As a recruiter, when I call someone I always ask, “Is now a good time to talk?”. I’m serious, are you really available? If you’re not, then tell me and we can schedule another time to talk. It’s really okay in my mind for you to not be available right...
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Top 5 recruiter pet peeves about job seekers
I’ve been in the recruiting world for over 13 years and placed over 1000 people in positions ranging from IT, sales, customer service, administrative, accounting, engineering and manufacturing. There have been many frustrating interactions with job seekers that can easily be avoided. In fact, there are definite pet peeves that...
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
October 7, 2011 is Ada Lovelace Day. Who is Ada Lovelace? Ada Lovelace was the first person to come up with algorithms. That’s right, British born daughter of Lord Byron discovered coding in mid-1800′s. For a full history about Ada Lovelace, check out the Wikipedia profile. Fascinating. Ada Lovelace Day is an...
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Do yourself a favor and say “thank you”
Just got off the phone with a job seeker… He didn’t say thank you to me. As a recruiter, how do you think that makes me feel? Especially when I’m going to bat for you and getting you an interview for a better position. Come on people! Use “please” and...
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An interview with an independent recruiter – me!
A good friend and associate of mine, Sarah Ward, asked me to do this interview for the My Careers and Colleges website because she wanted my perspective on the importance of education when recruiting candidates as well as how a recruiter can help you in your career. Check it out:...
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