Posts by Discerning Search

RECRUITER POV: WHAT WE’RE SEEING IN THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY 1) While hiring was at an all time high in October and November of ’23, December fell to an all time low 2) On a positive note, we did not see as many layoffs in Dec. ’23 as we have in past years 3) As one…

Advertising and Media Agencies have a staffing problem and they don’t seem to be doing anything about it which leads to an even bigger problem. Agencies are working with very lean teams which creates a two fold problem, they lose current employees because they don’t have support, but they also have an even harder time…

We’ve all seen those exaggerated job descriptions that ask for every skill known to man and then you read that it’s either an “entry level” role or they want to pay a ridiculously low salary. Nancy Collamer, a retirement career coach, once captured what those employers wanted perfectly when she wrote: Progressive employer seeks Harvard-trained…

WEDNESDAY WISDOM: 1) A current employer will never fault you if you left for an opportunity they have not offered themselves, at one point in their career, they made the same choice and left a company for a better opportunity, they get it. If you’re good at what you do, they may even reach back…

It’s always perplexing to me why employers would think a 20K-50K fee for the right talent would be too expensive, or promoting someone into a role they richly deserve with a 5-10K increase is too much when losing a client because you have the wrong people on the account can cost millions. People who are…