David Goldstein - December 30, 2011
Recruiters, in a job search, can be one of two things; a major waste of time and effort, or quickest route back to a salary. Which they are for you is strictly up to you – based on how you use them.
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
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
Cher Forman - March 30, 2011
What´s the story with recruiters? Last week one called me and I sent him a resume. He got back to me, said the resume was great, and I would have a phone interview in the next day or so. Since then I have not heard from him, and he won´t return my calls. I have had other similar experiences. Are they all like that?
Gene Nokes - March 3, 2011
The posting of resumes on-line, the impact of recruiters searching for qualified candidates on-line, and the rise of LinkedIn as a business social networking site has had a dramatic effect on the job search process.
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 [...]
Deb McClanahan - February 16, 2011
Head Hunters do make incorrect assumptions sometimes - can you believe it? Sometimes we are flat out wrong! [...]
Deb McClanahan - February 8, 2011
There is a measure of civility missing from many of our interactions today - this is just one small example.
Deb McClanahan - January 27, 2011
[...] 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. [...]
Deb McClanahan - January 14, 2011
I would be super-rich if I had a dime for every time someone asked me that.
Deb McClanahan - December 15, 2010
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 [...]
David Goldstein - December 3, 2010
Recruiters, in a job search, can be one of two things; a major waste of time and effort, or quickest route back to a salary. Which they are for you is strictly up to you – based on how you use them.
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