Job Search

There’s a lot of noise about the job market right now.Some say it’s terrible.Some say it’s thriving. The truth, as usual, sits somewhere in the middle. From what I’m seeing every day working with candidates and hiring teams, this is a measured market. Not frozen. Not booming. Measured. Companies are still hiring, but with more…

One of the hardest parts of this job market? It’s not always rejection.It’s comparison. You can have the right background.The Interview well.You Built strong rapport.And you still did not get the offer. Not because you weren’t good enough.But because someone else was just slightly more aligned.That’s the part people don’t talk about. In tighter markets,…

Candidate ghosting has got to stop. The amount of candidate ghosting happening right now is unacceptable.I’m not talking about applications disappearing into the void (although that’s frustrating too).I’m talking about candidates who have already interviewed… sometimes multiple rounds… and then hear absolutely nothing. No update.No rejection.Just silence. In a job market that is already incredibly…

After more than 20 years working in recruiting, I’ve never seen early-career candidates navigating a market quite like this one. Spectrum News recently invited me to share some perspective on why many recent college graduates are struggling to land their first role and what’s happening behind the scenes in hiring. Always appreciate the opportunity to…