Those who get it done. And con artists. There’s two types of remote work ‘slackers’: those who get it done. And con artists. I didn’t think I’d be talking about remote work again anytime soon. But 2 dumb things on social media caught my eye this week. 1. Some...
More on Backdoor Reference Checks If you’re trying to find something wrong with a person, you will. Guaranteed. Every one of us sucks at something. You and I included. Even worse, we’ve had days when we’re an absolute mess. Disorganized, ill-tempered, whatever. And...
Show, Don’t Tell I started a creative writing class recently. No business application, just some fiction for fun. (Translation: I love writing. But only doing recruiting rants…my God there’s gotta be more to life 😂.) Coursera. Great curriculum. Atrocious...
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...
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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