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Lisa Kaye and Mike Alaimo are now friends Jul 21, 2009

Todd Kmiec commented on Mike Alaimo's blog post 'Celebrate The Little Victories...'

Mike, congrats on the placement. I agree with your main direction to a point. I'm not up for celebrating 2nd place. In this business, that means no pay and I've never been able to convince myself to feel good about that. However, I think…

Jul 20, 2009

Celebrate The Little Victories...

My name is Mike Alaimo and I work with TransTech, an IT staffing firm based out of Chicago. My role is to lead and manage a team of 6 highly talented recruiters. I'm posting this short blog to share my recent experience in celebrating the little victories.In recent years, we would get frustrated by earning second place in the interview process. The normal reaction would be to sigh, and justify why the client should have hired our candidate. Now, we're looking to celebrate being in the final…See More

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Name: Mike Alaimo

Location: Shorewood

Company: TransTech

Which best describes your profession?: Agency, Contract, Manager, Executive

How many years have you been in the business?: 5 - 9 years

Which industries do you work in now?: Financial, Healthcare, Technology

Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?: ERE

What kind of networking are you open to?: Open networking, Referrals between friends, Very targeted/niche

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: I grew up as an IT Recruiter and currently operate as the Director of Recruiting for an IT Services firm called TransTech. I am passionate about placing IT professionals in the right jobs, the first time!

Name someone you most admire: Pat Peterson

Which blogs would you recommend people read?: I like the blogs associated with ERE.

What recruiting tools can you not live without?: Job boards, ATS

Website: http://www.trans-staff.com

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Celebrate The Little Victories...

Posted on July 20, 2009 at 3:06pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

My name is Mike Alaimo and I work with TransTech, an IT staffing firm based out of Chicago. My role is to lead and manage a team of 6 highly talented recruiters. I'm posting this short blog to share my recent experience in celebrating the little victories.

In recent years, we would get frustrated by earning second place in the interview process. The normal reaction would be to sigh, and justify why the client should have hired our candidate. Now, we're looking to celebrate being in… Continue