Q: “Somer, my situation is a little different and I don’t know exactly how to start in my search for recruiters…” I received this email yesterday. For context, he wrote that he has been at the same company for over 20 years, having stayed through an acquisition. Like many people…

Imagine references as handing a baton in a relay race. You could ask the other runner simple questions, and they could say “Yes, I love this baton and you will too! I’ve been holding it for 5 years. It’s great, no complaints other than it works too hard. Of course…

Quick interview tip on how to frame your experience to get past the first round. Are you talking about what you’ve done, or are you matching what you’ve done to what this company is trying to do? …

If you’re like me, you receive a handful of inbound emails and InMails every day with people introducing themselves now that they’re actively looking for a job. Some are referrals and some are people who simply did their research. It’s pretty easy to reply, connect on LinkedIn, and leave it…

Question from my recent post about how technology execs are a combination of tech depth, business depth, and leadership. Q: “Somer, how do you validate if your assessment of the opportunity and your assessment of the candidate, is accurate (or not)? How do you calibrate?” A: I view this as…

One of my beta readers asked why the book focuses on the POV of recruiters and job seekers. Recruiters have more impact than most people realize. Once you understand what recruiters do, how to build your recruiter network, how to be thought of first for new searches, how to get…

An effective job search strategy = More time with fewer people → deeper conversations. This is the advice I gave to someone today who I hadn’t spoken with since high school. Who doesn’t love catching up? If you’re actively looking for a new position, it’s easy to send a blast…

Q: “Somer, It seems that the HR leader of the company wants to deal with me directly — in short the offer letter and next steps in communication will not go through the search firm. Is that the normal course of events as I await a document?” A: Sometimes. It…

This is what I love about recruiting. People with the same title do so many different things! I’ve been deep in data as of late and it’s no surprise that people have majors and minors. …