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Leveraging Social Media to Hire and Be Hired

When I was job searching last summer, I was coming off a stint as a sports marketing manager at Spikeball. Over time, I had become a jack-of-all-trades with experience in video editing, graphic design, marketing, events, and social media – but as the idiom goes, I felt like a master of none.  I wasn’t sure which lane to lean into for…

The Parallels Between Baseball and Talent Recruiting – and How the Right Fit Matters

As an avid New York Yankees fan, I thought I’d compare two of my very favorite things. I’m sharing the parallels between baseball and talent recruiting and how the right fit matters, because as a talent recruiter, I believe hiring is more like baseball than many people think.  Let’s say you manage a Major League Baseball team….

LinkedIn’s Green Banner Controversy – From a Talent Recruiter’s Perspective

If you’ve been job searching lately, particularly on LinkedIn, you’ve probably come across mixed opinions about the LinkedIn Open to Work banner for job seekers. In fact, several of my job candidates have shared concerns about using the banner. They want to know if adding it to their profiles might skew perceptions or hurt their chances of landing a new role.   Let me clear that…

5 Ways to Spot True Leaders During Job Interviews

Have you ever hired a candidate for a leadership position who sounded perfect and presented well during the job interview process – but once they started, everything went sideways?   They had the right answers. The right experience. The right confidence.   And yet…    The team started struggling.   Decisions took forever.   Problems just sat there,…

What’s the Best Day of the Week to Apply for a Job?

A recurring question among job seekers is whether it makes any difference what day of the week they apply for a job. Do certain days improve the odds of an application or resume being noticed by a hiring manager, human resources team, or talent recruiter?   This is a good and valid question. In today’s competitive…