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Why I Love Recruiting
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First Name: Amy

Last Name: Miller

Country (Pick One): United States of America

State (if Applicable): Washington

Job Title (select one): Recruiting (Other)

Company: Microsoft

Which industries do you work in now?: Technology

How many employees work at your company?: I. 10001+

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amymil

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The $70,000 Solution

Minimum wage hikes are all the rage these days. My own adopted hometown of Seattle recently approved $15 / hr minimum wage. Not be outdone, the CEO of…

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Posted on July 9, 2015 at 4:15pm — 8 Comments

5 Reasons This Job Ad is Pure Brilliance

Man did this ever ruffle feathers… a small company in San Diego is hiring not ONE but TWO awesome developers. Instead of bothering with a laundry list of must haves and educational requirements, they dropped an F-bomb laden missive on Craigslist targeted at a certain kind of developer. You know, the kind that has a sense of…

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Posted on April 23, 2015 at 11:43am — 4 Comments

Pillage My Network & Date My Sister

I’m going to confess something, and it’s very VERY hard for me to admit to. Some of you are going to be surprised… but here goes. I…

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Posted on April 17, 2015 at 4:39pm — 2 Comments

The Passive Candidate Conundrum – Skill vs Luck

Get a room full of recruiters and inevitably the subject of “passive versus active candidates” will come up. Active candidates are the ones who apply – the ones pursuing open roles by completing online applications and such. Passive, on the other hand, are talented folks who would NEVER consider a role if not for some savvy recruiter presenting…

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Posted on April 4, 2015 at 1:48pm — 9 Comments

Battles Worth Fighting

I shared two very different articles on Facebook this week. One was about a female engineer at…

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Posted on March 24, 2015 at 10:00pm — 8 Comments

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At 7:52pm on June 6, 2014, Keith Halperin said…: Celebrate like there's tomorrow- you deserve it, Amy!

At 11:33am on June 6, 2014, Mark Tortorici said…: Happy Birthday, Amy! Have a great one! :)

- Mark Tortorici

At 4:51am on March 2, 2014, PAUL FOREL said…: Hi, Amy...

I am new here and am catching up on old posts.

"...great agency recruiters act in the best interest of whoever's writing the check. Nice crap-stirring post though I'll give you that..."

Brava!

See 'ya....

Paul

At 4:49pm on March 14, 2013, Daren J. Mongello said…: Oh wait...so does every friend see this?
If so...."no bueno"
My email is dmongello@trilogyhr.com if you want to ping me.
Good luck on the new gig btw.

At 10:09pm on March 12, 2013, Cristina Lewis said…: Thanks, Amy. Thank goodness for this page and network of recruiters. I love it.

At 3:32am on June 14, 2012, Dyll Davies said…: Thanks for the reply Amy. It sounds like you (or your UK people) have it well covered and I am not sure Zones would be in my sweet spot (finding C/VP level staff for early stage software start-ups) - but, heh, if anything does come up you (or they) think I could help with, I always say a conversation is never wasted. I am very open and honest about what I can and cannot do with clients and potential clients so I wouldn't take something on I couldn't deliver on.

Anyway, as I say, it sounds like you guys have it covered. Good to touch base with you.

All the best,

Dyll

At 3:56am on June 13, 2012, Dyll Davies said…: Hi Amy,

Sorry for the rather random wall post out of the blue but I have seen a few of your posts on RB and you seem a very sensible and knowledgeable internal recruiter. I checked out the Zones website and it seems you guys are soley US based which probably means I can't be of much help to you (more than your existing US based recruitment partners at least) as I am UK based and specialise in mainly start-up companies based or looking to set up in Europe/EMEA. . . but if that ever changes let me know.

It is refreshing to hear an internal recruiter who understands the value of a good external head-hunter. You clearly know your job and your company's needs and know that working with good 'externals' can help you achieve your goals too.

Apologies again for the random post but I thought I'd take some time to point that out :-)

At 2:59pm on February 21, 2012, Kyle Schafroth said…: Amy -

Thanks for connecting! I really enjoy the content you put out and I look forward to tackling some other 'debates' out here!

At 4:33am on January 3, 2012, Brigadier YR MAINDIRATTA said…: Dear Amy,

Would you please share your email id? I want to ask you for professional advice in the field of recruiting.

Regards,

Brigadier Maindiratta

At 7:33pm on June 23, 2011, bill josephson said…: I noticed your recruiting is like dating comment. I'm a 3rd party recruiter doing extensive cold calling which also seems like dating. To me, it's like being in a social situation and either striking up a conversation with a guy or asking a girl out. Feelings are very much the same. With the girls, so are the 'turndowns.'