by Alex Putman | Jul 5, 2023 | Career Advice, Job Search, Recruiting, Startup
I love recruiting for startups. It takes me back to the days of starting my own company and remembering the excitement, challenges, and fears. The best encouragement that I received was from a revered colleague: “It will be the scariest 12 months of your life....
by Alex Putman | Oct 7, 2014 | Candidate Experience, Creativity, Employer Branding, Human Resources, Interview Tips, Job Search
When was the last time you deciphered a complete job description? Hiring managers, recruiters and HR folks, do you study the posting specifications prior to the cut and paster that undoubtably will flood your inbox with applicants? Insert yourself into the...
by Alex Putman | Oct 22, 2012 | Candidate Experience, Creativity, Human Resources, SHRM-Atlanta, Social Recruiting, Social Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management
Recently, our Talent Acquisition team (Anastasia Bartolucci & Alex Putman) were honored to with an award for candidate experience, Candidate Experience (CandE) Award with Distinction at the 15th Annual Human Resources Technology Conference & Exposition in...
by Alex Putman | Aug 2, 2010 | Career Advice, Human Resources, Interview Tips, Job Search, Recruiting, Search Tips
[tweetmeme source=”alexputman”] You have spent the last year or so looking for a job. After all the resume revisions, the multiple hours spent searching and the 1000’s of emails, the market has changed and you are getting multiple interviews. Now you need...
by Alex Putman | May 11, 2010 | Human Resources, Interview Tips, Lecture, Recruiting, The University of Georgia
Once you are in the interview process, you can expect a series of open-ended questions. Below are a few general, sample questions. I have taken the liberty to provide a framework for the answers hiring managers are seeking. Tell me about yourself? Focus on personal...