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Why Won't that Head Hunter Talk to Me? - Part III

Deb McClanahan - May 4, 2012

There is a measure of civility missing from many of our interactions today - this is just one small example.

Why Won't That Head Hunter Talk To Me? - Part II

Deb McClanahan - April 18, 2012

[...] Think of the recruiter´s job orders as a shopping list. If you want steak for dinner and your spouse picks up chicken at the store, neither of you is going to be happy. That´s the situation that the Head Hunter is always in. People who come in over the transom as volunteers to be considered are often not what the client wants. [...]

Why Won’t that Headhunter Talk to Me?

Deb McClanahan - March 16, 2012

 I would be super-rich if I had a dime for every time someone asked me that.

Why Won't that Head Hunter Talk to Me? - Part VII

Deb McClanahan - February 22, 2012

Are you thinking that we’ve all taken off to Parrott Cay for the holidays? Or that we’re Down Under for that extended stay? No, we haven’t… and some of us even have recruiting assignments that require immediate attention. Some of us don’t [...]

New Year’s Thoughts from a Silicon Valley HeadHunter

Deb McClanahan - January 6, 2012

Think about how much has changed in your workplace – Some of the things I come up with: [...]

Be Memorable (Part 2)

Deb McClanahan - December 16, 2011

Another Head Hunter friend always says that she remembers the interesting stories candidates tell her. This is tricky - the story needs to

Be Memorable (Part 1)

Deb McClanahan - December 14, 2011

Be memorable. This doesn´t mean go out of your way to be weird, or to do something out of character. But it does mean do something that will

Resume Musts

Deb McClanahan - June 17, 2011

A few quick notes from a Recruiter about what they like and don´t like to see in a resume submitted to them for consideration.

Bad Interviews can Become Great Stories

Deb McClanahan - May 18, 2011

This article is filled with the war stories of poor interview practices by companies. Everyone has at least one of these. Things happen. The best you can hope for as a candidate is

Why Won’t That Headhunter Call Me Back? Part V

Deb McClanahan - March 2, 2011

One reason some headhunters won’t call you back is that they don’t know you. You can overcome this by [...]

Why Won't that Head Hunter Talk to me – Part IV

Deb McClanahan - February 16, 2011

Head Hunters do make incorrect assumptions sometimes - can you believe it? Sometimes we are flat out wrong! [...]

Why Won't that Head Hunter Talk to Me? - Part III

Deb McClanahan - February 8, 2011

There is a measure of civility missing from many of our interactions today - this is just one small example.

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