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Continue reading →: The Great Resignation….. (What’s keeping you here, when everyone else is bailing?)I have been wrestling with the notion of making a career jump of late. Many of my colleagues have been moving on and finding new roles in different companies, doing different things. Sure, most of my friends are in the Recruiting / Talent Acquisition space and that is really a…
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Continue reading →: Interview Tips for ML / AI / Data Science roles @ Walmart
Hello, This is an excerpt from a standard message I send candidates that are interviewing with our team for ML/AI/Data Science roles at Walmart Global Tech. I think some of the content is very specific to our company, but much of the rest could apply to roles with any company…
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Continue reading →: How Far Will You Go For A Job? (Great or otherwise)
Consider this: 1) How does commuting affect our choices for where we work and what we do? 2) How does moving to other states / countries impact our decisions on where to work? Regarding commuting, some factors that affect our decisions are reflected here: What is considered a reasonable commute? (10 miles, 20? A…
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Continue reading →: HM’s Head (with apologies to Herman’s Head)
About Herman’s (or is it Hiring Manager’s) Head Back in the late 80’s, there was a sitcom called Herman’s Head which detailed the different personality aspects coursing through the mind of Herman Brooks, a twentysomething yuppie. Each aspect represented parts of him from lust, intellect, fear, and sensitivity. While this show did not…
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Continue reading →: How to Blow the Phone Interview (or Steve’s pet peeves when phone interviewing)
I speak to countless candidates every day and much of the time, I do this by phone, so it occurred to me that may be useful to review one of the unappreciated or under-appreciated skills of interviewing. Namely properly executed phone screens and phone interviews. Since this blog is intended to cater…
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Continue reading →: 5 Years Later…… Now what?
I notice a recurring trend in much of the posting I do. It is not consistent, or at least not consistently forthcoming. I need to do something about that. What I have also noticed is that I am much more likely to blog when I get frustrated, upset, or (sometimes)…
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Continue reading →: Interviewing – Why Can’t I Get Past The 1st Round? Why Can’t I Break Through?
A little background: I have been meaning to write this for a while. I have been kicking around the idea for the last few years It started back in 2006 after I was laid off from a job I had held for 7 years. I had been working in…
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Continue reading →: Truth In Advertising
I have had this post sitting around for a while with no activity, and considering that the incident listed below took place back in 2010, I feel I can relate the details without catching too much flack over what transpired. Also, I would like to make it clear that the…
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Continue reading →: What Is A Good Candidate Interview Experience Worth?
This is an interesting question, and to be honest, my perspective may not necessarily be shared by all of my colleagues. Okay, enough with the disclaimers. Let’s start by allowing me to define what I am getting at: All too often, I find that employers (including hiring companies, agencies, hiring managers, freelance…
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Continue reading →: The War for “Great” Talent (with apologies to Steven Hankin and Ed Michaels)
I was in a conversation the other day with a colleague and we were discussing what our respective companies are going through right now, regarding the ever-decreasing pool of strong talent, and the difficulties in sourcing, presenting, and closing these hires to be productive members of our hiring pool.
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