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A Recruiters remix of Princes’ “Purple Rain”

| May 5, 2016 11:27 am

Many of us music lovers were devastated at the news that Prince had passed away so suddenly last week. In honor of his famous song “Purple Rain”, I wanted to pay homage by sharing my thoughts on the recruiters' famous “Purple... Read More

Keep it Simple: How to Get More Done

| April 14, 2016 2:13 pm

Want to accomplish more during your work day? Start focusing on less tasks. Sounds counter-intuitive, doesn’t it? How am I going to get more done if I cut my to-do list in half? The answer is by focusing on one task at a time and doing... Read More

3 Questions You Might Be Afraid to Ask Your Candidates

| February 25, 2016 3:22 pm

We’ve all been there either on the candidate side or the recruiter side; asking or answering questions regarding our compensation expectations, employment history,  why we are job hunting, etc. In my experience in Recruiting Recruiters,... Read More

Recruiters, Learn How To Write Your Own Resume

| February 19, 2016 4:13 pm

After being an IT Recruiter for 12 years, I have recently switched my focus to recruiting Recruiters. I have to say that I really enjoy talking to “my own kind” and the laser focus of not needing to work on 10 plus skill sets a day.... Read More

Finally, New Recruiting Memes

| February 12, 2016 2:37 pm

Another week has gone by and same set of recycled recruiting memes has passed through my LinkedIn feed. Some used so often, that there are now memes about seeing that same meme. It’s not that memes are unimportant. They’re the... Read More

Recruiters: Pick Up the Phone

| February 1, 2016 12:03 pm

I spent a lot of time thinking about potential topics for my first blog post of the year and then it hit me square in the face. At the beginning of each year, most of us ask ourselves, “What can I improve upon this year?”. In my case,... Read More

Reflecting on 2015

| December 31, 2015 1:04 am

It’s hard to believe that today is the last day of 2015. It feels like I was writing my 2015 goals and resolutions just a few days ago. It’s true what they say about time. The older you get, the faster the years go. It’s all... Read More

The Notorious Non-Responsive Client/Candidate

| December 10, 2015 12:01 pm

If you are a fellow recruiter, I’m sure you have dealt with the non-responsive client or better yet candidate. Well, what do you do when you have the perfect candidate, they’ve interviewed for a position, love the client, and all of a... Read More

Referrals… The Bottom Line

| November 30, 2015 4:01 pm

After 10 years with my former company, I decided it was time to take my career to the next level.  I have been with my new company, NSS RPO for almost two months and have the challenge of building from scratch. I had to sit back and think... Read More

When Things Go Pear Shaped

| November 19, 2015 12:42 pm

Confession time, sometimes I get irrationally angry when a candidate or a client makes a choice that I would not have made. When this happens, I try to take a step back and I think about Facebook. More specifically, I think of my friends... Read More