by Steve Lowisz
| Jul 16, 2018 | Candidates, Interviewing, Pipelines, Recruiting
It happens far too often. Recruiters sift through LinkedIn profiles, trusting that they’ve been updated within the last year or so, and mark a few as “good enough” for the role. They hand the corresponding resumes over to the hiring manager, hoping that one will make...
by Steve Lowisz
| May 14, 2018 | Candidates, Recruiting
Traveling back from Florida this past weekend after attending a conference, I read an article on Lifehacker.com titled “The Top 10 Difficult Decisions You’ll Make in Life (and how to make them).” To provide context, here’s the list: 1. Know when it’s time to quit...
by Steve Lowisz
| May 14, 2018 | Candidates, Recruiting, Sourcing
Remember when titles like, “Sanitation Engineer” and “Domestic Engineer” were just another way to say, “garbage man” and “housewife”? I remember hearing those terms in my 20’s and chuckling to myself because of how ridiculous they were. Fast forward 20-years later and...
by Steve Lowisz
| Sep 19, 2017 | Candidates, Diversity
So, what is it: method or madness? You know what I’m talking about, right? The 10-page Google memo that circulated last month. The email that bloggers are now calling the “Anti-Diversity Screed,” “Inflammatory Memo,” or “10-Page Sexist Screed.” For those who are a...
by Steve Lowisz
| Aug 22, 2017 | Candidates, Interviewing
The logic behind having years of experience on a job description is flawed. For the last 20-years, I have challenged just about every hiring manager, HR leader, TA leader, and business leader on this topic. Their responses typically fall along the lines of: – We...
by Steve Lowisz
| Aug 14, 2017 | Candidates, Diversity, Interviewing, Recruiting
You work long hours. You’re always on time, you take short lunches, and you’re the last to leave. You produce ideas: perhaps you came up with a new filing system, suggested a new computer program, or redirected an entire project. You always bring your A-game, yet your...
