Bill Wednieski 248-343-6027
I frequently write about cannabis and the work our firm The Headhunters, LLC does in this space. I love this industry and what’s not to love? Legitimate cannabis jobs are on fire with how fast they are growing, and no other industry has so many unique characters. Still, the industry needs some rails before bad […]
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“Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. Impossible is a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary.” – Muhammad Ali In business and in life the word impossible gets thrown around way too frequently. In today’s hiring market it is a fact that it is exceptionally difficult to […]
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I am always up for new adventures, whether it’s exploring a new place or even moving to a new place; trying new foods, picking up a new sport to play or coach, or starting a new career. I find that seeking out new adventures makes life exciting. You can’t do something new unless you go […]
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I’ve had the very recent firsthand experience of working with candidates at polar opposite ends of the vaccination spectrum. First, I was working with a very bright young lady that told me about a “deal breaker” on mask or vaccine mandates. I asked her to clarify, and she told me she was looking for a […]
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How does this sound? You’re a hiring manager, and you regularly keep the best candidates interested in your company, bring the best candidates on as your newest team members, and bring efficiency to your hiring process. Amazing, right? To live that reality, discernment is key. You’ll need to see and understand not only the tendencies […]
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Most people do not have perfect career paths or resumes- after all, we’re all human. Many people change careers all together, have faced layoff situations, been poorly fit into an organization, or changed companies in order to push forward in their career. In eight years of recruiting, I have found the two biggest reasons a […]
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, the average turnover rate in the U.S. is about 12% to 15% annually. That means a company will lose between one in six or eight employees each year. (In your next staff meeting try not to wonder about who could leave looking around at your team’s faces whether you are […]
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We are all busy In 2018, Ladders, Inc. published a study that recruiters spend an average of 7.4 seconds reviewing a resume. I’m confident that my team and I do better than that, but honestly, hopeless resumes don’t get much more than 15 seconds with some of those extra seconds just out of personal empathy. […]
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What’s the process to getting counteroffers, anyway? Let me tell you… it’s a time consuming and stressful road. Before you even get to counteroffers, you have to get an offer from another company. That means you’ve gone through the effort of updating an attractive resume, applying to countless jobs, and taking time away from work […]
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HR pros: you’ve all gotten one… or dozens. A resume that came through your inbox and was promptly met with Ctrl + Del strokes. If your job description looks like a resume you’d delete, it’s a problem that needs to be addressed. Job descriptions or job specs often leave much to be desired. A bad […]
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