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Oct 20

Screening Candidates In vs Out

Last week someone asked me what I meant by “I screen candidates in versus out.” Here’s an example. Screening out: - Interviewer: “Tell me about yourself.” - Candidate: Says some things. - Interviewer: (thinking… they didn’t say the things I want to hear, so they’re not a fit.) …

Executive Search

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Screening Candidates In vs Out
Screening Candidates In vs Out
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Oct 17

Q&A: How to find a (Good) Executive Recruiter

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…

Executive Search

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Q&A: How to find a (Good) Executive Recruiter
Q&A: How to find a (Good) Executive Recruiter
Executive Search

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Sep 11

References don’t have to be a waste of time

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…

Executive Search

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References don’t have to be a waste of time
References don’t have to be a waste of time
Executive Search

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Aug 30

Framing your experience to get past the first round interview

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? …

Executive Search

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Framing your experience to get past the first round interview
Framing your experience to get past the first round interview
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Aug 24

Recruiters: How do you not lose active job seekers?

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…

Executive Recruiting

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Recruiters: How do you not lose active job seekers?
Recruiters: How do you not lose active job seekers?
Executive Recruiting

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Aug 23

Recruiter assessments: Opportunity vs. Candidates

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…

Executive Search

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Recruiter assessments: Opportunity vs. Candidates
Recruiter assessments: Opportunity vs. Candidates
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Aug 11

Understanding the recruiter’s role in the hiring process will help candidates win

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…

Executive Search

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Understanding the recruiter’s role in the hiring process will help candidates win
Understanding the recruiter’s role in the hiring process will help candidates win
Executive Search

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Aug 10

An Effective Job Search Strategy

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…

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An Effective Job Search Strategy
An Effective Job Search Strategy
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Aug 9

Q&A: Getting an offer directly from HR

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…

Executive Search

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Q&A: Getting an offer directly from HR
Q&A: Getting an offer directly from HR
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Aug 7

The #1 Skill of a Chief Data Officer

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. …

Executive Recruiting

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The #1 Skill of a Chief Data Officer
The #1 Skill of a Chief Data Officer
Executive Recruiting

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Somer Hackley

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Executive Recruiter | Author | www.distinguishedsearch.com

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