Career Tips
Be Your Best
Being your best starts with being true to yourself. This is true in all areas of life – both professionally or personally. I would like to share a personal story about someone I know and love, who figured out that you can create a better self with courage and true self-acceptance. The journey to be…
Eying a C-Suite Job? Here’s How to Get It.
Our hats are off to every professional aspiring to a C-suite job or a better C-level position in today’s environment. The exciting although complex challenges of these top roles are rich and more diverse than ever, and while opportunities are abundant for smart, focused candidates, competition is also fierce. We offer current insights and sound…
Celebrating International Women’s Day
“You will always have to work harder; that is just the way the world is.” – The number of times women hear this or some version of this throughout their lifetimes is astonishing. Whether it was said directly, implied, or clearly conveyed through actions, women face this daily. While this is the reality of today,…
Celebrating Employee Appreciation Day
Why should we make a special day out of showing appreciation for our team members? In my opinion, it’s the same reason you celebrate Valentine’s Day or the anniversary of someone you love. Ideally, every day is a day where you give employee recognition and show appreciation of how much your team means to you….
5 Mistakes to Avoid in Email Communication
My old-fashioned, Southern upbringing is one of the things I love about myself. I was taught to put others first, say “please” and “thank you,” and develop a lifelong appreciation for sweet tea. However, that others-before-self mindset can backfire when it comes to email etiquette. I’m not the first to make mistakes navigating the complexities…
‘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:…
