Prepping for Your Job Interview? Cleanup Online!

Posted by Adam Hoffarber on 3/27/23 10:24 AM

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How Cyber Vetting Could Affect Your Ability To Land A Job

You may be familiar with the term "cyber vetting." But did you know how common the practice is today, among hiring managers? Even one ill-advised social media post has the power to knock you out of consideration for the job you want – no matter how ready you are for the interview, itself.

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Email Templates: Responding To A Lowball Salary Offer

Posted by Paul Beard on 2/15/23 9:15 AM

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If you have received a job offer but the salary presented does not meet your needs, the first thing you should to is get in touch with your SkyWater recruiter to discuss next steps.

If you are without a recruiter in your corner, and are in need of a template to begin crafting your email response to a lowball salary offer, you've come to the right place. These email templates are meant to get you started in your response.

If you have not yet determined your salary target, review my post titled "2 Things You Should Never Do After A Lowball Salary Offer, And The 7 Steps You Should Take Instead."

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Is There Really A Best Time To Schedule An Interview?

Posted by Adam Hoffarber on 2/15/23 6:45 AM

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As a candidate, you want to perform to the best of your ability when invited to an interview. As the employment market becomes more buoyant you may find yourself involved in a number of interviews in a short space of time. Naturally, you’ll want to ensure you are the preferred candidate on each occasion but what exactly is the optimum timing to achieve this?

We know the typical weekly schedules of hiring managers, being the Minneapolis and Chicago executive recruiters that we are, and we are here with some advice for you to help you choose the best time to schedule a job interview.

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Is it Love? Or Just Another Interview?

Posted by Sujatha Ramanathan on 2/14/23 1:07 PM

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Has your hiring life taken on a certain Lonely Hearts Club vibe over the past few years?

Do you keep finding yourself getting serious, ready to commit to that special someone, only to discover that you’re not the only hiring manager they’ve been seeing?

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Good Recruiters Vs. Great Recruiters - What’s The Difference?

Posted by Brian Rudolph on 1/24/23 9:15 AM

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Companies often turn to recruiters when looking to find the top talent in their market. However, choosing the best executive recruiter to work with can often prove to be a challenge. There is undoubtedly a wide choice of good recruiters, but today’s employers have high expectations. How exactly can an under-pressure hiring manager differentiate between ‘good’ and ‘great’?

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6 Resume Tips and Sample Strengths to Land More Interviews

Posted by Andrea Anderson on 1/16/23 1:49 PM

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A successful job search is all about nailing the interview. But you’ll never have the opportunity to do that if your resume can’t pass the automated screeners – and dazzle the human ones.   

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10 Best Interview Questions To Ask Each Candidate

Posted by Kurt Rakos on 1/16/23 1:42 PM

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Reveal a Job Candidate’s True Capabilities

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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted by Kurt Rakos on 1/16/23 10:25 AM

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Today, as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we would like to pause and consider the opportunity this day holds for each of us. One way we can honor Dr. King is by asking ourselves what we can do now, going forward, that is better than what we have done so far.

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Why Partner With An Executive Recruiter?

Posted by Lindsay Dubbeldee on 1/3/23 10:15 AM

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The answer is in the consultative approach.

Have you ever wondered what an executive recruiting firm is for, or why a company would choose to engage with an external firm to conduct its search? Growing numbers of organizations are turning to executive recruiters to help them source the best available talent rather than advertise their vacancies on job boards. It's true that working with a specialist recruiter can help you gain access to that hidden candidate (meaning, gainfully employed people who may be open to a change, but haven't started looking yet) and save you a LOT of time (most clients say their recruiter saved them several weeks of time in sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates for important roles). In this article, we will review our advice for hiring managers working with a recruiter, and some ways to tell the difference between a good recruiter and a great recruiter.

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Stop Panicking! Pay Transparency Helps Employers, Too

Posted by Kurt Rakos on 12/28/22 9:00 AM

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 As more employers lift the veil of secrecy surrounding compensation, they’re discovering that the new openness benefits all, (including themselves).

You’ve read the headlines. If you’re like most employers, you’ve probably read them with some level of trepidation, if not outright fear. More states and cities are responding to workforce demands for pay transparency with new legislation that delivers just that. So far, the list includes California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, Washington state, and New York City.

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