Posts by Amanda Sell- Sande

​At 10am I leaned over to Taryn, my search assistant, and said, “I need a good lender for this bank and I need them now.  We are running behind, but I know we can fill this search.  If you don’t have time to do it, tell me, because I will do it.”  We are very…

While sitting at the dinner table Monday night I suddenly started feeling exhausted.  I went from perfectly fine to feeling like I needed to fall asleep in the next 30 seconds or my face might land in my soup.  I got up from the dinner table, walked down the hall in a daze, and got…

Yesterday I received a call from a client informing me that he did not land the team lead he had hoped would start this week.  We had brought him several qualified candidates and to realize that our client had landed none of them seemed a bit confusing.  But the story started months ago and that…

​If you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance you’ve been introduced to the CLAMPS model by a member of our team. It’s a tool we utilize to help our candidates evaluate their motives in making a career change. Our friend, Michael Pietrack (theMSLrecruiter) has taken the tool one step further by adding $ values…

The old adage of “love what you do and you won’t feel like you are working” rings true for us in this office.  Especially me.  I have a deep affection for my job.  It fulfills me in every way possible.  I talk to people all day long and for an extrovert, that is practically heaven. …

As recruiters, we get the benefit of seeing the road ahead of us.  We see trends develop, we see deficits in the talent pool, and we anticipate the effects of coming trends.  About a year ago, we began cautioning our clients about a rise in compensation and competition.  We saw that many good bankers were…

​Three of our best on a night of celebrating our success in Reno