Darrin Grella – Interview Guru

12 Reasons to Hire a Boomer The following list highlights a generation’s strong points and was created by Cindy Cooke, executive Director of Boomerz in Scottsdale, AZ. 1. Boomers eyesight may be changing, but they still know how to read a clock, so they show up to work. ON TIME. 2. Boomers are unlikely to [...]

Phone interviews are tough.  Since 70% of human communication is non-verbal, I would have to agree that phone interviews can become challenging if not handled correctly. In a recent blog post, 10 Quick Phone Interview Tips, I outlined the best preparatory tips in nailing a phone interview.  I had a quick conversation (emphasis on quick [...]

Which side are you on?  Picking on the younger generation for a minute…in Europe 40% of people between the ages of 16 – 24 are unemployed.  In the US, it is even worse.  Over 50% of people ages 16 – 24 are without a job.  So again I ask you…what side are you on? WHY? [...]

Two types of networking…in-person and online.  So in-person networking quite frankly is awkward and kinda sucks actually.  Let me tell you that in my career, it is my job to observe people and the interactions amongst them.  We have all heard, read and maybe even lived the fact that networking is the best way to [...]

Yesterday I had the pleasure and opportunity to be part of a panel for the Linked In group, Cleveland Professionals in Transition. I had the pleasure of fielding what I thought to be a very consistent voice of job seekers with three other great panelist. Sue Ann Naso, President – Staffing Solutions Enterprises, Shannon Cross, [...]

As an Executive Recruiter, I tend to pay close attention to business trending. I support from a recruiting perspective Interactive or Online Marketing positions. In our space there has been a hefty uptick in activity. Activity does not necessary mean a full blown gold rush of hiring however activity is much better than what has [...]

I just received an awesome email. Most people do not have the…for explicit purposes, we will say…huevos to do what this individual did.  We are working on a position for a major retailer in the US that is seeking a Manager of Email Marketing. This individual sent me a personal email with the subject line [...]

Here is a quick update on the book, “The 10 Key Interviewing T.E.C.H.N.I.Q.U.E.S.” For the last year we have been working on getting the 120+pages of fun and informative interviewing techniques and tips from a manuscript into a published real live book. I can’t wait for this to be released to the general public. There [...]