Networking Starts with One Connection “You may have heard of the 6 degrees of separation or the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon. Well in order to maximize your network you need to connect and communicate with other people. LinkedIn gives you the platform to do it. You just need to get connected.” – Kristin Kane [...]
Self-Evaluating your Career So you’ve been with your company for a few years or more now, but you’re starting to think something has left the relationship. You are good at what you do and maybe even a bit comfortable in your role but something is missing. Is it time to buck-up and bear-down or is [...]
The Complicated Relationships within your Job First in a four part series of professional relationships... The processes of seeking a job or finding the ideal employee are as complex as any relationship. Like most relationships, this one needs to be nurtured, cared for and fed. In many ways similar to entering a new relationship, whether [...]
Employers may be Watching We have all seen the power of Social Media. Whether it is within our personal group of friends with a funny video or picture getting a lot of likes/comments or maybe a more global issue that we otherwise would not have had any access, or even interest in. Anyone remember "what color [...]
Going for Broke with Pokémon Have you heard of Pokémon GO? If not it means you have been living under a rock for the past month or so. We decided to take a break from hunting down the local Dodrio that’s been eluding us and take a look at what lessons Pokémon GO can teach us [...]
Don't let the Next Candidate Slip through your Hands If your company is trying hard to secure the services of top talent, but is having trouble closing the deal (i.e., too many offers being turn downed), perhaps an evaluation of your interview process is in order. Many companies are working harder than ever to properly [...]
Recruiting for the Next Generation Recruiting Millennials Millennial, it is a word that keeps popping up on our radar more and more often these days, but who does it actually refer to? A millennial is anyone that was born between the years of 1980 and 1999. Yes that is a 19 year gap including the [...]
The Key to Successful Recruiting is in the Networking Recruiting is a hard business. It consists of long days, lots of phone calls, and more time than we would like to admit staring at a computer screen. When someone is new to the recruiting industry they want to be successful, so we tell them that [...]
Start with Cleaning up your Job Description Improve your Hiring: Most job descriptions, as you have probably discovered, are not useful. Job descriptions are often crafted by a Human Resources professional or operational person who knows little about the position or the hiring manger’s needs. Hiring managers and their firms rely on these to describe [...]
Staying Relevant in your Job Recruiting Need Something…There’s An App For That Yes, there is an app for almost everything… from Facebook, to banking, to health monitors, and games. Just about anything you need can be found in a quick search in the app store and with multiple options to choose from. So what does [...]
