Financial Services
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…
6 Important Tips for Day One on Your New Job
Anticipating the first day of work at your new job can create jitters and produce nervous energy. This is totally understandable since day one sets the tone for anyone’s integration into a new company and team. First impressions count for so much and can stick with new hires for a long time, so it matters…
Want to Relocate? 10 States that Pay the Most and Cost the Least
Relocating is a big move, so it’s smart to think through all the key factors before you take the leap. Look for a place that’s the right fit for you, whether you prefer the busy pace of city life, or the outdoor greenspaces and more spacious housing options of suburban living – or a quiet,…
How Do Smart Companies Keep Top Finance People on Board?
High-ranking finance roles are among the most resilient and opportunity-rich fields in the U.S. economy, and for good reasons. Industry leaders, from controllers to chief accounting officers and chief financial officers, offer a blend of analytical strength, judgment, discipline, and communication skills to their business and finance organizations. They aren’t just masters of numbers and financial data….
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…
