What Recruiters Actually See A recruiter friend showed me her screen one afternoon. She was sourcing candidates for a marketing director role. In 45 minutes, she’d scanned over 200 LinkedIn profiles. Two hundred people. Forty-five minutes. Do the math: less than 15 seconds per profile, and most of that went to the headline and first … Read more
The Phone Calls That Seal the Deal Reference checks happen after they’ve decided they want to hire you. You’ve impressed them in interviews. You’ve passed the skills assessments. Now they just need confirmation that you’re actually as good as you seem. The people you choose for calling references and how you prepare them can either … Read more
Gaps Are Normal Now Seventy percent of professionals will experience at least one significant career gap. Economic downturns, industry shifts, personal circumstances, and deliberate career pivots have made resume gaps unremarkable. Yet candidates still panic when asked about them, often making the situation worse with defensive or evasive answers. The anxiety around how to explain … Read more