Claudia Faust's Blog – July 2008 Archive (5)

Wednesday Wisdom: Network? You bet. Now where's that paycheck?

Today's question comes to us courtesy of Maren Hogan, who recently asked this compelling question and gave me permission to bring it up here with you today. Please, add your brilliance to the discussion!

Dear Claudia,

How much networking is too much networking, and when do you need to… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on July 30, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

Wednesday Wisdom: Burn Baby Burn

Dear Claudia,

What can recruiters do to change a business culture of hiring with your hair on fire?? I'm a recruiter in a small company and we're growing fast, but our managers have no concept of planning ahead. This means that I never know what hiring to expect in advance, and each requisition is a fire drill to fill. I don't know if the company likes it this way, but I hate it; is there anything I can do as an individual recruiter to help my company plan better?

Going… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on July 23, 2008 at 4:00am — No Comments

Wednesday Wisdom: My Candidate, the Juggler

Dear Claudia,

I presented a great candidate to my client a month ago, and they extended an offer to him this week. He accepted, and then two things happened: a counter offer came from his current employer, and an unexpected third company asked him to interview next week. He really likes the sound of this third job, so has decided to play the first two employers by accepting both of their offers while he explores the new job, and then make a final decision. I can’t get him to… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on July 15, 2008 at 11:00pm — 13 Comments

Park it at the door, missie.

Hi Claudia,

I called a candidate for a scheduled phone interview this evening and after we chatted for a few minutes, I asked the first interview question. She interrupted me suddenly and asked if I would hang on for a moment. I listened as she poured herself a glass of wine (I know this because she offered me some), lit up a cigarette, and picked the phone back up again. Then she said, "Ok, begin". What’s your impression of a candidate like this?

Not… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on July 9, 2008 at 12:30am — 10 Comments

Dangerous Liaisons

Dear Claudia,

I’m a corporate recruiter at my company, and I work closely with an HR Generalist for business hiring. I thought we had a great working relationship until a few weeks ago when another recruiter took me aside and said that the Generalist has been telling our business customers that I’m struggling in my job (of course, she denies that she said this). To make matters worse, she “forgot” to invite me to a meeting last week with an SVP to intake a new requisition, and now I’m… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on July 2, 2008 at 1:05am — 10 Comments