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Summertime Blues: Accepting a New Job When You Have a Vacation Commitment
You’ve been searching for months and are finally closing in on your dream job. There’s just one problem. The hiring company’s timeline for onboarding you is on a direct collision course with your long-anticipated vacation. Your trip has been locked in for months, maybe longer. Preplanned vacations are unavoidable. Itineraries must be coordinated. Transportation and accommodations must be booked well…
How AI Opens Doors to Better Marketing
When ChatGPT launched and the generative AI wave hit marketing departments everywhere, reactions spiked in opposite directions, from euphoria to existential dread. Copywriters began worrying about their jobs. CMOs announced strategic initiatives around AI transformation. Vendors rebranded every product with AI badges. Tech firms and consultants published AI frameworks. We’re now two years past the initial hype and wave of artificial…
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…
How to Audit Your LinkedIn Profile and Thrive in the Age of AI
Is your LinkedIn profile stuck in 2024 (or earlier)? If so, it’s time for a much-needed 2026 spring cleanup! Most professionals are quietly losing visibility, and they don’t even realize it. I’m sharing how to audit your LinkedIn profile and thrive in the age of AI using a quick, five-step upgrade of your personal page. This involves creating an…
Goodwin Recruiting Joins Atlanta United Associate Partnership Following Landmark Year in Recruitment
Exeter, NH (April 7, 2026) [GlobeNewswire] – Goodwin Recruiting has joined the Atlanta United Associate Partnership after a milestone year in which the company earned some of the most prestigious accolades in the recruiting industry, signaling a business that is going from strength to strength. Following recognition from Forbes as one of Americas Best Professional…
Should You Offer Candidate Relocation Assistance or a Signing Bonus?
When an employer negotiates hiring terms with a job candidate from outside the organization’s city or market, a question that often arises is whether to offer candidate relocation assistance or a signing bonus, which can also serve as a relocation stipend. While all methods don’t work the same way, each is common and quite successful in attracting, incentivizing, and onboarding top…
Raise Workplace Happiness and Watch Morale Grow
Great company leaders, HR professionals, and managers know the importance of team morale in delivering day-to-day and long-term success. But what about employee happiness? The two are related but completely different. If you focus on both, you can raise workplace happiness and watch morale grow at the same time. While increasing happiness and morale require…
True Rate of Unemployment (TRU): What Hiring Managers Should Know
When hiring managers hear that unemployment is low, it’s easy to assume the labor market is strong and hiring should be easy. But the reality is much more nuanced and complex, prompting the need to rethink unemployment and the true labor market. Understanding the complexity can give you a competitive edge in talent recruitment and hiring. This article dives…
