Journal
Notes on hiring well, and on getting hired.
October 27, 2026
When you resign and your employer comes back with more money, the decision feels like it is about the money. It usually is not.
October 20, 2026
The best time to be known by a recruiter is before you need one. Here is what to say, what to keep back, and what a good recruiter should promise you.
September 30, 2026
The firm on your company's approved vendor list is not automatically the right one for a marketing hire. Two questions tell you quickly whether a recruiter understands your product and the role.
September 23, 2026
The end of the year is not a hiring freeze. For many in-house marketing and creative teams, it is when approved roles finally get filled.
September 9, 2026
They are not being flaky. Your process told them something about the job that the job description did not, and they believed the process.
August 31, 2026
You are not paying for resumes. You are paying for the work that happens before anyone sends you one, and for someone to tell you when you do not need it.
August 26, 2026
Neither structure is better. They buy different things, and picking the wrong one is what makes a search feel like it is going nowhere.
August 13, 2026
Most stalled searches at this size are not sourcing problems. They are definition problems.
An applicant tracking system does not reject you. Understanding what it actually does changes what you should fix.