38 episodes

The Talent Trade is all about finding the right person, for the right opportunity, at the right time. But how exactly do you do that the "right" way? Executive Search Partner and Top Biller Stephanie Maas shares more than 25 years of experience about what it takes to be a top recruiter in today's "talent trade" market, using ThinkingAhead’s four-prong system focused on recruiting, business development, planning, and managing your mindset. It’s real, honest information about how to build your desk, perfect your niche, and stand out among the crowd in your search career.



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The Talent Trade is all about finding the right person, for the right opportunity, at the right time. But how exactly do you do that the "right" way? Executive Search Partner and Top Biller Stephanie Maas shares more than 25 years of experience about what it takes to be a top recruiter in today's "talent trade" market, using ThinkingAhead’s four-prong system focused on recruiting, business development, planning, and managing your mindset. It’s real, honest information about how to build your desk, perfect your niche, and stand out among the crowd in your search career.



Southwestern/Great American, Inc., dba Southwestern Family of Companies, for itself and its related entities and their assigns, reserves and retains all rights to their copyrighted materials and trademarks contained in this podcast.

    Recruiter Tales - Elise Gay

    Recruiter Tales - Elise Gay

    Elise Gay, Recruiter with the Life Sciences team at ThinkingAhead, talks about having the space to "fail it forward" to win at the end, shares one of her favorite success stories, and explains what drives her in her work.
    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.

    • 5 min
    Talent Trade Tidbit - Don't Be a Donkey

    Talent Trade Tidbit - Don't Be a Donkey

    Stephanie provides a much-needed wake up call on keeping swagger levels from getting dangerously high.
    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.

    • 1 min
    Becoming a Market Master

    Becoming a Market Master

    Stephanie welcomes the Strongest Man in Kansas, and Partner with ThinkingAhead, JW Heflin, who lays out the benefits of being highly specialized, how to gain speed to market and great coverage, the mindset for turning around your down years, how to build 4 mega-valuable relationships off of a single piece of info, the importance of NOT throwing spaghetti at the wall, and... what keeps him from eating live young?
    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.

    • 26 min
    Talent Trade Tidbit - Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda

    Talent Trade Tidbit - Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda

    Stephanie stresses the importance of slowing down and learning to course-correct in the moment, rather than living with regret later.
    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.

    • 2 min
    Talent Trade Tidbit - Not Years of Experience, But Experience in the Years

    Talent Trade Tidbit - Not Years of Experience, But Experience in the Years

    Experience isn’t just a number; it’s about being present and making the most of your time, even in a situation that’s less than ideal.
    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.

    • 1 min
    Recruiter Tales - Jessica Gurley

    Recruiter Tales - Jessica Gurley

    Jessica Gurley, recruiter on ThinkingAhead's Life Sciences team, talks about the "ThinkingAhead" effect, different types of approach by recruiters, and the importance of location, location, location!
    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.

    • 5 min

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