Just got my first recruiting call at my desk in my new gig. Now that I've broken the whole 'loyalty ' thing with my previous company, I'm gonna listen to each and every opportunity from now on. I'm tryna get paid.
Ask Recruiters some questions about what they have done, who they have worked with, etc. You'll funnel out the shit quick. The bad ones don't last more than a year.
Good points. Can you expand on what I should ask? I normally ask how many people they've placed with the company and that's honestly about it.... Where do you live and what field do u recruit for?
I can really only speak for myself, but a good Recruiter will be specialized. For me, that is Medical Device Engineers & Pharmaceutical/Biotech Scientists. Just simple things like asking about Clients they've worked with, geographies they work in, types of positions they typically recruit for, are contract or full time Recruiters, etc. Just listen to their answers. If they can answer your questions in detail and with sophistication, you'll know. A majority of them won't be able to answer in depth because they haven't been around long enough and those are probably the ones you don't want to work with.
Also, ask how many searches/engagements they work per year. I work 40 per year...3-4 per month. Very niched. Some will work 20-30 per month, which means they are not specialized and you'll rarely hear from them because they are just volume-based, not specialized.
I'm not saying you're wrong because there are some really talented Corporate Recruiters I work with, but all things being the same, wouldn't a good Recruiter want to be in Agency? The money isn't even close. Corporate Recruiting offers more perceived stability, because they are almost entirely salary.
Yeah I was still surprised because in the actuarial field there are a series of 7 exams, 8 online projects, and 3 online college courses you have to complete to become a fully credentialed actuary. And as you complete each of these you get raises. With my company it's $2000-$3000 for each exam passed, $5,000 when all 8 online projects are completed, and $1500 when the 3 online courses are completed. And that's pretty standard across the industry so I thought through receiving those raises along with my annual ones I wouldn't be shorting myself too much but apparently I was wrong.
Do you guys always contact someone and ask permission before listing them as a reference? I realize that's ideal but makes it a pain in the ass when you need to apply for something quickly
I do. Gotta loosely keep in contact with them from time to time. All of mine like sports, so it's easy. "Hey man....congrats on the win! Thought for sure yall were gonna get blown out" . Or "Hey, I hope all is well. Think you'll ever win a natty? " If you aren't on those terms with your contacts / references, you're doing it wrong.
Sucks when you kinda have bad blood with a person but they were your supervisor for a major gig so it will look suspect if you leave them off -TC problems
Just depends on your relationship with them. It's a courtesy to give them a heads up, but a good reference will be able to talk you up on the spot.
Me: "What did you like most about working with her?" Reference: "I didn't. She was mostly fluff and needed her hand held for every project." Me: "Great!"
To be fair to her, they did specifically ask for her most recent Supervisor. Good for the Company though- they weeded out a potential bad hire.
I was hiring for a pretty junior role a few months ago and found a kid we really liked. Our HR team uses an online questionaire for references, so I asked them to send me the results before I offered. Well, the results came back with a duplicate IP address. Turns out this kid created an email address for one of his references and had the survey sent to himself. When they questioned him, he denied it and got really defensive. HR ended up finding a phone number for the reference who confirmed she did not complete the survey. Needless to say we told him we were not proceeding with him as a candidate.
Not even 3 months into my current job and am already taking an interview. Show me the the money bitches.
After having kids I left a pretty good career with the same company to get back home so I just took a decent job to get us back here. My industry has a strong presence here so I have opportunities and now I’d like to get my income back to where it was.
I might have to pick your brain on this at some point. The best friend and I have been wanting to fly out to the west coast and drive down or up the coast and catch some baseball games too.
Please do. There's sooooo much to do along the way. Beautiful. Peaceful. Interesting. No cell service for a decent portion. It's absolutely amazing. We flew to Seattle... stayed for two nights....rented a car and drove to San fran over the next 2 days. Stayed in San fran 2 days then flew to Vegas (for like $20). Would've kept going to San Diego but there were huge mudslides that closed down long stretches of the highway. We're gonna finish the trip starting in San fran this September. Definitely do north to south. We stayed at the Pacific reef hotel in gold beach. HIGHLY recommend. There's nothing there. Mom and pop management. It's really where the coast starts to get down right amazing (continuously) imo. Hotel Max in Seattle was a great hotel. Walking distance to pike place market and the needle. Definitely get the city pass. We did a boat ride around the puget sound, glass museum (of the same guy that did the bellagio glass ceiling), aquarium, and needle. Didn't hike anywhere except the redwoods. Did whale watching along the way. All the turnabouts were nice to just take it all in. Perfect weather this time of year. 70-73* with full sun. I don't like hiking, so I can't help there, but there was one pnw cunt on here that was upset with me for not hiking. I'll try to find the thread and tag you.
https://www.the-mainboard.com/index...warrant-their-own-thread-2017.162085/page-415 CoastalOrange EagleDuck is the pnw cunt.
Just looked....$14 ticket with $14.20 in tax. $56.40 total for two people....one way. Booked 3 weeks out.
Jet blues. Just looked at a rate calendar.... And it looks like it normally goes for $56 per person. At the low end.
Starting to like the new job. Got an investor relations process improvement project I just started and I'll be part of a team selecting a system. I'll be running point on hiring the consultants, building and presenting the business requirements, and training / implementing they new tools. Technically I'm still an accountant, but this is a nice change.
But really though, just starting my job search looking to move to Charlotte. Going to reach out to a few TMB dudes here shortly
On my last week of my current job before I move on. Sad to have to say goodbye to a place I feel like I helped build, but excited about the new opportunity. Getting a nice raise out of it, but the new position will likely be a lot more work and longer hours. Essentially took a lot of money to go work for my old boss on a rebuilding project. They are not in good shape as a department right now. It’s a bit of a reduction in high level responsibility, but a slight promotion in title. We will see how it works out. Might be looking for another job in 3 months if the workload is too ridiculous
Thought my interview went pretty well last week. This afternoon they want to meet me at one of their field locations to get my thoughts on practices and how I would go about tasks. Kind of weird, I feel like this is an audition of sorts or that they think I was bullshitting them during the interview... I guess I’ll find out
Switched dental companies about a month ago. Loving the new company I’m with and what I’ll be able to offer. Really looking forward to working with dentist in building their dream practice.
Yes. At this point 50 hours is about all I can take. Previous job was no more than 45 on most weeks. Commute plays a factor because I live an hour from work. Essentially factor in 10 extra hours a week for that...
Going back to get an MBA is always something pulling at me. Today I saw an ad for LSU Shreveport online MBA, which is AACSB accredited, fully online, only about $12-13K total, AND can be done in about a year. That last part is the big one for me. Any chance anybody here has done this or looked into it? There are better online MBAs for sure, but this looks like a good combo of speed and cost?