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Update And Our Journey To Julison Sell Search Team
Written by: Amanda Sell-Sande Wow! I just realized how long it has been since we’ve posted on here. Let me fill you in on our last few years.In July 2016, I came to the realization that I wanted to build something different for myself. I had been a faithful employee of my prior firm for…
Read MoreMore Art, Please
As we finish our build out of Julison Sell Search we are looking at ways to use our bottom floor. Our talented office administrator handed me a report on artists cooperatives and started talking about how might be able to use our bottom floor as a work space and retail space. I love the idea…
Read MoreA New Year
I have never been happier to be in a new year. At Management Recruiters of Lynden, 2015 was our record year, and the fourth quarter was our record quarter. We have our most tenured team ever, and every person produced; most had their best year ever. However, when I woke up on January 1st, a…
Read MoreEmployment Situation For April 2015
Employment Summary For April 2015 The most recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the job market rebounded throughout the month of April, contributing to a lower unemployment rate.Job creation on the riseOverall, the nation added 223,000 jobs during April. Although this was slightly lower than the 224,000 jobs projected by…
Read More2014 in Review; Our Findings From a Year in Recovery in Banking
This past year proved drastically different than the preceding six years in nearly every way; mainly due to a switch in the balance of power between companies and candidates. Jobs were so scarce during the recession that getting an offer meant getting a placement, because no one turned down a fair offer. Hiring authorities were…
Read MoreSpouses and Job Negotiation
Anyone who has been married can attest to negotiation that inevitably takes place during the marriage contract. “I will make dinner, but can you wash the dishes?”“If you want me to feed the dog, can you walk him?”“If you want to spend Christmas with your family, mine should really get Thanksgiving with us.”The lives two…
Read MoreRetaining and Growing Talent
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…
Read MoreTime Away
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…
Read MoreHiring and Timeliness
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…
Read MoreJob Change Calculator
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…
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