Ah, the first day on the job.  The excitement.  The enthusiasm.  The validation of winning/surviving the interview process.  I’ve seen a lot of “first days” not only as a consultant but as senior management watching new hires walk through the door.  I always want the first day to be perfect because first impressions really do [...]

At small companies I’ve always promoted the work ethic: “do anything for the success of the venture.”  Mostly to try and get around the “it’s not part of my job” issue but if that means evenings and weekends too then so be it.  Now, I do try to encourage some semblance of work life balance [...]

To be honest?  I hate recruiting and try to get out of it any way I can.  Unfortunately, I’m really good at it which is why so many of my small companies are willing to pay my high hourly rate for this service.  Not being a certified HR recruiter I’ve amassed some harsh observations.  Harsh?  [...]

As many of you are going through the recruiting process now I felt I should address one of the many questions I get:
what is the typical salary range for a given position?
Now, of course, because we are the little guy we don’t have access to current salary surveys (they cost a fortune) but we do have access to [...]