A client of mine told me an interesting story the other day. He said that he'd had a good meeting with an executive recruiter here in town, about a senior engineering position that was available, but ultimately the position turned out not to be the right fit for a variety of reasons. On the way out the door, though, the recruiter called my client back into his office and shared one final remark: "Oh yes, [...]
Duh. Sure, who wouldn't? I mean, assuming a legitimate job was actually guaranteed as a result of your investment and that there wasn't a loophole or sleazy catch attached to the deal. Significant employment opportunities are pretty hard to come by right now, after all, especially at the mid-to-senior management levels. So you'd be pretty foolish not to fork over $2,500, or $5,000, or even $20,000 for an appropriate new career opportunity -- especially if [...]
Without question, the salary issue seems to be a hot topic right now both for job seekers and hiring managers alike. Inspired by my own recent post, as well as the additional comments submitted yesterday by recruiter Jim Krouskop, reader John Hagen, an HR Executive, couldn't resist sharing his own insights on the question of "How should job seekers respond to salary questions during an interview?" "Hi Matt and Jim: The question of initial compensation [...]
In response to my article yesterday, about how job hunters should handle salary questions, my friend Jim Krouskop couldn't resist weighing in with his thoughts, as well -- and was kind enough to allow me to post them. Jim's a Partner with Shea Staffing and has been doing executive recruiting for many years now, so his answer is backed by years of credibility helping negotiate this sensitive issue with candidates and employers. Here's what he [...]
When it comes to the mysterious recruiting world, and whether or not an individual can expect this channel to produce many viable job leads during the course of their job search campaign, the facts are: A) Some professionals are highly recruitable and will get stalked relentlessly by headhunters throughout their entire career B) Other professionals are somewhat recruitable, but only during portions of their careers or during a tight labor market C) Many other professionals, [...]
Okay, let's bring this four-part series in for a landing with a few final thoughts about how to work with the recruiter channel, if you happen to be a professional currently seeking a new opportunity. Again, I'll emphasize that 1) I'm just sharing my own personal recommendations on these matters, not claiming there's a perfect "right answer" for everybody; and 2) I'm advocating the steps I believe one should take from the job hunter side [...]
Okay, now that I've shared some ideas (in the last posting here) on how to locate a set of appropriate recruiters in your field, let's get down to the nitty-gritty. How do these kinds of firms work, exactly, and how does the average professional in transition work with them effectively? For starters, let me clarify the difference between what people like ME do, as career coaches, and what recruiters do. As a career coach and [...]
Okay, it's time for the second installment in what I suspect will be a four-part series dealing with the "recruiter channel" and how professionals should approach this often-misunderstood segment of the hiring market. In retrospect, I've realized my agenda is rather backwards, and it would probably would have made more sense to discuss HOW to approach these types of firms first before discussing the various ways/methods job seekers can use to track a set of [...]
As the marketplace has grown increasingly complex and turbulent, there has been a corresponding rise in the number of job openings now being filled by "intermediaries" of some sort -- typically recruiting or staffing agencies that have developed special expertise in finding certain types of professionals and placing them with organizations facing an appropriate need. There's a great deal of confusion out there, however, about how exactly such firms work and the role that they [...]
So who is this "Matt Bud" character, exactly, and why should his opinion matter to you? Matt is the Chairman of one of the world's largest professional networking associations, the Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG, for short), comprising over 36,000 financial executives across the globe who have banded together to share tips, career advice, and networking assistance. He's also a former CFO, himself, in addition to being the Managing Partner of a top financial consulting [...]