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Talent Tip #166: Hiring Horror Stories (Just in Time for Halloween!)

The Talent Market Team In the spirit of Halloween, our team wanted to share our most hair-raising hiring horror stories with you. Names and identities have been changed to protect the innocent (and the ghoulishly guilty!). ———– The Candidate from the Crypt  I once received an application that was riddled with typos and grammatical errors. […]

Talent Tip #165: A Bartender’s Guide to Professional Branding

Stephanie Keaveney One of the most delightful parts of working at Talent Market is discovering that nearly every career topic can be explored with either a dating or cocktail-related analogy. And living with a former bartender means much of my time outside of work is spent as a taste tester for new concoctions. So it’s […]

Talent Tip #164: Dating and Side Hustles: It’s Complicated – Part II

Last month’s newsletter article broached the hot topic of side hustles. Among other things, we talked about how not everyone is okay with sharing and that transparency is critical from the start. We also discussed how the substance and timing of the side hustle can make or break a situation. But there is more to discuss! […]

Talent Tip #163: Dating and Side Hustles: It’s Complicated Part I

Not sure if you’ve noticed, but side hustles are having a moment. An increasing number of jobseekers these days have or are considering side hustles in addition to full-time jobs. The proliferation of virtual work has provided fertile ground for budding entrepreneurs to take on more than one opportunity. And we’re noticing that both job […]