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What Questions Should I Ask In an Interview?

It's always good to revisit topics that come up in my business with candidates on a (pretty much) weekly basis. Here is a common one: "What am I supposed to say when the interviewer asks me if I have any questions for THEM? How big picture or detailed should I get?" Such is the plight of every professional entering an interview setting. You [...]

2023-06-02T08:49:41-04:00June 2nd, 2023|

What’s Your Greatest Weakness?

Frankly, I often hope that interviewers will come up with more engaging questions than, “So, tell me about your greatest weakness.” Nevertheless, as a recruiter for 20+ years, I have to say, that staple question doesn’t seem to be going anywhere fast. As you look for a job, you should have a good answer for this one in your back pocket. There’s nothing [...]

2022-02-04T07:15:16-05:00February 4th, 2022|

Salaries in 2022

According to at least one survey I’ve read recently, base-pay averages across industries are expected to rise by 3.9% this year. Partly this is due to hyper-speedy inflation of late, but more importantly, it’s due to the talent shortage. If you’re planning to hire this year, getting competitive with salaries and benefits is going to be one major advantage you can secure. Recruiters [...]

2022-01-19T07:35:50-05:00January 19th, 2022|

Hiring Based on Behavior vs a Resume

  “Tim, can you shoot me over some resumes?” This is a question I field frequently from hiring managers and HR teams in my role as a recruiter. They’re looking to me to save them time, so I do the initial recruiting to find the best possible candidates. How do I present my top choices? With a resume. But while a resume is [...]

2022-01-18T07:00:27-05:00January 18th, 2022|

Resume Writing Tips for C-level Executives

How to Write a C-Suite Resume that Stands Out When is the last time you updated your resume? 6 weeks ago? 6 months? 6 years? As a senior executive it wouldn’t be uncommon for you to omit this from your list of top priorities. You’ve spent years proving your value and working your way up the corporate ladder so you might believe your [...]

2018-09-28T15:31:51-04:00September 28th, 2018|

How to Run Effective Skip Level Meetings

Advice for Successful Skip-Level Meetings If you’ve considered conducting skip-level meetings in your organization, you’re on the right track. Skip-level meetings can encourage trust between an organization’s leaders and employees, lead to more effective training for mid-level managers and uncover challenges within the organization that you may not have known existed. To take advantage of these benefits you need to go beyond just [...]

2018-09-21T09:26:22-04:00September 21st, 2018|

5 Mistakes in Managing Your Student Loans

5 Mistakes in Managing Student Loan Debt guest post by Genevieve Dobson The first step to taking control of your student loan debt is acknowledging that it exists. If you’re allowing your student loan bills to pile up and collect dust, thinking they will eventually go away, you will never gain control over your finances. Fortunately, there are plenty of valuable resources available [...]

2018-07-19T17:45:46-04:00July 19th, 2018|

Recruiting a CFO for your Company

How to Hire the Right CFO CFOs are integral to a company’s ability to execute its business strategy and your decision on who to hire is crucial. Not all CFOs are created equally. Possessing a working knowledge of accounting and finance is a must, but determining the other skills and attributes your CFO needs are specific to your company. Starting the CFO Search [...]

2018-07-08T18:58:31-04:00July 8th, 2018|

What are the Downside(s) to Making a Low Salary Offer?

  Why Low Ball Offers Are A Bad Idea Have you ever considered making a lowball salary offer? Perhaps it was for a candidate who was a good fit but has been unemployed for a few months. Say she was earning $100k in her previous position. Because she is currently unemployed, it might be tempting to experiment with how low of a salary [...]

2018-07-05T16:45:17-04:00July 5th, 2018|

Tips for Making a Winning Hire

Tips for Consistently Hiring Top Talent Making a poor hiring decision is akin to tossing a stack of money out of the window of a moving car. Depending upon what you read costs of a bad hire can range anywhere from roughly $15,000 to an eye popping $240,000 over a failed employee's tenure .  You spend days reviewing job applicants, interviewing, and preparing for interviews. [...]

2018-06-22T15:41:51-04:00June 22nd, 2018|
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