

The Life Coach Effect

If you like bad ideas, I got you today. Learned a new one this week: “The Life Coach Effect” From Jim Janosik “Candidates entering the process from day one knowing the top end of the range. Get to offer stage and they want 20% more than that because their...

Submission to Placement ratios are up 50%

What a different 2 years makes Submission to Placement ratios are up 50% between 2021 and 2023. This calculates the amount of submitted candidates it takes to fill a position. Based on Hirewell’s data and averages it across all positions worked. 2021: 5:1 2023: 7.5:1...