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 […]
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. […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As a boutique IT Staffing Firm, finding and engaging rare matter experts is our business. Needless to say these guys and gals are hard to win over in today’s market. Employers who hire us take different routes to attract exceptional talent. Some companies are trying to one-up each other with perks and others dangle substantial […]
Tom Leonard (LinkedIN) has been one of the most influential mentors throughout my career in IT staffing. I find myself especially fortunate to have met this outstanding IT leader and a stand-up guy 14 years ago. I was able to benefit from his candid advice and encouragement for so many years! I got to watch […]
WHY When our candidates get ready for their job interviews, they tend to focus on preparing their answers to all the questions they are likely to be asked. This is certainly a great approach. However, hiring managers today are just as interested in “good” answers, as they are in “good” questions. Corporate America is changing […]
You just started to understand your boss, adjusted to his limitations and learned to deal with his little quirks and… bummer!… he is being replaced. What do you do? In any case, you want to give your new boss the warmest (disarming) welcome you possibly can. This may not be a new organization for them, […]