If I had my way, my garden would be overflowing with roses. What I had to learn the hard way is that you have to have the right conditions…. The right sun,…
Recruiting
A Gardener’s Guide to Recruiting: The Hummingbird Garden
Gardening has made me a better recruiter. My nature is impatient but a garden cannot be forced. A rose won’t bloom in winter and a sunflower won’t grow in the shade. Gardening…
What’s Next? (For Q2 2023)
“What’s next?” seems to be the question on everyone’s mind. What will the economy do? Will our numbers for Q1 hold steady? Will that deal close? Will that critical hire brought in…
The Scary Hire
Every company at one time or another has made a scary hire. Someone interviews like a charm but in an office environment doesn’t play well with others… There are strategies to overcome…
Prepare for Candidate Diversity Equity & Inclusion Questions in 2022
Here at Searchlight, we’ve been helping organizations grow and retain top talent for over two decades, primarily in the advertising, tech, and marketing industries. We’ve worked with huge, global conglomerates tiny startups,…
A Gardener’s Guide To Recruiting: All Trees Must Fall
I spent an inordinate amount of time over the last 18 months wandering my garden and talking with people on the phone… both clients and candidates. Zoom fatigue set in long ago…
Hiring Amid Change: Retaining and Attracting Talent In The Wake Of The Pandemic
2021 is turning out to be a great reset for many companies. The industry is coming back in full force, and suddenly we’re in a candidate’s market. This unique set of circumstances…
A Gardener’s Guide to Recruitment – One Year Later
Last year at this time, I published an article about spring pruning. It was the height of Covid and lock-down and I was in a cold, panicked sweat wondering what the next…
The Challenges (and Joys) of Hiring from Home
Work, and life, as we know it isn’t going to snap right back to the way things were, but history shows us that someday soon we’ll be asking ourselves, “Did it really…
What To Do When The Unthinkable Happens
Starting a business is always an act of optimism. I opened Searchlight in May 2001 which was in the middle of the dot-com bust. I reminded myself that summer is a slow…