The question behind the question “How do you find your candidates?” That comes up in literally every new client call I take. But it’s not even the real question. What they’re really asking: “Are you just posting jobs and forwarding the responses and hoping I like one...
Tying yourself to a single company’s hiring is insane. Once upon a time, I did tech sales. I was young and not terribly good at it. Sales didn’t come naturally for me. But that’s not the worst part. When I did have a little success, the product didn’t always work....
and deliver it to the table. The dichotomy between the 50+ year low unemployment rate (3.4%) and nonstop onslaught of tech layoffs has been hard for people to wrap their heads around. Yesterday it was plainly obvious on my social feed. Two things popped up. 1. A Wall...
Not that that’s a healthy obsession to get into anyway. “We want a specialist who checks all the boxes.” Lolwut? I know as soon as I mention box checking in hiring there’s going to be an immediate pile on. Job descriptions that ask for a laundry list of items....
One of these things is not like the other Everyone likes to get their way. But if someone says yes to absolutely anything, alarm bells should be going off in your head. In recruiting, that’s taking on every search. Accepting every requirement. Being cool with every...
(and may not even know it.) Real talk: I don’t think most hiring leaders intend to discriminate against older job seekers. But it still happens. Often without batting an eye. We’re creatures of habit. And hiring is a pain in the a$$. So when people find a system that...
