Make sure you’re fishing in the right pond This month’s article focuses on helping those individuals who don’t have a lot of experience being a job seeker. Maybe you are getting ready to graduate, looking for an internship, returning to the workforce after an extended absence or newly transplanted to a new geography. This one…
Your candidates are not professional resume writers If you are a hiring manager or someone who reviews resumes regularly you may use the resume as a method for screening candidates – either screening them IN – or screening them OUT. Most often, resumes are used for screening candidates OUT. I believe this method may be…
I have the privilege of working with amazing people every day. Since we are in the business of finding and hiring talent for our clients, we spend between 4 and 6 hours each day talking with people about their careers. We spend an equal amount of time combing thru resumes. Without sounding too Black and…
Collapse your interviewing process to reduce your competition I’ve read a bunch of articles lately about how companies are taking weeks and months to fill open positions. Most of this press is attributable to large companies with many layers of decisionmakers. If you are lucky enough to be a hiring manager for a small company,…
Low cost loyalty programs show the love If you’ve been trying to hire experienced professionals this year – especially in the engineering space – I don’t need to tell you this is a tough market. Colorado is on solid ground and gaining momentum. There simply isn’t enough talent to fill all the open positions. As…
Taking charge of your career direction I was on the phone last week with an individual who asked this question: “I’m at a pivotal point in my career. Do I take a technical path or do I begin to move toward a management role?” Great question! I’ve given this a lot of thought since that conversation. I applaud…
I just returned from my first trip to Europe – what an incredible experience. In the course of our day, we forget just how amazing our world is – history, culture, art, food and people. I’ve done a lot of traveling domestically and to Mexico and the Caribbean – I’m pretty used to the pace and the culture. Life…
From an unemployed professional In my role as an executive search consultant I split my time between hiring managers who are trying to hire and candidates who are trying to get hired. As we continue our path toward economic recovery there are still deeply experienced, highly skilled executives who are trying to navigate their paths…
Or…how to resign your position with grace Last month one of the candidates we hired asked an interesting question. “I’ve never quit a job before, how do I do it?” Now, this may seem like a pretty common sense task, but if you’ve never done it – then it can be scary. Let’s set the…
The difference between being busy and being productive during your search I spend a good amount of time every day talking with people who reach out to me and people who are referred to me for help with their job search. I make time to talk with everyone personally and help in any way I…