Fall is the season when many Farmer School of Business students make their pitch to recruiters to earn jobs and internships, bringing their elevator speeches, their resumes, and their best attitudes.

Why should you care what recruiters want? This is a fair question unto itself. I am presenting this short series of blogs to address the question of what recruiters want so that you can work more ...

When you graduate from college, it feels like you are standing on the edge of a new world, one in which your hard-earned degree opens doors, but not without the right key. Every year, millions of ...

In the last 20 years, I have recruited well in excess of 1,000 senior executives coached over 2,500 people in relation to their job search. Two of the questions I am most often asked are “How do I get ...

Recruiters are a lot like talent agents. They’ll be able to get your résumé to the right person's desk. The headhunter knows about the corporate culture and can coach you on what to be aware of during ...

Job seekers are often confused by the different types of recruiters and by the different roles of people found in the employment process. First, understanding the difference between the recruiter and ...

Executive recruiters, also known as executive search consultants, play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between top-tier talent and companies seeking to fill senior positions. Their primary mission ...

Here’s what most people don’t realize: Every InMail a recruiter sends costs money. Until recently, it was about $3 a message. Now LinkedIn has announced an update charging closer to $21. That means ...

“I think models will be better at interviewing than people,” said Victor Lazarte, the founder of mobile games company Wildlife Studio, on venture capital podcast The Twenty Minute VC in April. You’d ...

The term “submarining” comes from the dating world, referring to when a partner disappears without communication and then resurfaces later (hence the submarine image), as if nothing happened. In a job ...

In April 2024, I sent a simple question to internal recruiters at many top AmLaw firms and high-end boutiques. Here's what I asked them to answer (with their anonymity assured): Part one, "Yes, Your ...