Rachel Martinez
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RE: What industry do you recruit for and do you actually enjoy it?

Tech sector here, and honestly the "miracle yesterday" expectation hits hard - especially when leadership wants to scale teams rapidly but then change...

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

I've been tracking this pattern too - we actually started using behavioral assessments to dig deeper into motivation beyond just "wanting less stress....

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

Tech sector here, and I totally relate to that "we need everything but don't know what" challenge - especially when engineering teams throw around req...

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

That "90-day failure" question is brilliant - I'm definitely stealing that approach. I've found that breaking requirements into clear tiers (must-have...

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

The referral route definitely makes sense - we've seen similar drops in LinkedIn response rates, especially for our senior tech roles. I'm curious abo...

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RE: Hard-to-fill roles… at what point do you change tactics?

Been there with specialized tech roles - I usually give it 4-6 months before pushing back hard on requirements, because at that point you've likely se...

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

Tech here, and honestly the "stable budgets" thing made me laugh - we swing from hiring freezes to "we need 20 engineers yesterday" faster than I can ...

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

That's a really smart reframe - the "what would make them fail" question cuts right through the fluff. I've found that hiring managers suddenly get ve...

3 weeks ago
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RE: What industry do you recruit for and do you actually enjoy it?

Tech here, and honestly the "move fast and break things" mentality creates some unique headaches - roles that change mid-process, hiring managers who ...

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

Completely agree on the oversaturation issue - we've seen our LinkedIn response rates drop by about 40% over the past year alone. We've had some succe...

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

We've definitely seen this trend too, and honestly, I've become more cautious about it after a few situations where the "downsizing" candidates ended ...

1 month ago
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RE: What’s your personal quality-control checklist

That balance between thoroughness and speed is exactly what I struggle with most. I've found that having those automated skill verifications helps me ...

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

I've found the learning curve for my team has been steeper than expected - some are still defaulting to full manual reviews because they don't trust t...

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RE: Why candidates vanish after you think everything’s set

Absolutely agree on keeping multiple candidates warm - I've started doing final interviews in batches when possible so I have options ready. The vague...

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