ABOUT
I have been the assistant, the hiring manager and the recruiter.
Which is a longer way of saying I know what these roles actually involve, because I have done them.
I started out as an executive assistant at a global executive search firm. From there I led the administrative team, and eventually moved over to recruiting, hiring for the firm's own roles.
So I have been on every side of this one. I have done the job, I have hired for it, and I have run the search. That is really where whatever usefulness I have comes from. I can usually tell when a job description is quietly asking for two different people, or when a candidate is selling the wrong part of their experience.
I started The Talent Post because I wanted to work with people directly. At bigger firms the client gets an account manager and the candidate gets someone else, and nobody sees the whole thing. Here, one recruiter stays with a search from beginning to end, on both sides of it.
I place operations, administrative and office support roles.
I live in California's Central Valley with my dog Benjamin, who gets me outside more than anything else does. Most weekends we are out on a walk somewhere, or I am throwing him the ball until one of us gives up.
THE SHORT VERSION
Executive assistant
At a global executive search firm. Learned the job from inside it.
Leading the administrative team
Hiring, managing and developing the people doing that work.
Recruiting
Hiring for the firm itself, then founding The Talent Post.
Why this specialty, and not everything.
Because a generalist is guessing. These roles turn on fit far more than on credentials, and judging fit takes having sat in the chair.
I would rather be the obvious person for a narrow set of searches than an option for all of them.
Say hello.
Hiring for a role, looking for one, or just want to talk it through. All fine.