by dan_gathof | Jun 2, 2018 | Client
How to circumvent the trap Every search has one: the “burn candidate.” It’s usually the first person a company interviews. And more often than not, that candidate doesn’t get hired. Why? Because the first person through the door becomes the measuring stick. Even if...
by dan_gathof | Jun 2, 2018 | Client
Why Hiring from Hyperscalers and Top Colocation Firms Rarely Works It’s easy to understand why hiring managers target talent from AWS, Google, Microsoft, or Equinix. These professionals sit at the very center of the data center universe. They’ve scaled operations at...
by dan_gathof | Jun 2, 2018 | Candidate
Recruiting used to have a little more humanity in it. Today, the speed of the industry has turned it into a race: get resumes, schedule interviews, close the req. Along the way, respect often disappears — candidates are ghosted, clients drag things out, and recruiters...
by dan_gathof | Jun 2, 2018 | Candidate
Every candidate knows the expected answers when asked about strengths: I’m collaborative, I work hard, I’m analytical. They’re safe, they sound good, and they mean almost nothing. What really matters is understanding the one thing that truly sets you apart — the...
by dan_gathof | Jun 2, 2018 | Client
What is an “exclusive” relationship? I met with a retained search firm recently and they mentioned that they would take on our search on an exclusive basis. What does this mean? A search firm requiring an exclusive relationship means that they will...
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