1. The process: As a Tier 1 vendor for Fortune 100 companies, I receive open jobs prior to any posting on
the WWW. In general, I have 4 hours to find the best in class candidates. And, finding you is just the
beginning. I must have a continuous dialog with you to ensure we are mutually pleased with the overall
process.
I think it is important for job seekers to have a bit of insight about what goes on in the recruiting process.
Hopefully some of the notes below are helpful. I am prompted to write this as I have heard several
unfortunate experiences from my candidates and I have personally had fantastic (Lee Wiel& Susan
Sedler) and not so fantastic experiences (no names:)) with recruiters. I encourage any feedback
including anything your think I could improve upon whether in this writing or in my practice of recruiting.
Please email me and I will reply within 24 hours.
1) Resume review via social sites, job boards, internal database, word of mouth, referral, etc. To
note, I do go beyond keyword search in my first pass. Advice if you would like…
a. Put a section at the top of your CV with keywords as I know many recruiters only use this
as their first pass and personally if I am searching a job board which is so vast, I need to
use keywords to find you.
b. Another important piece for trying to land a particular job, order your experiences to
mirror the particular job and JD (job description). The required skill set are often in order
of importance.
c. Your CV should reflect results and not read like a JD; quantifiable results if possible.
2) Initial attempt at contact. I call you and email you simultaneously. My email includes the JD and
some particulars that matter most to you.My email will include important things I need from
you to move the process toward presentation including your permission in writing to
move forward.
a. I call you again…maybe. If I have time or if I have not heard back from the other people I
have done step 2 with. In many cases because of the high volume of jobs I work on, this
will not happen. And, unfortunately if I do not hear back from you pretty quick I have
already submitted a good group of folks for my clients to review. As you can guess,
people in the front of the submittal line get interviews first and are hired first.
3) Initial presentation. Once we have connected and know we want to move forward, I present you
to my client representative for approval and inside feedback on possible things to highlight and
things that may be a red flag to the client; very quick review and head nod in most cases
4) Submittal – after quickly writing a glowing blurb about you, ensuring your most relevant skills are
highlighted.
a. Keep in mind someone on the receiving end of your CV could be a key word search type
of reviewer, so again make sure you have the words embedded in your “professional
brand”
5) Reference review
6) Interview request and scheduling….YAY!!!!
a. If you really want the job, flex to the client’s schedule. I have lost just by postponing a
really great candidate for only one day.
7) Feedback – Offer/Pass/Job on Hold – hopefully offer; I will tell you the moment I know even if it
isn’t the most fun news to deliver and I WILL give you the play by play as I learn information. I
know all about never hearing back about a job you were vying for and I do not practice this
non communicative way of working. Unfortunately, I have personally experienced this.
8) Hopefully a start! And then paperwork, logistics to get you started

2. Lastly, we continue to dialogue about your new job and/or if relevant, we keep searching and stay in
contact to make sure we are working efficiently and effectively together to gain/maintain employment for
you.