As a recruiter of many years, I support and encourage healthy negotiating. In fact, I am happy to coach candidates through it as they consider multiple offers. There are many situations where counteroffers come up unplanned, from the current employer and alternative offers come in in parallel with each other, because candidates interview with several employers at the same [...]
The Counteroffer As A Form of Blackma...
As a recruiter of many years, I support and encourage healthy negotiating. In fact, I am happy to coach candidates through it as they consider multiple offers. There are many situations where counteroffers come up unplanned, from the current employer and alternative offers come in in parallel with each other, because candidates interview with several employers at the same [...]
Can 2020 Grads Get Jobs? Sh*t Just Go...
I am a career IT recruiter of many years as well as the founder of a successful staffing firm since 2006, who truly enjoys the mentoring piece. I often speak to recent college grads about starting their job search, and I just love helping young people take their first steps towards a career in IT. [...]
The Game Of Survival For The Middle M...
(Photo by Victor Miloslavsky) As an IT Recruiter of 20 years and a founder of MMD Services — an IT staffing firm — back in 2006, I know firsthand that the job market always has its peaks and valleys. As we are facing another recession, I’d like to talk about what this means to middle management and [...]
How To Get Your Dream Job In The Mark...
(Photo by Victor Miloslavsky) 2020 marks twenty years of my beloved career as an IT Recruiter. I know, it’s hard to explain this being twenty-nine years old, but oh well…this is something my readers just have to accept! With this said I have seen a few recessions as a recruiter and I want to talk [...]
Should You Lie About Your Salary When...
Although we all generally want to be honest and upfront with our prospective employers, embellishing your last salary isn’t considered so wrong anymore. This practice has become pretty much customary: tell your friends that you didn’t lie about it and some will think that you are an idiot! As a recruiter and a trusted source [...]
The Real Deal Behind The Agency’...
As you know, I like to cover the most controversial career topics in my blog and I haven’t written for a while… because I couldn’t find anything worth writing about, until recently. A friend of a friend who is working as a contractor on a long-term assignment reached out with a question that I know [...]