You can feel the stress coming on as you sit at your desk. Where are you going to post the job description for the new role in your department? What happens if no one applies? Or, worse yet, what if too many people apply? You can envision resumes and emails stacking up in your inbox. You’re already hyperventilating thinking about …
Tag: recruiting
The three top questions I hear from potential buyers of TalentFront services haven’t really changed over the years – Why should I hire a recruiter? Why should I hire TalentFront? How much will it cost? These are basic questions, but more importantly, they are great questions that demand good, thoughtful answers. Over the next few weeks, we will address these …
Recently, I played a vigorous game of charades with a group of friends. The players’ acting abilities were worthy of an Oscar — ridiculously creative, intuitive, and skillful . . . with the exception of one of us who told us in advance that he did not want to play because he was terrible at […]
In today’s fragile economy, some of you may be working diligently on getting yourselves hired. If you are, you are probably talking with a corporate recruiter/human resources manager like me whose job it is to help organizations determine who is the best fit for their vacant positions. We all know that interviewing is very stressful – right up there with …
After two months of running around metropolitan DC in my beloved gas-guzzling Chevy Suburban, I decided it was time for a change. With my miles-per-gallon topping 17 on a good day – a drive to Gainesville and back, I wanted one thing – relief at the pump. I was determined to settle for nothing less than 28 miles to the …
A few merry Christmases ago, my friend Jenny introduced me to a marshmallow cornflake no-bake concoction that requires three cinnamon Red Hots as trimming. The addition of the candy transforms the green gooey mess into a precious holly fragment and the dessert of choice for the younger set. Since then, I’ve been whipping these up with the help of my …
This company, TalentFront, was officially conceived when I found myself verklempt at a routine end-of-year staff meeting at my old firm. Our company had had a very good year . . . no wait, we had had arguably the best year in our corporate history. Our…