Recruiting Career Advice
Why Companies Post Confidential Jobs – and How to Respond
As a talent recruiter, I hear a lot of commentary from job candidates in response to confidential job postings from employers – meaning the company name is not revealed in the job ad. Often, candidates have mixed reactions. While some candidates involved in a job search immediately assume employers have good reasons for keeping their…
Hiring Managers and Talent Recruiters: The Dynamic Duo
Hiring managers and talent recruiters have the same goal in mind – to find the best-suited candidates for every open role. And companies that find the greatest success in hiring are those whose hiring managers and talent recruiting partners work together through strategic hiring and recruiting methods. Think of all the amazing dynamic duos out…
Discover the Parallels: Successful Talent Recruiting and Daily Fitness Routines
If you’re considering a career in recruitment, you have surely contemplated how to be a successful talent recruiter. I have tips for recruiters that, as you’ll see below, are a little different than what you might expect. But I promise they’re effective for both beginner and seasoned recruiters alike, and I speak from personal experience….
Pro Tips for Hiring a Savvy Social Media Manager
If you’re spending hours each week posting to your company’s social media pages in hopes of driving higher engagement, or if your social media following is small (or even nonexistent!) – now is the perfect time to explore hiring an experienced social media manager. Onboarding the right candidate is without doubt a smart move for…
How to Prevent Interview Ghosting
In 2024, it can sometimes feel as if ‘ghosting’ is the new norm. Ghosting refers to a variety of things related to cutting off communication with someone, but in the world of recruiting and hiring, “ghosting” is more commonly heard regarding someone not showing up for an interview. And this can happen on both the candidate…
8 Proven Ways to Create Success in Your Job Search
One of the things that attracted me to Goodwin Recruiting was strong adherence among talent recruiters to the company’s core values, which guide how we work and do business. One of our core values is the idea that we are creators of our own success. The essence of this value is something that we, as…
Partner With a Recruiting Firm: It’s a Smart Move in Today’s Hiring Market
Hiring top talent is more challenging than ever in today’s fast-paced, competitive business landscape. CEOs, presidents, and business owners are faced with the daunting task of finding and onboarding skilled professionals who not only have the right qualifications, skill sets, and experience, but who also align with their company culture and values. In the current…
Reignite the Flame in Great Job Candidates
I’m often asked how to be a successful recruiter, about my talent recruiting habits, and how to approach a candidate for a job. Those are loaded questions requiring a book to answer, so I frequently default to sharing examples, which are excellent teachers. This is one of the best examples I can give. Talent recruiters…
How to Build A Strong Company Culture: Insights for Business Leaders
Knowing how to build a strong company culture is always going to be top of mind if you’re looking to build a successful organization. Do you know what your company culture is currently? How can you tell if it’s good or bad? Have you defined it? If you don’t define what culture is, you still…
6 Things Job Candidates Wish Hiring Managers Understood
I will likely never forget a job interview I had that lasted less than 10 minutes. It was with a local company, and they invited me to interview for the role. The hiring manager asked me about a particular skill set. I told her I had no experience in that area but was more than…
