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Is Healthcare Coverage Worth It?
The number of Americans without health insurance has dropped to historic lows. While this number fluctuates by the month, year, and decade, recent statistics are steady and strong, federal and state policies and programs are growing, and insurance companies are expanding their options, coverages, and health plans. By early 2022, the uninsured rate reached…
5 Simple Ways to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile
You know what you’re doing on LinkedIn; you’ve had your account for years. But that’s part of the problem! Many of us have a ‘set it and forget it’ mentality and forget to go back in and update some of the things we should on our LinkedIn profile pages. Whether you’re happy where you are…
The Benefits of Keeping an Open Mind with Job Candidates
In the talent recruiting world, it’s common for clients to come to us with specific candidate requirements for their open jobs. The operative word is ‘specific,’ and in many ways, this can be a good thing. Precise requirements tell us that the hiring executive or hiring manager knows exactly what they want in a job…
To Succeed in Sales, Build Trust in Your Local Market
My background is in the medical space, primarily with medical device sales in many different arenas – hospitals, wound care, respiratory products, life safety equipment, operating rooms, ICU, rehab facilities, senior living communities – you name it. If it relates to medical devices, I have concentrated experience in working with people who manage the marketing,…
Pros of Becoming an Executive Housekeeper in the Hospitality Industry
Prior to becoming a talent recruiter, I worked in hotels and the hospitality field my whole adult life. I started as a bellman and left as a corporate director of brand management for a leading hotel company. Most of the positions I held in between were in the rooms division. While I loved all my…
Time Efficiency: 4 Ways to Find Hidden Pockets of Time in Your Day
Big blocks of extra time are not always available to us in the world we live in, especially when we’re continually trying to balance work and life. Lack of free time can especially make it hard to get things done outside of normal workday business hours, even when this seems our only option. If you…
My First Three Months as a Goodwin Talent Recruiter
If you’re exploring a future in talent acquisition, this article is for you. What you choose for your career path matters, and where you do it matters even more! If it’s helpful, I’d like to share my experience as a new recruiter with Goodwin Recruiting. After spending any length of time at Goodwin, one realizes…
How I Moved from Hospitality to a Career in Talent Recruiting
I lost my dad earlier this year. He passed away after a battle with lymphoma. Had I not made the career switch from the hospitality industry to become a talent recruiter, I would have missed out on the last months of his life. I had not seen him in person since 2019, and I’m so…
Tips for Job Seekers Wanting to Relocate to the U.S. Virgin Islands
One of my areas of focus is working with businesses in the Caribbean in a wide range of industries that need to attract talent to their open positions. As a former resident of and business owner in the Caribbean, I am a knowledgeable and trusted resource for job candidates, as well as businesses with hiring…
The More Things Change in Talent Recruiting, the More They Stay the Same
I’ve been in the talent and executive recruiting world for going on 20 years, having entered the industry as a Goodwin Recruiting Partner in the early 2000s. When I first started in the business, things were a little different than they are today. Some practices and methodologies have changed, and surprisingly, some remain exactly the…
