24 hours in St. Pete beach. What is there to do and what restaurant is a must have?

How to stand out as an employee: When you finish your work, instead of pretending like you're working, look at what your boss is stressing out about and take that stress upon yourself. Solve problems for the go-getters at your company.

This is true for recruiting and hiring too. To attract the best talent, you must be able to sell your vision and the opportunity to candidates.

Some accounts that are "must follows" here if you want to get smarter and better at business:

A superpower that will pay dividends in the future is delayed gratification. Most people want to see immediate results. They want immediate success. If they don’t get what they want, they quit. Anything of value will take time. The time table differs for every company. It

Delayed gratification is key to growing your business, but this concept does not apply to employee retention. The best talent hits the ground running on Day 1. By the end of Week 1, you should be ecstatic about the hiring decision. If it takes you 1-2 months to get someone up

Many recruiters get upset when a candidate rejects an offer because they accepted a counteroffer from their current employer. They're likely upset because they don't get to collect their commission - which is incredibly selfish. Each situation is different than the next. If

Folks (including me) are quick to criticize a candidate for being unprepared during the interview process. And rightfully so. This applies to the interviewers as well. You’re job is to hire the 10xers to grow your company, right? This means you need to be a 10x interviewer.

Right now is an employer driven market, but it’s likely the last time employers will have the power to require folks to work on-site. Working remote is one of the biggest requirements for job seekers but they are getting desperate and starting to flex on this requirement (along

View from Santa Monica for the week. Who is in the area for a coffee?

Recruiting is a brutal business. You have several sales cycles in order to complete the transaction. 1. Getting new clients. 2. Finding and selling candidates on the opportunity. 3. Pitching the candidate to the client. 4. Selling the offer to the candidate. 5. Presenting the

When you’re hiring, you need a structured game plan. Here are some must have items: • You need a clear vision of what you need from the role. • Have a vision of the ideal experience the candidate should have. • Know how you will find candidates. • Know what the

I deleted a post from earlier today where my intent was good but my delivery was poor, and it (quickly) pissed off some folks. Lesson learned.

If you’re hiring an internal recruiter for your company, you need to hire one that comes from a staffing agency. The most successful companies in the world (Google, Amazon, Meta, etc) have been hiring agency recruiters for years. Do not try to train someone to do this job.

A hill I will die on. I’m a firm believer that every employer should have a deep appreciation for their employees. Without them, their business will suffer. I equally believe that every employee should have a deep appreciation for their jobs. Without a job, their lives will

Brian at RecruitJet has placed 4 critical roles at 3 of my companies over the past 3 months. All in the USA. All management level. All the perfect experience profile for the roles I needed. I’m so glad my world opened up to using great recruiters (and paying) to find great

New role hot off the press! Director of Technology (remote) The candidate must have ecommerce experience and will lead an ERP implementation while modernizing their tech stack (and much more!). Fun fact - my client has been in business for over 60 years!

Friday afternoons are the best times to reach out to candidates about new opportunities. The folks that are on the fence about leaving their company are more likely to respond (especially after a tough week).

If you’re working with a recruiting agency that does not provide a guarantee period for their candidates, you need to find a new agency to work with. The guarantee period should be 90 days. If the candidate quits or gets terminated for any reason within 90 days, the agency

Most employees bring you a big idea and ask you to implement it. The best employees bring you a big idea and a plan to implement it themselves. You simply turn them loose and get out of their way.