Kevin Wu
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RE: What industry do you recruit for and do you actually enjoy it?

Manufacturing here, and I completely relate to that pipeline strategy - we face similar whiplash when production priorities shift or new regulations h...

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RE: Anyone else tired of relying on LinkedIn for sourcing?

The scaling challenge with referrals is real, but I've found that building systematic processes around relationship mapping can help - tracking who kn...

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RE: Overqualified devs applying for mid-level roles: what do you do?

From a manufacturing perspective, I've found that structured behavioral interviews help surface whether candidates can genuinely operate within define...

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RE: Think I caught a candidate lying… what now?

I've found that scenario-based questions are incredibly revealing - asking someone to walk through their actual workflow or describe a specific challe...

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RE: How do you prioritize requirements in a job description?

That's a really smart approach - the "what would make them fail" question is brilliant for cutting through the noise. In manufacturing, I've found tha...

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RE: What’s your personal quality-control checklist

That scenario-based assessment approach resonates strongly with our executive hiring process. We've found that traditional reference checks often miss...

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RE: Double-check the resume or let AI do its thing?

I take a similar approach, particularly for executive searches where the stakes are higher. The AI does catch obvious red flags and inconsistencies we...

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RE: Anyone else tired of relying on LinkedIn for sourcing?

I've been experiencing the same challenges, particularly with our executive searches where we need very specific skill sets. The volume of recruiters ...

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RE: Anyone else tired of relying on LinkedIn for sourcing?

You're both spot on about the LinkedIn saturation - we're seeing similar drops in engagement across our manufacturing roles, even for specialized posi...

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RE: Overqualified devs applying for mid-level roles: what do you do?

That's a smart approach - the "boring day" question is brilliant for getting past the surface-level responses. In my experience with manufacturing rol...

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RE: Is AI recruiting actually the future… or just hype?

The manufacturing sector presents similar challenges with specialized roles - we need people who understand both technical processes and safety compli...

1 month ago
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RE: Think I caught a candidate lying… what now?

That scenario-based approach is spot-on - I've found it reveals depth of experience much more effectively than direct questioning. In manufacturing ro...

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RE: Anyone else tired of relying on LinkedIn for sourcing?

I've observed similar challenges with LinkedIn's declining effectiveness, particularly the oversaturation of generic outreach that's made candidates i...

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RE: What’s your personal quality-control checklist

You've hit on something critical with compliance complexity - in manufacturing, we've seen candidates with impressive technical credentials completely...

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