Recruiting

Life At The New Firm Matching a candidate to a client company is not a perfect science.  On paper and through the interview process, everything looks great between candidate and the new firm; however, sometimes with the greatest intentions, it just does not work out for one reason or another. To no one’s fault, it’s…

Today’s blog is going to explore the process of how I select a candidate to be presented to a firm.  This may sound somewhat self/serving but it’s not.  Let me explain below. The Opportunistic Approach With my opportunistic approach to recruiting, I have the ability to show any candidate that I see worthy to any…

I hope you have been enjoying Throwback Thursdays while I was on vacation, but now it’s back to new content!  While vacationing, the one thing I always do related to business is to keep up on my LinkedIn profile.  You can learn so much from following people.  This week’s blog is going to look at…

How do you know your recruiter is what you need?  All recruiters are not the same. Some will try to make a match no matter what the fit is while others, not knowing about your area of expertise, will try to “fake it” until they make it, that is the fee.  Then there is another…

For some reason over the last week, I have been told of more people than usual being released from their positions for reasons that are definitely not financially or performance-related.  Being released out of the blue can certainly be a major challenge and one that I want to explore in today’s blog.  It can happen…

Time to address the age-old question, “Do I need a resume to begin the process of interviewing and seeking out new opportunities?”  The short answer is when you are working with a recruiter: no.  However, you should still have one and I’ll explain why we highly recommend that you do.  You should know that it’s…

What can a niche recruiter do for me as a hiring manager? In a few words: they are to provide intel on the field, players in the market, and the general feel of the marketplace as it directly relates to public finance. A niche recruiter as the name portends knows the industry (the participants and…

What can a niche recruiter do for me as a candidate? Next week we can explore this idea as a hiring manager. These are incredibly important with different functions that are served by the niche recruiter to both parties, and the junction of the two creates opportunities and new hires. And that is what a…

As we begin the bonus season with great anticipation, expectations are high, but… What happens when you are not satisfied? It’s a question you have to ask yourself: how long is too long when you are not satisfied with what you receive?  How long is too long to stay at a position when the writing…

As we wrap up this year, we start to contemplate next year with excitement and expectations.  Consider if you are open to making a move, in one direction or another, do you even want to use the services of a recruiter?  If so, what are the best methods to working with a recruiter?  Today’s blog…