Hiring-Revolution provides valuable advice, information, and insight into recruitment and retention for hiring managers and human resources professionals in the advertising and communications industries.
Anyone who has known me for a time knows one definite thing about me. I hate to be startled. It is not funny to leap out from behind a door and scream at me. It is not high comedy to drop a loud cup on the kitchen floor as I’m standing there. I hate when […]
Last week, two boxes arrived for my children from Amazon. A dear friend of mine emailed me and told me she had sent them each a book. And she was wise enough to know that opening the box is part of the delight. So she sent two separate boxes. I brought them in from the front […]
I recently had a candidate interview at a kick-ass agency. You would think she would be over the moon to be considered for this position. A nice raise, cool accounts, the prestige of her name on that business card. But, instead, she came away with a whole lot of questions.
I think sometimes hiring managers get […]
I used to date this guy in my 20s (who shall remain nameless) who was under the misconception that he could do better than me. This probably comes across as a bit cocky on my part, but allow me to explain.
I was twenty-two and HOT. I had a real job, made lots of money, […]
One time, my husband and I went to Puerto Rico and, since my foreign language classes consisted of Latin and French (read: useless), I was a bit worried about the prospect of Spanish. He assured me that he was On. It. His extensive training in high school and college Spanish would fare us well.Flash forward […]
My six year old son has actually been known to yell at the clock at bedtime as if that damn clock is the culprit that is making him go to bed at 8:00 pm. “Nooooo! It can’t be 8:00 yet! I still need to ride my bike some more!!!”
Like him, I’d love an extra few […]
We are a fortunate recruiting firm in that our clients often count on us to fill multiple positions simultaneously. It may be a matter of winning some new business and now they have a whole team to assemble. Or, perhaps it just works out that they need a Media Director, an AE, and a Traffic […]
I have candidates who try to make huge decisions about potential job opportunities in the first 5 seconds of hearing about the job. They aren’t sure if they want to move to North Carolina or they aren’t completely up-to-speed on a particular account. And then they decline being submitted for that opportunity. It doesn’t make […]
When Susie Q comes in and sits down in the conference room to interview for that Account Supervisor role, she is very nervous. She spent yesterday going through her closet to find the right outfit for this little chat. She wanted to project that she’s confident and capable, but not too stuffy. At the last […]
If I were to go back and make a list of ex-boyfriends (we’re talking way back here), there would be a few common threads. Some may say it was their penchant for marijuana. Others might note the lack of many personal items like, say, a car or any furniture other than a mattress on the […]
It’s no news to any of you who recruit for a living that time kills all deals. We all know it. It is the mantra for recruiters. Why is it then that we still spend so much time explaining this concept and reiterating it to hiring managers?
Chances are, if you are really interested in that […]
I recently had a birthday. I won’t say which birthday that was. But it was indeed, a celebration of yet another year under my belt. So, like any thoughtful person, I paused for some reflective thought:
1. Will this be the year I stop eating spoonfuls of Cream Cheese frosting right out of the Betty Crocker […]
There’s no substitute for an in depth conversation with you about what kind of candidate you’re really looking for. I’d like to know what kind of personality fits into your agency. I’d like to know what sort of questions you’d like me to ask and what sort of answers you’re looking to get back. There’s […]
Earlier this week, we spoke with a new client who is looking to do some housecleaning and fill some vacant spots with some new blood. This agency has some new leadership and is hoping to go from a well-known local agency to more of a national player.
Instead of working with HR, we were out in […]
After a month of working on a particular search, I was told this week that the position I slaved over for Agency X has not been “approved†by the client.
Ok, wait, let me get this straight…
You asked me to find people.
I found them. I stayed late. I yanked them from current jobs. […]
Each and every time I am presented with an opportunity to begin a new candidate search for an agency, I tell the person I’m working with one very important thing: “The more specific and more immediate feedback you can give me, the better.â€
Over the course of the past three weeks, I have been submitting […]
During these first few weeks of January, I think we’ve all spent some time looking in that mirror at our nekkid beings, taking a critical eye to ourselves, and making some resolutions to change. Let’s just say the arrival of the TZ snack machine was not a good thing for the junk-in-the-truck. Some people […]
We have a policy here at Talent Zoo that protects our current clients from poaching. If we are currently working with you on a search, we will not call your people and pitch them a new job somewhere else. Of course, chances are, plenty of your employees have their resumes on job boards […]
When I was about 14 years old, I had a big ole crush on a boy at my school. He was beautiful and perfect and tall and he dressed well. I think he might play for the other team now, but that’s beside the point. At the time, all I wanted him […]
I was never a cheerleader. Sadly, I was involved in far geekier high school enterprises than school spirit. It’s shameful to admit I probably even made fun of cheerleaders. Because, you know, singing the national anthem at the homecoming game and then leaving afterwards because I had no one to sit with […]
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