You applied to a job, received a reply, and had an initial phone conversation—often with a recruiter or HR, but sometimes directly with the hiring… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search (Part 2 of 5): How to get past the initial interview
You’ve applied to numerous jobs, emailed your resume directly to hiring managers, and followed all the instructions with precision. Yet you don’t hear anything beyond… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search (Part 1 of 5): How to get a phone interview
I’ve been a human resources professional since 2004 and a full-time recruiter since 2016. Over that time, I have seen thousands (no exaggeration) of resumes… Read More »Troubleshooting Your Job Search
The movement for salary transparency has picked up a lot of momentum recently and quickly – most significantly with California’s new law, signed by the… Read More »Navigating Pay Transparency
I decided one day that I might live to be 100. While Parade magazine is not my typical source of inspiration, an article about centenarians… Read More »The Seventy-Year Career
I am newly astonished every few months when another job seeker asks me, “Do I really have to submit a cover letter?” The short answer… Read More »Cover Letters for Impact
The practice of blinding resumes–that is, removing information from candidate materials that might reveal identity characteristics such as gender, race, or socioeconomic background–has seen an… Read More »Rethinking Blinded Resumes
Based on my conversations with individuals who have joined companies in the last few months – remotely due to the pandemic – here are a… Read More »Remote Onboarding: Set Up the Relationship for Success
It’s becoming clear that new employee onboarding will, for the most part, be done remotely well into next year. That means it’s time to ensure… Read More »Remote Onboarding: Time to Get it Together
As a consultant and human resources generalist, I’ve onboarded numerous new employees since 2004, as well as created new onboarding practices and processes within organizations.… Read More »New Employee Onboarding: Values to Keep in Mind