The best recruiters I know have these traits:

- High EQ
- Ambition
- Street Smarts
- Pain tolerance
- Problem Solver vs “seller”

In short, they know how to get s*** done.

“What’s cooking? How many sales do we have lined up this week?”

Gary
VP of Sales

Layoffs are being announced seemingly every day.

This will keep happening as long as 1. interest rates stay high and 2. companies continue to prioritize/maximize revenue per employee.

Take this as your sign to start working on your Plan B.

Upskilling, networking, passively…

The best recruiters I know have these traits:

- High EQ
- Ambition
- Street Smarts
- Pain tolerance
- Problem Solver vs “seller”

In short, they know how to get s*** done.

“What’s cooking? How many sales do we have lined up this week?”

Gary
VP of Sales

Layoffs are being announced seemingly every day.

This will keep happening as long as 1. interest rates stay high and 2. companies continue to prioritize/maximize revenue per employee.

Take this as your sign to start working on your Plan B.

Upskilling, networking, passively…

“Thank you for taking the time for applying for our role.

Despite having you go through 9 rounds of an interview, including a 4 hour take home test, we decided to move forward with another candidate.”

You’ve been out of work for 3 months.

You receive a job offer for a great company, good salary, but they’re onsite 5x/week.

Do you accept?

Be careful what you wish for.

The argument for remote workers is that it can be done from anywhere.

If that’s the case, and there’s people in cheaper labor markets that can do your job, you’re at a much higher risk to be outsourced.

“Thank you for taking the time for applying for our role.

Despite having you go through 9 rounds of an interview, including a 4 hour take home test, we decided to move forward with another candidate.”

You’ve been out of work for 3 months.

You receive a job offer for a great company, good salary, but they’re onsite 5x/week.

Do you accept?

My best piece of career advice:

Don't follow your passion.

Become a corporate drone for 40 years until you're 60 years old.

If you need me please don’t hesitate to reach out (to the American office)

My best piece of career advice:

Don't follow your passion.

Become a corporate drone for 40 years until you're 60 years old.

Great issue this AM by Recruiting Brainfood (Hung Lee).

Think all recruiters are the same?

Think again.

Being able to read & analyze a resume will make or break your career.

“Dad, what was it like working in tech from 2020-2022?”

Interesting fact of the day:

Despite all the layoffs and negative sentiment in the job market, the IT unemployment rate is still relatively low.

The sentiment is low, sure, but in the long term I think tech is still the place to be.

“Dad, what was it like working in tech from 2020-2022?”

Interesting fact of the day:

Despite all the layoffs and negative sentiment in the job market, the IT unemployment rate is still relatively low.

The sentiment is low, sure, but in the long term I think tech is still the place to be.

Unfortunately, layoffs aren't stopping anytime soon.

That's why it's important you get your Plan B in place.

In this week's newsletter - Random Thoughts - I go over my exact gameplan on what I would do if I got fired right now.

Releases tomorrow @ 8am est. Link in bio.