Talent Tips: Employees
Talent Tip #170: 5 DOs and DON’Ts of Using AI to Help With Your Job Search
February 18, 2025
Do you remember when mobile phones came on the scene? (Insert blank stare from Gen Z. Just trust me, guys. It was a cool time to be alive.)
I was a kid when my dad got one in his new car. I thought for sure we were rolling in dough. Nevermind the phone itself was as big as a box of Rice Krispies and had a curly cord tethering it to the console.
Immediately, I knew it was going to…
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Talent Tip #169: Talent Market Wrapped 2024
January 22, 2025
Welcome to 2025!
It’s shaping up to be quite an entertaining year, isn’t it? I mean, “Gulf of America” wasn’t exactly on your 2025 bingo card, was it?
As we bid farewell to 2024, let’s take a whimsical stroll down memory lane and revisit Talent Market’s escapades from the year gone by.
In 2024, Talent Market:
Placed 180 individuals in pivotal roles within the free-market movement – From entry-level to executive positions, we matched talent to… Read More
Talent Tip #168: What My Favorite Christmas Vacation Scenes Teach Us About Career Moves
December 19, 2024
My Christmas season isn’t complete without at least one viewing of Christmas Vacation. Clark taking a chainsaw to the newel post is a perfect metaphor for most of my holiday misadventures.
And it turns out that my favorite scenes provide some good lessons for job seekers. Just trust me on this.
Do some planning before you start your job search.I love the classic scene of the Griswolds kicking off the fun, old-fashioned family Christmas by heading out into… Read More
Talent Tip #165: A Bartender’s Guide to Professional Branding
September 24, 2024
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 no big surprise that a recent discussion on building your professional brand got me thinking about the overlap with crafting a great cocktail.
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Talent Tip #164: Dating and Side Hustles: It’s Complicated – Part II
August 27, 2024
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! So here we are with Part II!
You can’t be two places at once. Picture this: you are single and… Read More
Talent Tip #163: Dating and Side Hustles: It’s Complicated Part I
July 23, 2024
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 seekers and hiring managers aren’t entirely sure how to navigate these uncharted waters.
If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I think there…
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Talent Market Turns 15!
January 14, 2024
This year Talent Market turns 15!
We’re still not legal to drive, but that hasn’t stopped us from getting a lot done over the last 5,475 days!
Since 2009, Talent Market has:
Helped 240+ liberty-oriented nonprofits find the talent they need to be successful – Our clients include national policy and research organizations, state-based think tanks, education and talent development institutions, litigation centers, capacity building organizations, media organizations, and university centers. Placed more than 1,170 talented individuals in critical roles in… Read More
Congratulations to Talent Market’s 2023 Award Winners!
June 20, 2023
Talent Market was proud to sponsor the 2023 AF Annual Gala and Awards Showcase and we were thrilled to have presented two new awards during the event in May: The Secret Weapon Award and the Program of the Year Award.
We were incredibly impressed by the quality and quantity of nominees for both awards. Choosing the…
Read MoreTalent Tip #154: Advice for Graduates: The Talent Market Team Shares Our Biggest Lessons
May 23, 2023
In the midst of graduation season, the Talent Market team wanted to share some of the most important lessons we learned at the start of our careers. Embrace networking – Stephanie
When I was a fresh-faced graduate, I thought my network was about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. To me, networking was just a bunch of people handing out business cards and pretending to be interested in each other’s lives. But luckily, I had a…
Talent Tip #152: You’re Not the Snoop to My Dogg: 4 Common Reasons for Rejection
February 21, 2023
Claire Dixon
“I just want to know why it didn’t work out between us.”
That’s how he started the phone call. No greeting. No small talk. Just straight for the jugular.
I knew I shouldn’t have picked up. After all, rule #1 of dating is never take a call from an ex unless you want to attempt to jump-start that ol’ jalopy. Because the moment you pick up, you’ll find yourself right in the middle of your very own rom-com…
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