Hiring Advice
‘Tell Me About a Time’: Behavioral Interviewing Basics
Most of the traditional interview questions hiring managers ask focus on the candidate’s job-specific skills to assess that they can do the work at a certain level of capability. When there’s no clear-cut evidence – in other words, when competence can’t be tested in an objective or quantitative way – past behavior is the most reliable predictor of future performance (or behavior). Behavioral…
Our Core Values: Keep It Simple
“See it big, and keep it simple.” – Wilferd Peterson You’ve probably heard the rocks, pebbles, and sand story. In a nutshell, if you pour sand into a jar, then pebbles, then rocks – there’s no way everything will fit! But if you start with the rocks, then onto the pebbles, then the sand –…
Our Core Values: Extensive Support
Providing the deepest level of support to our clients, candidates, and partners is what creates a successful venture. Anyone can talk the talk – but here’s how we walk the walk: Clients: We conduct regular business reviews to candidly talk through all aspects of our partnership. Where are things going great? Where can things improve?…
Our Core Values: Be the Best
What are the memories that really stick with you? Is it getting a giant hug from a grandparent? Laughing with your best friends? Hiking to the top of a mountain? We remember the things that inspire us, no matter how big or small. That’s why at Goodwin Recruiting, we strive to make our core value,…
Our Core Values: Timely and Transparent Communication
Whether you are on a job search for yourself or need to fill a position to complete your team, it can be stressful. The last thing you need is someone who is supposed to be in your corner giving you the runaround or acting in their best interests instead of yours. You need transparency! Candidates:…
Today’s Hiring Market: A Sense of Urgency and Mutual Respect
If you’re a recruiter or hiring manager, you know the hiring market has changed. You can sense the heightened pressure to find and secure your candidate of choice. Perhaps you’ve even missed out on people you wanted to hire because another company acted with more of a sense of urgency. If you’re a job seeker on…
Learning from the Talent Shortage, and What it Means for 2022
Attracting and retaining skilled talent has always been a goal of successful organizations. Employees are the lifeblood of a company, after all! The right mix of hardworking and talented individuals is the ticket to a long lifespan of future successes. And while organizations have always competed to recruit the most talented individuals and keep them…
Our Core Values: Integrity in Everything We Do
At Goodwin Recruiting, we’ve implemented seven core values that guide our decision-making and business practices. These core values are at the heart of everything we do, so much so that we review them at the start of every company meeting. Our team knows them inside and out and understands that sticking to our values is…
The Upsides to Remote and Hybrid Work Models
Throughout the pandemic, business leaders have looked to science, government, their peers, and bottom lines when making operational decisions. All perspectives are important in these uncertain times, where a confluence of erratic factors are in play. COVID-19 is the proverbial tail that keeps wagging the dog, especially with the talent shortage – but likely not…
Our Core Values: Congruent Relationships
Congruent Relationships is one of our Core Values because our business is ultimately about people and relationships – all day, every day. It’s important that in every partnership we have, we create a true connection. Our clients are searching for the right person for their team – nothing is more valuable than this asset. To…
