"LOL. It's a McCarttism. I have little cards that i hand to a recruiter who just lost one or blew one. It says, "Shit happens, get over it, i hate whiners.""
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"I Just Got Fired, Can I Come See You?"
Started this discussion. Last reply by John W. Ferneborg Jan 28. 10 Replies 2 Likes
I hate hearing those words because i know someone is going through almost the worst life crisis in the world second only to the loss of family member or a life threatening disease or injury. ( Oh…Continue
Tags: I lost my job, Yuck, Terminated, Help, Fired
RBC is Like a Breath of Fresh Air Today
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ryan Leary Jul 30, 2012. 2 Replies 5 Likes
Just sayin' checked in to the site today after being busy yesterday. Gone are all the junk posts. Wish i had time to read through all the good blogs and discussons on the top ten. Makes me want to…Continue
Tags: MarketersJunkGone, GreatPostsonRBC
Do You Know Why Candidates Think Recruiters are Idiots?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sandra McCartt Sep 14, 2012. 42 Replies 8 Likes
Below is a conversation i just received from a Sr. CFO candidate. This is what happens when inexperienced little girls do key word searches and can't read a resume. Sandra,I just got a call…Continue
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Sandra McCartt commented on TJ's blog post 'My rules of business so far from my short career:'"Life in recruiting and life in general is fun if we don't take ourselves too seriously.
I sort of think of myself as the Maxine of the recruiting world. It is possible to make money and have fun doing it if we get over our need to be…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Greg Savage's blog post 'Suck it up princess. This is as good as it gets'"I have a niche. I am a recruiter. I specialize in recruiting. I don't have to be able to do the tax work for general motors to find a tax accountant or do time motion studies to find an industrial engineer. It might take me four days longer…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Cristina Lewis's blog post 'Why Did My Potential Client Disappear?'"You may have also shot yourself in the foot by sending a "blind resume". If she recognized the background on the resume, knows the person and thought, "rats I dudn't know Sally was looking. She can certainly pick up the phone and…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Cristina Lewis's blog post 'Why Did My Potential Client Disappear?'"We work for a fee. Discussing the price of a service is not being money hungry. Think of it this way. If you are going to buy anything or retain a professional to perform a service you will ask the cost. She should have also asked you your fee…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Cristina Lewis's blog post 'Why Did My Potential Client Disappear?'"Fee should have been discussed before you sent or recruited a candidate. It sounds like to me she got your fee agreement and discovered it was higher than what the company is willing to pay. I would call or send her an email and ask if there is a…"
Sandra McCartt commented on TJ's blog post 'My rules of business so far from my short career:'"My rules of business from a long career.
There are only two ways to do business, honest and dishonest. There is no gray area. Situation ethics are not ethics.
If you have a great idea, try it for a reasonable amount of time. If it…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Greg Savage's blog post 'Suck it up princess. This is as good as it gets'"Agree Jer, the salmon are running in my river. I could keep two more recruiters busy right now. If we didn't have to sleep..."
Sandra McCartt commented on Greg Savage's blog post 'Suck it up princess. This is as good as it gets'"We have a saying in my part of the world ( go figure, Texans have "a saying"for everything)
"business is like your last wife and your last horse, you take her where she stands and go from there.". "work with what you got,…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Jerry Albright's blog post 'Why "Temp to Direct" is the worst way to go'"You are exactly correct. I tried that route a few times with clients who wanted to do temp to hire. Finally said, " look folks, you have a 90 day probation period anyway, everybody has to have some skin in the game". I won't do temp…"
Sandra McCartt replied to Hardeep Sodhi's discussion 'Bypassing the Third Party Recruiter'"the way that is written and the way it unfolded it occurs to me that a snakey company got themselves a snakey employee. May they all hiss in their pit happily together.
I sometimes send a note to a candidate after i have submitted them letting…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Amy Ala's blog post 'Generalization Fatigue'"Glad I could give you a giggle, Derd. By the by, I hang nicknames on people I like. Henceforth you shall be known as "Derd"..
Lol, if one looks wise and pensive before one says "it all Depends", instead of rolling one's…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Amy Ala's blog post 'Generalization Fatigue'"Good post Amo. If I ever write a book related to job search or recruiting the title of it will be, "IT ALL DEPENDS".
The only hard, fast rules for job search or recruiting are that there aren't any. Otherwise we would only need one…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Donna Svei's blog post 'The Biggest Mistake People Make on LinkedIn'"The other biggest mistake people make on LinkedIn is when their profile doesn't match their resume. That would seem to be a no brainer but I run across it all the time, to the point that now before I submit a resume I double check the LinkedIn…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Theodore's blog post 'Social media, a positive step forward for recruitment or the beginning of its demise?'"You've got 99 problems Theodore and social media ain't one of them. "
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- Name
- Sandra McCartt
- Job Title
- Executive Recruiter - Firm Owner
- Company
- Professional Search, Inc. International
- Which best describes your profession?
- Agency Recruiting
- How many years have you been in the business?
- >15 years
- Which industries do you work in now?
- All Industries, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Services, Technology
- How many employees in your company?
- <10
- College/University
- University of Arizona/West Texas A & M
- Are you interested in split placements?
- Yes
- What kind of networking are you open to?
- Open networking
- How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?
