Last Memorial Day weekend, about 20 of my closest friends and I headed up to Maine for a long “guys” weekend. During a heated game of volleyball, I posted my legs and leaped for the ball… and POP! My knee gave out…“What’s a little bum knee?”
What if we were given the presidency as a job order that needed to be filled? How would we take that job order? Or fill it?
I’ve confused countless people when I’ve told them that I used to work in a hospital emergency room. And of course it wouldn’t be a complete conversation without the immediate follow-up question, the infamous “What made you want to be a recruiter?”… While I understand the confusion I have introduced, I dread this question because I don’t really have a direct answer.
Last week we had a new owner/CEO of a small manufacturing business in our office to interview several candidates for a Plant Manager position. Since this format is unusual nowadays, it gave a unique insight into how well our clients prepare for interviews. Here is what this particular client did during his interviews:
Getting a “live connect”, as we call it in our industry, is more difficult than ever- despite technology having pushed us to hyperconnectivity.
Read any self-help article or book on how to achieve a goal and you will get a list of to-dos to help you make the best possible decision. The process often includes:
Decide what you want to accomplish --> Focus on desired results --> Do your research --> Gather advice from experts --> Commit and act.
Yeah, like that happens… Unfortunately, in many cases, decisions are not made by us; they are made FOR us.
The early bird gets the worm … It’s a simple concept rooted in nature and the law of supply and demand. Either get up early to find your catch, or someone else will beat you to it! This is not much unlike how humans operate.
Trending!… More and more employers choosing temp-to-hire options for their new employees. The theory is that an employer can “try out” the employee before “they buy”, ensuring they are a good fit for the position and their company, with less associated risks/costs such as: Long-term obligations, being the employer of record, costs of benefits, taxes and unemployment fees.
The concept of being a “Full Stack” web developer is starting to be heavily debated over the past year. The deeper I emerge myself into a developer’s mindset, the more I begin to challenge my original thoughts on the effectiveness of a Full Stack Developer. So how do you know what type of developer to seek out and hire at your company?
I’m just a naïve millennial, but I never expected my life after college to be anything like this. I hear our Insurance recruiters say this to their candidatesall the time, “how did you get into insurance, or did insurance find you?” I do feel as if recruiting found me. I never pictured myself working in a bullpen in an office park; in fact, I loathed the idea of working a stereotypical 9 to 5 job. The funny thing is, that a stereotypical 9 to 5 job has become something way more after I closed my first deal.