Let’s Talk Benefits: Five Benefits (Other Than Your Salary) to Negotiate With a New Job Offer
The interview is behind you, your references have cleared, and after waiting for what feels like forever, you get the call you’ve been waiting for. You’re hired! If you’re like most people, the first thing that pops into your mind is how plum a paycheck you can negotiate. And while we would never discourage anyone […]
Ask a Recruiter: LinkedIn’s Value
Ask a Recruiter: What Can Job Seekers Do to Stand Out More on LinkedIn? According to just about every recruiter I know, LinkedIn remains the go-to place to find and evaluate talent. According to this article, 97% of hiring professionals use LinkedIn! But here’s the thing….in 2025, it’s crowded. Between the rise of spam accounts, ghost recruiters, and […]
“Exes” Belong in Texas – Not Your LinkedIn Headline
One of my favorite country music songs as a kid was “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” by George Strait. Because that’s where they should live, not in your LinkedIn profile headline! I don’t know when the trend started, but not a day goes by where I don’t see a LinkedIn profile headline with “Ex-Apple,” […]
The Make-Or-Break Moment: How to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself”
Introducing yourself to a recruiter sounds like an easy win – after all, you know all about yourself – but the opening “So, tell me about yourself,” stumps most people in job interviews. Summing up years (possibly decades) of experience in a succinct statement that relates to the position you’re applying for isn’t something most […]
Context is King on a Resume
I saw this bullet point on a resume yesterday. – Achieve an outstanding open rate of over 60% for internal newsletter. Now, I’ve paraphrased the actual resume bullet because it was surrounded by a lot of unnecessary words and the metric was buried in the 2nd line of the bullet. The resume bullet itself was 4 lines […]
Creative Ways to Find New Talent for Business Owners
As Seen in LocalBiz Magazine Covid has resulted in long-term unemployment rates we haven’t seen since 2014. It’s also forced workers to reevaluate their priorities when it comes to work. For forward-thinking employers, this is an ideal time to attract great talent for your organization. Here are four creative ways to do so: Prioritize soft […]