- I am Sandra McCartt, i am a recruiter. I have been in this business since 1975, started my own firm in 1978
- Name someone you most admire
- Jay Coile, SVP of Distribution, Anderson Merchandisers
- Which blogs would you recommend people read?
- Ask The Headhunter, The Cynical Girl
- What recruiting tools can you not live without?
- Job Boards, Linkedin, phone, networks.
- What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...
- It's alive.
- ...and what would you change and why?
- Nothing as of today
- Website
- http://www.prosearchtexas.com
- LinkedIn Profile
- http://linkedin/SandraMcCartt
- Twitter Profile
- http://twitter/SandraMcCartt
- Facebook Profile
- http://SandraMcCartt
Sandra McCartt's Blog
It Could Only Happen to a New Recruiter
Posted on March 7, 2013 at 2:30pm 5 Comments 6 Likes
Most of us remember the first few weeks or months of our start in recruiting marked by the horrific memory of the first mistake we made or the first weird happening. Although somewhat lost in the mists of time there are two that i will never forget.
I was preparing for my first cold call presentation of a candidate. Went over my candidate's resume and interview notes for at least an hour. Even wrote myself a script with the fellows name i was going to call. Will never forget his…
Continue When Management Should Be Fired..Immediately!
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:11pm 18 Comments 2 Likes
Pay close attention AT&T. If you monitor mentions on social media print this one in Red.
I received several emails starting early this morning. The subject lines were some variation of "What Should I Do"?
The emails all related to the AT&T area manager telling all employees of the sales call center that they must report to work today. What's wrong with that? Just one little thing. Amarillo, Texas is in the middle of the worst blizzard we have had since 1903. It… Continue
I received several emails starting early this morning. The subject lines were some variation of "What Should I Do"?
The emails all related to the AT&T area manager telling all employees of the sales call center that they must report to work today. What's wrong with that? Just one little thing. Amarillo, Texas is in the middle of the worst blizzard we have had since 1903. It… Continue
A Eulogy for My Friend and Client
Posted on November 12, 2012 at 5:30pm 11 Comments 5 Likes
Twenty Five years ago i placed a young man with a state cattle feeding organization. He quickly rose to head of their marketing department. He moved on to manage a large cattle feeding operation in the South. I was contacted by the representative of an international meat production corporation from Japan who needed a U. S. manager for their operations they wanted to open in the United States. I tracked this outstanding young man down and presented him to my Japanese client. It was a…
Continue An Opportunity to Work!
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:43am 32 Comments 8 Likes
I lease a barn and acreage a few miles outside of town where i keep six horses. I hire high school and college kids to do all the dirty and heavy work that i can't or don't want to do. Since the mid 90's i have had absolute hell (with two notable exceptions) finding kids who would, show up or even call if they couldn't get there, do more than the absolute minimum and that not well, couldn't walk from point A. to point B. without supervision or a map to get to point C or showed any…
ContinueComment Wall (17 comments)
- At 6:32pm on December 19, 2012,
Barbara Goldman said… I tried to send you a personal message, I haven't seen you comment in a while, and I wanted to wish you all the best. Sometimes life just sucks.
- At 10:35am on November 13, 2012,
Norm Lacroix said… Sandra,
This is the first I've heard or read of you... your Eulogy for your friend touched me dearly.
You are a Class Act.
You are an example to us all as was your friend.
Wish you the best,
Norm Lacroix
- At 9:25am on May 8, 2012,
Marnie W. Katz said… Sandra,
Please let me know if this worked. I have attached the resume of my husband Brian Katz. Thanks again. If this didnt work send me your direct email and I will send it to you the normal way from Email.
regards,
Marnie
- At 4:45pm on October 14, 2011, Charlie Davenport said…
That's 221B in Tennessee
- At 4:44pm on October 14, 2011, Charlie Davenport said…
Sandra, thanks for connecting.. I didn't even know we could have "friends" on the Recruiting Blog.
I think you followed that I was thinking our friend was pure bull... he was looking for us to tell him some new tools and techniques that he could go tell his clients to use, and then he would charge them big bucks for "consulting" services.
He did reply with "I'll match your 30 years" and I found that interesting, because his profile only says 15.. but, I get too argumentative and sometimes don't really want to waste the time..
Hope all is well in Amarillo - If you ever go too far East on I40, get off at Old Hickory - mile marker 221B... I'll buy you a Margarita at Cinco de Mayo about 2 miles from where I live.
Charlie (Feel free to connect on LinkedIN also.. that's where I keep track of most..
- At 9:02am on September 14, 2011,
Chantelle Legg said… - Thank you for connecting, and thank you for the entertaining blog posts :)
- At 12:02pm on September 09, 2011, Louis Bina gave Sandra McCartt a gift…
- At 12:33pm on August 3, 2011,
James F. Jeter said… - Sandra, Sandra, Sandra...why is it that when I am at work and need a good "pick-me-up" I can always get what I need by reading your posts? Thanks for your insight and sense of humor!
- At 3:56pm on May 12, 2011,
Peter Civardi said… Sandra - thank you for inviting me to be your friend on RecruitBlogs. I very much enjoyed your "Dear Katie" letter. Your postings are always original, well written, and thought provoking. Would be interested to know your opinion on WordPress.com as an alternative to Facebook. I decided to post on the WP, but not Facebook. Your thoughts?
- At 7:38pm on March 24, 2011,
Luke Toland said… - The lady with the hat! Pay attention to this one. Thanks for connecting.
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