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Laid Off? The Art of Salary Negotiation
One of the most painful aspects of a job search for most people is discussing compensation with the potential new employer. What are your services worth to a new company? Every company is different, even in the same industry. In my first blog, I discussed taking stock of your skills. Later we discussed the importance…
Read MoreLaid Off? Take Stock of Your Skills!
This is my series of blogs on what to do when you are laid off. Look for a new blog every other day. Based on my experience as RecruiterGuy and my personal experience, there are a number of check list items that you need to prepare. One of the most important is to understand that…
Read MoreMormon Tabernacle Choir and RecruiterGuy
Most of my blogs have targeted the recruitment business from the corporate side, the candidate side, the recruiter side, and even the ethics side. This blog is going to my personal side. In December we flew to Salt Lake City with the goal of going to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas show. Unfortunately we were…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving! And the RecruiterGuy Recipe for Thanksgiving Turkey!
This year we have much to be thankful for despite the financial crisis. Record numbers of people turned out and voted ostensibly for Change. President elect Obama represented change in so many ways and his eloquence is one of them. Hopefully he does not fall into the same traps as other politicians and then give…
Read MoreJob Search Advice for “C” Level Candidates
I have been recruiting since 1981 and called many Presidents, CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs. Most never took my call. That’s okay. They were extremely busy. When I called them, I asked for them by name. The times that I wrote to those executives I always researched who they were because I knew if I began…
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