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My podcast is not going to be free for listen much longer. Many of my followers have "liked" the posts, but if you have not listened in, you should. This is not a "how to interview" podcast. Some comments I have received from both high level "candidates" and hiring leaders note this podcast as some of the most strategic career advice they have ever heard, and were unaware of. Whether you are proactively considering a change now, or not, tune in. Tomorrow, you could find yourself on the receiving end of a recruiter's call with an opportunity too good to decline, or the unfortunate call of a lay off. The information I put out in this series addresses it all. I am making my podcast free on LinkedIn to my followers for a little longer, and I do hope you will actually listen in. Each episode is in easy listen format, perfect for when you are in the car or with downtime at the airport. I hope you will tune in. https://lnkd.in/g9y4s_Xu

Over the years, we have been asked by our candidates and clients for our advice on careers. Coming soon, NR-USA will be offering Career Coaching for those in our specialties – sales, marketing, operations and leadership.  We know how a career is supposed to progress, and can advise on what that next step should be, whether it is a promotion where you are or a move you need to make. When it comes to salaries and compensation, we know where the bars are actually set. We will be offering coaching at the mainly at the mid and executive level, but with the many asks from clients and long time candidates of ours about their children as they enter and begin in the job market, perhaps offering an “early career” coaching program. 

I have had enough client feedback on this topic that I felt it important to share. When it comes to a resume, it needs to share more than just a job description and/or the activities one does. The reader needs and wants to see the following in the job history, especially the current and recent. 1. Company AND a short statement of what they do. Don't assume everyone knows what your company does, even a Blue Chip type, as there are many divisions of them. 2. Your title and a short statement of what you do. 3. And most importantly, some bullet points on your accomplishments. This is one piece I see many people skipping on their resume, even at the executive level. Some tell me they fear it is bragging. It is not if you have done it. Muhammad Ali said that in an interview with Howard Cosell in the 70's, "It's not bragging if you can back it up!" Your resume is the first impression you make when putting yourself forward, and weak first impressions often mean not getting the opportunity to make a second impression. The quick scan of a resume is really your first interview! Be it one sided, you are already being "interviewed" when someone is reviewing your resume. I am reposting my podcast on resumes, first interviews and correspondences, but if I did not emphasize the accomplishments piece enough in the episode, take to heart the points made in this post. Wishing all of you who are seeking their next opportunity the best! The job market is brisk, and multiple opportunities are out there! Rest assured, if you are in my network and I think there is a match with something we are retained on, we will be in touch! I appreciate all of you and your years of following and support. https://lnkd.in/eT9EXRE3

Manufacturing seems to be the hot space right now. We are seeing a lot of recruitment and movement with plant managers and distribution supply chain, as well as project managers. Maintenance Managers are and Plant Managers seem to be the highest demand with many receiving multiple offers. With a number of plant managers who have retired versus continued onward in the job market, there seems to be a shortage of plant manager talent right now. And, in general, a shortage across most manufacturing positions in management and engineering. On the sales front, medical equipment, payments and financial consulting are showing movement. The payments space in particular seems to be very hot, and as well, with a shortage of talent. Same as in plant manager searches, we are seeing those in the space taking to the job market are soon to be with multiple offers in hand. In the start up world - a few high profile start ups had planned sales expansions beginning in Q1, and are now pushing those off until June. Across hiring industries, hunter and business development roles seem to be the flavor. Which tells me industry is sensing a new wave of revenues to chase, which bodes well in the big picture.

Without new blood, the heart stops beating and the body dies. People. Talent. They are the new blood that an organization needs if it wants to grow and continue. I am surprised to hear how many companies are slashing recruiting budgets and salary levels this year, when talent is now in yet in the highest demand and the shortest of supply. In this new phase of profit demand and budgets, I understand the need to meet budget; I own a business myself. But without the newest and best talent, the organizational heart beat goes into arrhythmia, and then simply stops beating. C Suites, look at your budgets and perhaps spend less on the unnecessary expenditures and more on talent acquisition. People make the organization, even in the age of AI. I know of one company that just slashed TA budget in half, yet spent over 500K on Christmas parties and luncheons across North America. People. Most business will fail without the best of them.

I Accept What does it mean to say, “I do”, or “I will”, or “I did?” It means just that. When you say, “yes”“ to what culminates a process and now begins the next phase of planning and execution,  the other party takes that in good faith and proceeds in good faith, investing the time and money to make it happen. I Accept…The Ethics of Accepting a Job Offer is both about doing what is right and ethical, and part of proactive career management in this ever growing smaller world. In this episode, I talk about to talk about the gravitas and seriousness of formally accepting a job offer, and the damage it creates to the hiring side, and the candidate, when the acceptance was insincere and the individual kept interviewing and backed out after acceptance. I will tell you in this episode how to accept, and how to keep a job offer in hand without playing the game of accepting unless a better offer comes along. Tune into another special edition of The Recruiter’s Review - I Accept….The Ethics of Accepting a Job Offer.

My podcast will be shifting in January 2024 to employers - hiring managers and talent acquisition professionals. Don't worry on the individual end, there are more episodes to come in this season related to your career management and endeavors to dock in a better port. Season One and Season Two are the culmination of all I have seen, heard and handled in this crazy career of recruiting. The advice has been from both my own perspective and that of the leaders who hire - basically, everything someone interviewing or being recruited needs to know. Next year, I turn to the advice every hiring leader needs to know. I have told "candidates" what goes around, comes around." The same holds to those hiring today. I will be talking about some trends I have seen and how those trends are hurting an individual's or company's efforts to attract new talent. I will also talk about how to select and partner with firms, and how both hiring managers and leaders can better their odds in what remains a HIGHLY COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET! Even with the blip in the hiring pace in Q3, things have rapidly returned to more jobs than qualified professionals. It is again market where top talent has many, many options. Play YOUR cards right and put forward the best in recruiting practices that meet today's market, and you can win that talent. Fall back on the mistakes and stuck thinking I see with some, and you will continue to have openings that go unfilled. Watch for continued postings of The Recruiter's Review! https://lnkd.in/g9y4s_Xu