Iāve fielded not less than a dozen calls from clients, recruiters and investors in the past month. All with a common question ā What is going on with the market? All are dealing with competing offers, ghosting and outrageous salary demands from candidates. We came out of the blocks on January 5 with a higher…
Best to apply the brain filter prior to opening your mouthā¦. Itās summertime! Feeling like Iāll take a lighthearted theme this month. One of the coolest things about my job is that I get a firsthand recall of the bestāand the worstāthings that candidates do during the interview process. If you recognize your antic here…
This article was published as part of the Denver Business Journal Leadership Trust, an invitation-only network of influential business leaders, experts, executives and entrepreneurs. I specialize in helping founders, entrepreneurs and small business owners find, attract and hire the talented professionals they need to be competitive in their respective markets. The types of positions my…
Your character and your reputation The current job market is absolutely tilted in favor of the job seeker. Especially in Colorado, where the unemployment rate is barely measurable, most early and mid-career candidates can name their price and perks. This phenomenon also leads to some bad behavior that during the recession (you remember the recession,…
Sometimes you just gotta wonder… Itās summertime! Feeling like Iāll take a lighthearted theme this month. One of the coolest things about my job is that I get a firsthand recall of the bestāand the worstāthings that candidates do during the interview process. The following are actual occurrencesāIām fairly certain that the individuals who are…
When youāre a startup and donāt have a budget Hiring top talent and the experienced professionals you need when you are a small company is hard.Ā Itās also hard to really stand out in this candidate-driven market when you donāt have a big recruiting budget.Ā Letās face it ā you canāt foot the bill for…
Increasing your odds for success in a tight candidate market Iām certain that if you are a small and growing company in Colorado you have experienced a wild and crazy ride with hiring candidates.Ā Just to ground us in reality, the U.S. Department of Labor considers 5% unemployment to be full employment for their purposes.Ā …
Tips for juggling your next move while youāre working All of us in Colorado are enjoying a very lucrative job market ā we are the #2 state in the nation for jobs. The good news is that if you are looking to make a move you have choices, the bad news is that itās harder…
Some simple preparation is the key By the end of this week alone my team will have interviewed, coached and screened over 100 job seekers.Ā This is how we spend our days ā talking with job seeking professionals about how to do their best to get the job.Ā Unless you spend 40 hours a week…
Stop being the runner-up candidate and close the deal! Often when I receive a phone call from an executive itās because they have been āon the benchā for a period of time and are frustrated that they haven’t received a job offer yet. Much of the time itās because they are spending most of their…