Talent Tips: Talent Market
Talent Tip #114: A Lesson from Three’s Company: Eliminating Confusion About How Talent Market Can Help Your Nonprofit Find Talent
April 24, 2019
Did you ever watch the old sit-com Three’s Company?
At the risk of dating myself, I’ll confess that it was one of my favorite shows as a kid. (I watched it in syndication, of course.) By today’s standards, it would be considered insanely politically incorrect, but the shenanigans cracked me up.
If you ever tuned in, you know that the plot always revolved around some sort of misunderstanding. I distinctly remember being exasperated — and amused — as…
Read MoreTalent Tip # 110: This Holiday Give the Gift of Fulfillment
December 14, 2018
During the holidays, thoughts about meaning and purpose abound. As such, I thought it would be an appropriate time to share this story of fulfillment with you.
Many moons ago, I was a young pup running my own company in the private sector. By all accounts, I was living the dream — self-employed, making good money, working from home in the bustling city of Atlanta and calling the shots.
It sounds great, right? It was.…
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Talent Tip #108: A Quiz To Test Your Knowledge of Talent Market
October 23, 2018
As Talent Market has recently expanded, I’m reminded that I’ve heard some amusing but wildly inaccurate things about Talent Market over the years. As such, I thought it might be fun to quiz readers about our work and set the record straight on some key items.
Don’t worry. It’s an easy true/false quiz, and no one will stop you from looking at the bottom to cheat (except maybe your conscience).
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Talent Tip #102: 5 Things You Should Know About Talent Market (That Will Help You Help Us Help You)
April 17, 2018
Talent Market is a nonprofit.
Yep. I know it’s a crazy concept, but it’s been working like a charm since 2009. Dont get me wrong — I’m a capitalist pig. But being a nonprofit helps Talent Market serve our clients better. Why? Because it allows us to focus on the long-term and not simply “filling a role and collecting the dough.” While there’s no “fee” at the end of the rainbow, there is something much more important on…
Talent Tip #100: Your Resumé: A Chance to Tell a Clear, Logical Story About Your Career
February 20, 2018
First of all, can you believe this is our 100th Talent Tip? I wanted to arrange a confetti drop for everyone, but logistics proved to be a challenge. On the occasion of our 100th Talent Tip, I thought we would cover one of our favorite topics — resumés!
I look at dozens of resumés each day. What never ceases to amaze me is how daggum confusing many of them are. I usually think, “How hard is it to put together a…
Read MoreTalent Tip #100: Your Resumé: A Chance to Tell a Clear, Logical Story About Your Career
February 20, 2018
First of all, can you believe this is our 100th Talent Tip? I wanted to arrange a confetti drop for everyone, but logistics proved to be a challenge. On the occasion of our 100th Talent Tip, I thought we would cover one of our favorite topics — resumés!
I look at dozens of resumés each day. What never ceases to amaze me is how daggum confusing many of them are. I usually think, “How hard is it to put together a…
Read MoreTalent Tip #77: The New York Times: An Unlikely Ally in Helping Us Find Talent
March 19, 2016
Talent Tip #77: The New York Times: An Unlikely Ally in Helping Us Find Talent
If The New York Times is writing about you, you’re making a difference.
That’s what a friend in the liberty movement told me after The New York Times ran a story about Talent Market last week.
To the surprise of many, The Times described Talent Market in ways we can’t help but take as compliments:
“Clients say Talent Market excels at finding hard-to-attract…staff members… Read MoreTalent Tip #76: Believe It or Not: Talent Market is a Nonprofit
March 1, 2016
Talent Tip #76: Believe It or Not: Talent Market is a Nonprofit
Let’s face it, some things are too good to be true. For example:
Sizzlean bacon Milli Vanilli 8-Minute Abs Flex Seal The Grapefruit DietBut some things are oh-so-good and also true. For instance:
Wine has health benefits Pets can lower your blood pressure Talent Market is a nonprofitYes, you read…
Read MoreTalent Tip #56: We Recycle the Same Talent? Ah, Contraire, Mon Frère!
May 15, 2014
One of the lamentations I often hear from hiring managers in the free-market movement is “We recycle the same talent over and over.”
As they say in Yiddish, ah, contraire, mon frère!
Our movement is increasingly turning to other sectors to find individuals for critical roles. Fun fact: 63% of Talent Market’s placements are from outside of the free-market nonprofit sector!
I take every chance I get to encourage clients to consider hiring from outside of our universe. Doing so…
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