Hiring Advice
Sari Gillen included in WBUR’s On Point Podcast (Boston’s NPR)
Sari Gillen, a Houston-based healthcare recruiter at Goodwin Recruiting, says it’s a great time to be a nurse or basically any kind of health care worker looking for a job. Catch her insights from the podcast On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti below: SARI GILLEN: If they’re on LinkedIn especially, the nurses are likely receiving at…
How to Attract Passive Talent for Your Key Roles
Whether the job market is slowing, growing, or staying steady, the labor market is consistently tight in many industries, such as healthcare, elder care, technology, transportation and logistics, skilled manufacturing, skilled trades, and other essential sectors. Even in hospitality (restaurants, hotels, tourism), skilled professionals and top quality candidates are hard to find. How do you attract the best…
Personalization Is Invaluable in Recruiting, Especially in an AI World
Hiring managers and talent recruiters live and work in a world of templates, buzzing inboxes, auto-responses, and even calendars that populate themselves. In my work as a talent recruiter, serving clients and job candidates across multiple industries, I’ve learned that while technology can streamline many important functions, it doesn’t connect all the dots in the…
Whether or Not to Include Salaries in Job Postings
Goodwin Recruiting has been helping companies identify, attract, and onboard top talent for over 25 years. When performing this specialized work for clients, we manage all aspects of a talent search, with a few exceptions. Here is one of those exceptions. While we often assist clients in developing or honing job ads, we do not…
Acts of Kindness in Recruiting Attract Big Talent
Talent recruiters share many goals and processes with hiring companies as we work to attract the right people for critical roles. At Goodwin Recruiting, there’s one big belief that we and many of our clients share in achieving our mutual goals. It’s called recruiting with heart – the simple but indispensable acts of kindness in talent recruiting that we…
Why High Performers Don’t Apply for Jobs – and How Companies Find Them
Most high-performing professionals are not scrolling through job boards. They’re happily employed, they’re busy, and they’re selective with career moves, known as passive candidates. So, when hiring companies say, “No one with the right experience is applying,” the issue usually isn’t a lack of qualified talent. It’s a lack of the right approach to the…
The Power of Active Listening Skills in Talent Recruiting
In talent recruitment, we focus heavily on talent sourcing strategies, hiring tools and resources, and time-to-fill metrics for placing professionals in the right jobs. These tools are essential in attracting top-tier job candidates, building strong client partnerships, and providing a rewarding recruitment process. But the most powerful competencies a talent recruiter or hiring manager can…
How to Hire Healthcare Professionals Who Deliver
Hiring the right healthcare professionals is vital for your organization and employer brand, your teams, and most of all, your patients. You need people with the right level of expertise and a genuine commitment to deliver the level of care your patients need. I’d like to share a healthcare industry recruiting method that will streamline your search, interview,…
January Is a Goldmine for Hiring Passive Talent
Ever notice how January hits and suddenly professionals are updating their LinkedIn profiles, reconnecting with former colleagues, and picking up their phones when recruiters call? It’s not a coincidence. There’s a real psychological and seasonal rhythm to how people think about their jobs and careers. Between holiday season reflection, year-end bonuses, and New Year’s resolutions,…
7 Ways to Nail Your Job Interview
Searching for a new job can be tough. Maybe you can identify. You upload application after application, wondering if your résumé is even reaching a hiring manager. Waiting to hear back can feel like a black hole since you have no visibility into a company’s interview and hiring process. The journey can wear you down….









