I have a relatively large client that likes doing these crazy job descriptions, with pop culture references and trendy-ass job titles.  Coaches, gurus, rockstars, et cetera.  I don’t really care – I distribute bullshit for a living and can decipher someone elses – but they end each one with the old Mission Impossible tagline of [...]

As a third party recruiter, the worst thing that can happen during the holidays is that all your hot requisitions go cold, because Nancy’s at her son’s Christmas pageant (actually hitting the bars early to get laid) or Rick is going to be out of the office the rest of the year so he can [...]

After two phone interviews, four in person interviews in this market, two trips to Los Angeles HQ for panel screening,  one video conference with Tokyo, a lengthy background and credit check, and a hair follicle drug screen, one guy’s interview hinged on meeting the CEO at LAX for “up to ten minutes” before he and [...]

I have a confession.  I’m greedy.  Not Gordon Gecko / Wall Street greedy, but enough that if there’s money to be had, I’ll take a cursory look, do a little mental math on if whatever it is worth my time, and make a decision.  When someone offers me two grand cash to get them a [...]

The hardest part about being a recruiter in times like these is how many people you aren’t able to help. Everyone and their dog hears that you are a recruiter and wants to come to you and magically and mysteriously be given a job. With unemployment at over 10%, I wish I had a magic [...]

Today, we salute you, Mister Senior Programmer lying sack of shit that cost me money.

(it’s JUST a little fib)

Only you would go into an interview not knowing what HTML was.

(I SUCK at acronyms…)

When you talk code, Yoda has you on speed dial.

(It’s JUST a figure of speech)

You wipe your balls on C#.  You develop people [...]

I have a director-level guy that just made it through two rounds of interviews and I am prepping him for a panel screen – basically, a conference room full of people looking not to hire him – and am going through the checklist.

me – “Can you pass a work history background check?”

guy – “Of course.  [...]

So the Elvii and I live in a major metropolitan market. There’s a lot of diversity in the candidate pool and for the most part, most companies have entered the 21st century and understand that diversity = good and inclusiveness = bad. Have I had clients who made racist remarks based on who they would [...]

I’ve been out of country for the last week-plus, and it amuses me to no end how a desperate candidate can track me down on another fucking  continent to see if I have heard anything regarding a new job.  I set away messages on all of my email accounts, changed voicemail greetings, and told pretty [...]