The Recruiter's Review Patrick Mingarelle

In this final episode of Season Two, Emily Mulicka and Monia Smith of NCR VOYIX are my special guests. Special on two fronts! The first is that both are seasoned and top performing Talent Acquisition Professionals and have worked at all levels of hires and disciplines. Whether you are a sales representative, in a technical role or a leader, listen to what they have to say! Both have been deeply involved in many hires into their global organization. Emily and Monia will provi...

Counter offers are often knee jerk reactions to an unexpected resignation. But whose best interests are really being served?I am in my 35th year of recruiting and have tracked many counter offer situations; recruits I found who shared with me their last counter offer experience, as well, some recruits who made the mistake of accepting counter offers when offered positions I recruited them for. To date, I have not found a single person that accepted a counter offer when I had them anothe...

A bonus episode on the candidate side of the desk!You have just cleared the hurdles and obstacles of the interview process, and havesecured the offer that you were hoping for. Just as you breathe a sigh of relief becausethe interview process is all over, you realize that you have to face what could be thetoughest part of the interview process – your resignation. If you truly hate your currentjob and despise your current boss, resigning should be easy. But, if you have been withyour company fo...

Sometimes you find opportunity, sometimes opportunity finds you. This holds true when it comes to job opportunities, too. Sometimes you find the job you are looking for, other times it finds you by way of a headhunter or an industry connection that reaches out to you. But how do you evaluate it? The money? What?I see many make the money mistakes – saying “no” without full understanding the “money” and saying “yes” because the job paid more than another. Comp plans and quotas ...

What does it mean to say, “I do”, or “I will”, or “I did?” It means just that. When you say, “yes”“ to what culminates a process and now begins the next phase of planning and execution, the other party takes that in good faith and proceeds in good faith, investing the time and money to make it happen. I Accept…The Ethics of Accepting a Job Offer is both about doing what is right and ethical, and part of proactive career management in this ever growing smaller world.In t...

Early in Season One, I had an episode titled “The Pendulum Swings” where I discussed the return of the pre COVID and pre hiring boom job market dynamics. Industry has re-embraced higher standards and practices when it comes to hiring, and that includes the return to formal interviews that are behavioral, situational and performance based. Those who are not prepared for these types of interviews may find themselves struggling to answer the interviewer’s questions. I am persona...