by Laurie Swanson | Jan 21, 2019 | Career Blog
I was recently talking with a woman who I had recruited for a Project Manager role for my client. When I asked her about what she did she did what all the best interviewers do…she told me a great story. She had taken over a web portal project which was at a point of...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 14, 2019 | Career Blog
In my recent Oprah Magazine, Martha Beck is working with a woman around addiction. Martha mentions something she heard from an addiction specialist she knows who likens addiction to having a nail in your foot that, rather than removing, you numb or cover the pain of...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 7, 2019 | Career Blog
I have a thing for TO-DO lists. I love checking things off them. I like accomplishing things and I am pretty good at getting things done. When I do not get them done that day, for whatever reason, I move them to the next day’s TO-DO list. With the best of intentions....
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 31, 2018 | Career Blog
The head of HR called me to let me know they were not moving forward with my candidate for their open position. I was floored. Up to this point, both the client and I had high hopes for the woman on the interview. She had the right skills and a great personality. This...
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 24, 2018 | Career Blog
I was at a holiday party this past week and learned of an organization that helps coal miners retool themselves as computer programmers! This organization takes coal miners who are out of work or want out of THAT work, puts them through a coding bootcamp, and then...
