Recruiting Career Advice
My Amazing Life as a Traveling Nomad Recruiter
What does living as a nomad mean? Adjective. Nomadic people travel from place to place rather than living in one place all the time. Recruiting allows me to have an endless amount of freedom, exploring the country or even going outside of the country. You can live anywhere and be successful. To really understand what…
From Marathons to Recruiting, My Journey Continues
Yes, have a good stare at these words. You’re about to read that I have completed 18 full marathons in the last 11 years. Surprising for a 6-ft., 215-pound, middle-aged man, right? Now, when you consider my professional background up until the start of the pandemic, you might not guess that this same guy who…
4 Ways Talent Recruiters Build Genuine Candidate Relationships
Active job seekers put their careers in the hands of recruiters, and passive candidates value trust and discretion from recruitment specialists above all else. To succeed in talent sourcing, you must be focused on building relationships – not just with employers but especially with job candidates. After all, having a strong talent pool at the…
Gratitude: How Joining Goodwin Recruiting Impacted My Career and Family
It is September 2022, and I am sharing this personal story to raise awareness that this is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. When a diagnosis happened in our family, it hit us hard, but we are hopeful for our daughter and grateful that recruiting allowed me the opportunity to be present as a father and continue…
The Most Popular Work-from-Home Jobs Are Expanding
If you thought you knew all the different types of remote jobs that are available today, think again! While professionals and companies have relied on this working model for decades, where possible or necessary, the days are long gone when such jobs fit only certain areas of the business. From start-ups to small businesses and…
How Goodwin Recruiting Helped Me Become a Foster Parent
Growing up, I was fortunate to have hardworking parents who did everything they could to raise a family of six children. With strong Sicilian roots, our large, extended family get-togethers were weekly occurrences. Missing a family holiday dinner was unheard of. Family came first in anything and everything. I remember seeing advertisements on TV…
Two Definitions of Work-Life Balance
By Melissa Montero and Amanda Weedman Two members of the Goodwin Recruiting team are each in the midst of a 2-week vacation this summer and have taken very different approaches to their time off! In this blog, Melissa and Amanda discuss what their time off has in common and how they define Work-Life Balance. Melissa’s…
How to Make Your Recruiting Relationship a Win-Win
Whether you’re a job seeker or a company hoping to hire great people, working with a recruiter can be an essential part of the equation. The way you work with a recruiter can lead to a great experience…or one that’s not so great, just like dealing with any other professional. I’d like to offer…
The Value of F2F Meetings in Successful Talent Recruiting
I’ve been a recruiting partner with Goodwin Recruiting since 2021. When I was first ramping up, I put the pedal to the metal, signing on six new clients within five weeks. This was going to be a piece of cake! Or so I thought. What I didn’t realize at that time was the importance of…
Coaching, Communicating, and Caring: One Recruiter’s Journey at Goodwin Recruiting
Senior Recruiting Partner & Coach Emerine Kelsey discusses her life-changing recruiting journey with our Goodwin team: Emerine, you have a unique story! How did you end up here at Goodwin Recruiting? I’ve done a lot of things, been in a lot of different roles, and I’ve had a lot of opportunities in my life. I…
