It was a beautiful sunny day back in June 2023. I had been through a pretty rough time exiting a Joint Venture that hadn’t worked out, but there was finally light at the end of the tunnel. My job search had been successful and I was due to start a…
Read on to find out how a simple 2 minute power pose can help you get your dream job: Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep My alarm was telling me to get up. It was the day of a job interview that could change the path of my career. Leaping…
About a year ago, I felt like I was living in a fairytale. Not a good Disney fairytale where animals help you get dressed in the morning. No, it was scary, more like one of those cautionary European folk tales the Brothers Grimm would have collected – if they were…
What’s a “Temp to Perm”? A temp–to–perm job is one that starts out as a temporary position, but turns into a permanent position. You would be hired with the possibility of a temporary assignment turning into a permanent job. Temp to perm offers were always something that we celebrated in the temp…
I answered the buzzer and a polite voice said, “I’m here to meet Samantha.” It was just coming up for 12:15 and I was getting ready to meet one of three candidates I had booked in that day. “Fantastic,” I said energetically, “See you on the top floor.” The office…
As the creator of Once Upon A Tech Recruiter I’m always on the lookout for inspirational stories to encourage you all to chase your dreams. Last week I came across this one of bravery and courage that stopped me in my tracks. After being diagnosed with ADHD, Roisin has found…
My heart started racing and I didn’t know what to do. How could this have happened?
This is a story about a candidate I met 9 years ago. As a recruiter it’s very easy to be focused on the quick wins. How many sales calls you can make that day, how many new candidates you can find, how many CVs you can send out, how many…