You Have a Gut Feeling Something's Not Right With Your Recruiting. Let's Find Out What.
Troubleshoot first. Fix only what needs fixing.
You're not short on effort. Your recruiters are busy, you've added tools, maybe even AI.
But the results still aren't there, and you're no longer sure why.
Complimentary.
No obligation.
No sales pitch.
Old Problem. New Tools. Same Question.
I've watched recruiting change from paper resumes and fax machines to job boards, ATS systems, LinkedIn, automation, and now AI.
I've recruited through every one of those shifts. I've managed through them, trained recruiters through them, and today I'm actively working with the newest AI tools myself.
The tools keep changing. The question underneath them hasn't: what's actually wrong here?
That's the troubleshooting step, and it's the one most people skip. They reach for a new tool before they know if a tool is even the right answer.
Sometimes it is. Sometimes the newest technology is exactly what's needed.
Sometimes the real problem is somewhere nobody's looked yet, and a new tool just makes an old problem run faster.
The first job isn't fixing anything. It's finding out what actually needs fixing.
What's Actually Driving You Crazy?
Recruiting problems rarely show up with a clear label on them. What looks like one problem is often two or three, tangled together.
You might recognize your week in this list:
Plenty of applicants, almost none you'd hire
Hiring managers keep saying no
You brought in a tool or AI, and it hasn't fixed
One position has been open far too long
Good candidates go quiet partway through
Recruiters are busy, but you can't point to what they're producing
Or maybe it's simpler than any of these. You just have a nagging sense that something in your recruiting operation isn't working, and you can't name it yet.
Those are examples, not a menu. Your problem may not be on this list.
And what looks like the problem might only be a symptom. Sometimes several problems are connected in ways that aren't obvious until someone starts digging.
I've spent 50+ years learning to look past the symptom and find what's actually causing it.
Before anyone tries to fix this, let's make sure we know what "this" actually is.
50+ Years Gives You a Lot of Patterns to Recognize.
50+ YEARS
Recruiting & hiring experience
29 YEARS
Coaching & evaluating recruiters
2,000+
In-house recruiters personally coached & evaluated
My career spans recruiting, HR leadership, recruiter training and evaluation, hiring-process design, and consulting for employers ranging from growing businesses to some of the country's largest organizations.
That gave me an unusual view into what actually happens inside a recruiting operation.
What works. What fails quietly. What looks fine on paper and falls apart in practice.
And perhaps most important, I've seen enough changes in recruiting to recognize the difference between a genuinely new problem and an old recruiting problem wearing new technology.
I don't have a canned methodology to sell you before I even know your problem.
Bring me what's not working. Let's find out what's actually going on.
Troubleshoot First. Fix Only What Needs Fixing.
I'm semi-retired and selective about the work I take on, so I'm not looking to turn every recruiting problem into a long consulting engagement.
We troubleshoot first.
That starts with a complimentary, no-obligation conversation.
Some problems may only need a few experienced eyes, the right questions, and a practical recommendation you can run with on your own.
Others may make sense for us to work on together. If so, we'll talk through what that would involve, what your investment would be, and whether the likely value of solving the problem justifies it - before you commit to anything.
And sometimes, I'll tell you I'm not the right person for this one.
That's a real answer too, not a sales tactic.
If we don't end up working together, we've still met another person in the recruiting world and added each other to our networks.
That's not a bad outcome either.
An Executive or Senior-Level Professional?
I've also turned decades of employer-side hiring experience into practical tools, resources, and selected solutions for people making important career and job-search decisions.
Still Thinking About That Recruiting Problem?
You don't have to know what's wrong before we talk.
Tell me what's happening. We'll start there.
No obligation. No predetermined package. Just a real conversation about the problem.