Habits of Thinking
I was fortunate to encounter some great trainers early in my recruiting career, and all of them charged me to read books on business, on communication, and on sales. For…
Introduction to a Headhunter
I often explain to people that I don’t find people jobs for a living I find people for jobs. A subtle distinction I had to get through my mind early…
Be the Recruiter You Wish to See…
Super cheesy title, right? I know. But hold on to your rotten tomato, okay? Don’t pelt me with it just yet. I’ve been thinking about recruiting in general and my…
What Do You Assume?
People have a lot of opinions about the hiring process in general and resumes in particular. You can’t throw a rock without hitting someone opining about how resumes are useless…
Letters in a bottle
I like words. I probably like them too much. I spend a lot of time thinking about words and the meanings they hold. But thinking about words and their impact…
The context of content (what is a resume anyway?)
Recruiters will use any kind of information to find candidates. I once literally got contact information off of a bathroom wall and, yes, I made a placement. We won’t discuss…
New glasses won’t save us.
I was reading this article from Jim Stodgill the other day, it is really good – make sure you bookmark it and read it. I came across this statement and had to…
Dopamine and Desire
This week I had a conversation with a colleague about how essential crisp well-positioned communication is in business, how much effort it takes, and how rare it is. Later, I…
My Shift Into Recruiting…
How did I find myself in the field of recruiting? It wasn’t necessarily a straight path for me. As a matter of fact, my journey was a bit off the…