I had coffee last week with a candidate who was really frustrated because he had applied for lots of positions and not been contacted.



I asked him to tell me about one of them. “Well, it was a mechanical engineering position in a manufacturing company.”



“What were they looking for?” I asked.



“An engineering degree and 5 years of design experience in a plastics manufacturing environment. It was perfect for me. It’s exactly the kind of company I want to work for.… Continue