Recruiting Career Advice
My Surprises When I Joined Goodwin Recruiting
Just over a year ago, I took the leap and left traditional employment to start my own talent recruiting business by connecting with Goodwin Recruiting. As an experienced hiring manager, I wasn’t a stranger to human resources or the recruiting world, but starting a recruitment company from home was a whole new career path and ballgame. …
The Importance of Balance and Openness in Talent Recruiting
In our line of work as talent recruiters, we often come across exceptional job candidates who seem like the perfect fit for a particular job opportunity. They check all the boxes for the job description, the client’s company culture, and the employer brand. We see their passion, dedication, and alignment with the client’s needs, and…
The Pros and Cons of Being a Talent Recruiter
If you’re thinking about or actively exploring a career as a talent recruiter, you might be interested in knowing some real-world pros and cons of the profession. You might also be interested in the life-changing impacts that talent recruiting is known to have on professionals who choose and thrive in this career. Every role has…
The Power of Friendship in Recruiting and Workforce Engagement
Every year on July 30th, people around the world celebrate International Day of Friendship, a day recognizing and celebrating the bonds that bring us together and enrich our lives with trust, support, and mutual respect. While friendship is often considered a personal and social concept, its impact in professional settings, particularly in talent recruiting and…
Why Companies Post Confidential Jobs – and How to Respond
As a talent recruiter, I hear a lot of commentary from job candidates in response to confidential job postings from employers – meaning the company name is not revealed in the job ad. Often, candidates have mixed reactions. While some candidates involved in a job search immediately assume employers have good reasons for keeping their…
Hiring Managers and Talent Recruiters: The Dynamic Duo
Hiring managers and talent recruiters have the same goal in mind – to find the best-suited candidates for every open role. And companies that find the greatest success in hiring are those whose hiring managers and talent recruiting partners work together through strategic hiring and recruiting methods. Think of all the amazing dynamic duos out…
Discover the Parallels: Successful Talent Recruiting and Daily Fitness Routines
If you’re considering a career in recruitment, you have surely contemplated how to be a successful talent recruiter. I have tips for recruiters that, as you’ll see below, are a little different than what you might expect. But I promise they’re effective for both beginner and seasoned recruiters alike, and I speak from personal experience….
Pro Tips for Hiring a Savvy Social Media Manager
If you’re spending hours each week posting to your company’s social media pages in hopes of driving higher engagement, or if your social media following is small (or even nonexistent!) – now is the perfect time to explore hiring an experienced social media manager. Onboarding the right candidate is without doubt a smart move for…
How to Prevent Interview Ghosting
In 2024, it can sometimes feel as if ‘ghosting’ is the new norm. Ghosting refers to a variety of things related to cutting off communication with someone, but in the world of recruiting and hiring, “ghosting” is more commonly heard regarding someone not showing up for an interview. And this can happen on both the candidate…
8 Proven Ways to Create Success in Your Job Search
One of the things that attracted me to Goodwin Recruiting was strong adherence among talent recruiters to the company’s core values, which guide how we work and do business. One of our core values is the idea that we are creators of our own success. The essence of this value is something that we, as…
