http://www.wiredandhired.com Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:16:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lately, I’ve been getting emails from candidates telling me how much they hate their current jobs. Saying that they work at a “glorified design shop” or an agency where they don’t have “a lot of creative freedom”. While I feel their ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/12/the-price-of-freedom/ Yes, it’s tough out there right now. Lately when I’m recruiting for my open positions I’ve been speaking to more and more candidates who are currently between jobs. It seems these folks fall into either one of two categories: bitter or positive about the future. I realize it can ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/12/in-praise-of-positive-attitudes/ Yea, you read that correctly, I’m a little peeved off. I love my candidates. I like representing you and making you look even better than you really may be and I enjoy going to bat for you to negotiate a killer salary. You see, I’ve been in this recruiting game ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/12/keep-track-of-your-job-search/ The market is tough right now. It just is. So let’s just all move out of denial and anger to acceptance already. Yes, people are still hiring BUT no agency is going to pay you 200K for anything especially if you are claiming you make that amount of ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/11/acceptance-is-the-new-denial/ Ah, the holiday season. For many, it’s an exciting time around the office with all the holiday party planning and talk of traveling to see the family. But, for those of us in recruiting it can be a very frustrating time of year. Of course Talent Zoo’s holiday party ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/11/dear-candidate-i-still-dont-have-an-updated/ As a Recruiter, most of the relationships I develop are via the phone and through email. There are times when I spend an hour of my day talking to a candidate about everything from prior work experience to lighter topics such as their children’s hobbies or our mutual distain ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/11/agesexlocation/ I’m currently on the hunt for candidates for a prestigious mid-sized shop. This agency’s clients are huge brands and the shop has a golden reputation. Great clients and a solid rep = candidates beating down their door right? Not exactly. Their office is located in a city in the heartland ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/11/don%e2%80%99t-be-so-quick-to-say-no/ Generally, candidates come to me for one thing. That thing is a job. Now, as I’ve mentioned before, my paycheck comes from the agencies in that they give us positions and we fill them with qualified talent. So on a ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/11/if-i-said-it-i-meant-it/ Just a few short years ago, Facebook was a little-known networking site making its debut on the college scene. It gave undergrads the opportunity to post pictures of their favorite beer bonging moments, e-stalk their crushes and join highly important, imaginary groups like “People who love Napoleon Dynamite and ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/11/people-who-have-pretty-sweet-cage-fighting-skills/ Was there a seminar or personal dev class that I missed somewhere along the lines? Apparently most job seekers are under the impression that being as vague as possible on their resumes is benefiting them. Perhaps their (your?) line of thinking goes something like this: “If I use general terms ... http://www.wiredandhired.com/2008/11/fluff-free-resumes-make-me-smile/