Career Advice
What It’s REALLY Like to Love What You Do
Have you ever felt emotional at work? For some, this can feel embarrassing, whether triggered by burnout, lack of work-life balance, conflicts with co-workers, or other personal challenges that interfere with well-being. In my case, crying typically doesn’t make me feel better; my problems haven’t gone away, my makeup is now ruined, and I have…
Keys to Answering Tough Questions in Interviews
If you’ve been in the workplace for a long time, there may be a few skeletons in the closet or past experiences that you don’t like talking about. Whether a termination, a gap in your work history, or a company that you used to work for that ended up with a bad reputation, I believe…
Does the ‘White Font’ Resume Hack Really Work?
Have you heard of the ‘white font’ resume hack? Essentially, it’s when job seekers take specific, relevant keywords that appear in a job posting or job description and add them to their resume in white font (white text). The intent in inserting this hidden text is to make a resume stand out in the…
Don’t Let AI Oversimplify Your Resume: Tell Your Story Instead
In today’s job market, the allure of using search engine optimization (SEO) strategies to craft a resume is hard to resist. Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated resumes promise convenience, and keyword-heavy templates claim to beat applicant tracking systems (ATS). But as a talent recruiter with years of experience, I’ve found these job search strategies often fall short…
Navigating the Recruitment Maze: Insider Tips for Job Candidates and Employers
Finding the right job candidate or landing your dream role can feel like navigating a maze in today’s competitive job market. As a talent recruiter with deep experience across healthcare, hospitality, technology, and other industries, I find common themes, questions, and challenges on both sides of the talent recruitment process. In this article, I’m…
How to Land a Six-Figure Job
Achieving a six-figure salary during a job search, or in other words, a job with an average salary ranging from $100,000 to $999,000, is very doable for many of America’s professionals. These salaries are reflective of prestigious or lucrative jobs and careers and they’re often associated with a mix of professional assets, such as bachelor’s…
The Fastest-Growing Industries for Jobs in 2025
A new year is approaching and for many professionals, the idea of a fresh start in a new industry or job can be enormously motivating. If you’re thinking about a career change or making a move to something different or better within your current industry, consider looking at jobs in the fastest-growing sectors of the…
How to Negotiate Your Salary
To those of you who may be looking for effective salary negotiation tips for a new job offer from a potential employer or in planning your next career move, here is some of my best advice. With 1.5 years of experience in the talent recruiting space and an additional 25+ years of management and…
Interview Salary Questions: Transparency or Trap?
Hiring managers and job seekers may find this article helpful in providing guidance on asking and answering questions about salary during job interviews. Having been a recruiting partner with Goodwin Recruiting for more than 2.5 years, along with years of management experience in the hospitality industry, I’ve conducted my fair share of job interviews –…
Contacted by a Talent Recruiter? Make Sure They’re Legit.
Not every recruiter who approaches job candidates is legitimate. Meaning, they may not be a talent recruiter at all, but rather someone pushing fake job offers with nefarious intentions. In fact, recruiting scams are a real and ongoing issue. The prevalence of scams and phishing schemes in the world of talent recruiting has made…
