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Best Career Advice You’ve Been Given

Think back to when you were just starting out as a professional or even more recently. What was the best career advice you’ve been given? I was fortunate enough to attend a 4-year-college committed to professional education. The professors weren’t just concerned about making sure we knew the material, they wanted to ensure we were…

Resume Accuracy Matters

Your resume and cover letter need to be reflections of your best self. You want to put your best foot forward and proudly display your accomplishments. However, there is a definite line between projecting excellence and deceit. I recently had an unusual resume problem. In 16 years of recruiting, I’ve never stumbled across it. A…

Why Timely Feedback Is Important

I recently wrote about the importance of providing timely feedback to the recruiter if you are the candidate. Today I wanted to explain why it’s equally important for us to get that feedback for our client, the company, also known as your potential new employer. Somewhat quickly after the interview is over, our client (the…

How To Use LinkedIn for Business

As recruiters, we live on LinkedIn for our business. We’ve also seen a lot of people not adhering to some pretty general best practice guidelines. Items you should never put on LinkedIn: politics (or any political issue) and religion. Some of you may be reading this and thinking “who would do that?” Well, the answer…

What To Do After An Interview

There’s an old quote. It goes something like “Before you get in the cab, go to the nearest payphone and call your recruiter.” Nowadays, we would say, “Call us before you got in the Uber.” 🙂 We value candidate feedback. We need to know what our client, your potential employer, said and did during the…

Is Your Job The Worst?

Raise your hand if you’ve admitted to someone your job was awful. Or maybe the job itself wasn’t so bad, but your manager was the worst. Or your company hired in an outside person to be your boss and now you’re bitter. And that’s just the thing, isn’t it? It’s all these so-called “little” issues…

How Well Do You Handle Rejection?

No one wants to be told “no” or told they are incorrect. However, when you are told “no” too many times in a row, it can start to feel overwhelming. People are rejected for a variety of reasons. Here are the hard truths you likely don’t want to hear: Timing is a big factor. Sometimes…

The Job Interview In the Time of COVID

As meeting in close quarters in now viewed as too risky, many employers are canceling all face-to-face interviews. Large global employers, such as Google, LinkedIn, Amazon and Facebook, for example, have completely eliminated in-person job interviews for the foreseeable future to protect both employers and candidates. Upcoming college graduates are also greatly impacted, as demonstrated by accounting…

How to Build a Meaningful Relationship with a Recruiter in your Industry

To help you find a job in your industry, and especially if it’s in a niche role, having a strong working relationship with a recruiter can be crucial. After all, recruiters have key partnerships with companies and the organizations they represent. If you reach out to them, are personable and demonstrate your capabilities, the recruiter…

How Managers New to Interviewing Can Prepare and Fight Nerves

When it comes to interviewing, there is often the assumption that hiring managers know how to interview candidates in a meaningful way that provides clarity around applicants’ experience and overall fit with open roles. However, depending on their experience interviewing, managers can be just as nervous as candidates. After all, hiring managers are human too.…