8 things to do in the December slowdown

“Let’s hold off until January” is the new “you’re on mute.” Depending on your industry focus, recruiting is a bit slow right now. Many see the double whammy of holiday anticipation + no one knows wtf is next for this contradictory job market.  So what are you...

2nd place isn’t the 1st loser

Sorry, Dale Earnhardt “We don’t want her if she’s not excited about us.” No one likes being the 2nd place option. Companies don’t. Neither do job seekers. But is it really that bad? Ego is a hell of a thing. Even the most grounded, selfless people get their...

Your window for tech hiring is now.

Don’t make me say I told you so. You had 6-8 weeks to “take advantage” of the soft hiring market for software engineers in 2020.  By mid-May, tech hiring picked back up. Poof, it was gone. We may be in that same pocket right now. Blink and you’ll miss...