Contingent rant #4985 Contingent recruiting agencies have contingent clients. If you view them as optional, they see you the same way. Painting contingent firms with a broad brush is going to ruffle some feathers. And come with some caveats. So I’ll be real specific...
Curiosity screening question My favorite interview question when you’re hiring a recruiter: “What does your best friend do for a living?” followed by “Tell me about that.” Why? It gauges curiosity. A lack of which is (in my humble opinion) the root cause of half-assed...
Right on cue, the villain emerges: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce threatens to sue the FTC to keep noncompete agreements intact. CNBC story here. The quote here is great. “Noncompete agreements are an important tool in fostering innovation and...
Not the least bit shocking Anyone have it on their bingo card that Netflix’s $810k wide salary range would be their 2nd most interesting story of the week? Last week, Bloomberg dropped a story on how they’re gaming California’s new salary-in-job-ads law...
The math says it’s not all bad We’re in a bubble. Not an economic bubble. An attention bubble. Social media’s layoff news has been groundhog day on social media for the last 8 months. Another big name laid off. Lives upended. More panic. But social media...
Garbage in, garbage out Why do parts of the recruiting industry still have bad reputations? Because people have bad experiences working with them. Why do people have bad experiences working with them? Because they have awful processes and standards. Why do crappy...
