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Mark McDowell replied to Chris Hood's discussion 'My Future in Recruiting - Defined by the Tao of Jack Butler'

Congratulations & I'm glad I read it.

Nov 19, 2009

My Future in Recruiting

A good recruiter must excel at one thing in order to be considered successful: SELECTION. I have fond memories of going out from the small port of Buras, Louisiana on a friend’s shrimp boat. It had large nets suspended by long poles on each side of the boat and when we entered good shrimping waters, he would lower the poles and troll the boat through the water. From time to time, we’d pull the net aboard and dump the contents on the deck. There were all kinds of small fish in all colors and…See More

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Mark McDowell and Charles Van Heerden are now friends Oct 29, 2009

Charles Van Heerden commented on Mark McDowell's blog post 'How to take a closer look at your candidate'

Thanks Mark for sharing this and great post on taking the time to get to know the person, sometimes for another role. Whilst it takes time, it pays off in the long run! Understanding our own bias and prejudice includes challenging the wish list of…

Oct 13, 2009

Randy Levinson commented on Mark McDowell's blog post 'How to take a closer look at your candidate'

Terrific article Mark. I often tell my colleagues that we need to treat our vendors and candidates they way we hope to be treated when we are either vendors or candidates to other companies or opportunities. Being able to have that perspective when…

Oct 12, 2009

How to take a closer look at your candidate

Take a real lookOne of the reasons I appreciate our process of recruiting more and more is that it allows us to take a real look at the person who’s applied for the position.In February, while working in a hiring campaign in Minneapolis, I also participated in an experience that changed my perspective on life. That doesn’t happen very often to us but this weekend was different. I was part of a group of eight who went into the Lino Lakes Correctional Facility (read prison) north of Minneapolis…See More

A blog post by Mark McDowell was featured Oct 12, 2009

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How to take a closer look at your candidate

Take a real lookOne of the reasons I appreciate our process of recruiting more and more is that it allows us to take a real look at the person who’s applied for the position.In February, while working in a hiring campaign in Minneapolis, I also participated in an experience that changed my perspective on life. That doesn’t happen very often to us but this weekend was different. I was part of a group of eight who went into the Lino Lakes Correctional Facility (read prison) north of Minneapolis…See More

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