Mother Recruiter

Lesa Caskey writes about career information, interviewing and training alongside her stories about parenting and step parenting. She is dedicated to her family at home and is dedicated to helping candidates and hiring managers feel more confident and at ease with the interviewing and onboarding processes as the Principal of Brick Elm Staffing Solutions.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Welcome to the World, BEO!

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It all started with a conversation, as most journeys do. I was speaking with a candidate of mine who I thought was an absolute rock star in ...

Friday, August 14, 2009

Job Hunting in an Economic Crisis

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The financial sky is falling and you need to get a job. What do you do? You’ve done all of the obvious exercises of posting your resume on j...

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Interviewing Technical Candidates for Keeps

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As an IT recruiter, I am incapable of qualifying candidates' technical abilities. It is an odd reality, but true nonetheless. The good n...

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Interviewing Do's and Don'ts

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DO research the organization: history, size, products/services, market/customers, financial outlook DON'T ask the interviewer to tell yo...

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Staying the Course

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I received this today and thought to share it because I fully believe these are words to live by. Enjoy your day today and best wishes for y...

Friday, June 5, 2009

You're Speaking English?

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I recently read the funny email below and am reminded of how much there is to learn for people who speak English as a second language. It...

Friday, May 22, 2009

Graduation to Employment - A Road Map

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Congratulations, graduate! You've accomplished a lot over your student career and you're ready to reap the rewards of a hot-off-the-...

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Lesa Caskey: Pasadena, CA, United States; XOO of Brick Elm LLC, training leader, director and recruiting major, speaker, networking animal, referral slinger, published author, nonstop mom, cheerleader to candidates everywhere and in my rare spare time I wear myself out channeling the likes of Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and James Hetfield in various karaoke spots. If it's funny, interesting or newsworthy, I want to know! Connect with me on LinkedIn or Twitter

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