“No matter how hard you work or how successful you are, it’s not good enough.” This is what I joked to a colleague years ago during a brief stint in the 90s.…
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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 Difficult Decisions: Spring Pruning
My garden has been one of the few solaces during this time… A reminder that life goes on and there is still beauty and hope. I’ve always equated gardening with hiring. I…
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…
5 Signs It’s Time to Leave a Great Job
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe…
The Gardener’s Guide to Recruiting: How to know if you’ve made the wrong hire, and what to do about it.
Making a new hire is a bit like adding a plant to your garden—you have an opening, maybe it’s a new space, or maybe you’re replacing a plant that you moved because…
A Gardener’s Guide to Recruiting: Why Diversity Matters
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to join the IAB’s iDiverse task force which has been a great experience. A lot of time has been spent identifying the reasons…