FOR CANDIDATES
What to expect when we talk.
If we are speaking, it is because I think there is something here. Worth knowing before we start: this conversation is not a formality on the way to a real interview.
WHAT WE WILL ACTUALLY COVER
Your work, in detail. Then the role, in detail.
Not a walk down your resume. What you actually did, why you did it that way, and what you would do differently now.
What you want next, and what you are moving away from.
The practical things. Compensation, location, hours, and what is genuinely non-negotiable for you.
The role itself. I will tell you what I know, including the parts that are hard.
HOW TO PREPARE
Look at the company before we speak.
Have a view on the role and a reason for being interested that goes past "it looked good." Bring questions. And know your own story well enough to tell it in two minutes without reciting dates.
Showing up knowing nothing about the business is the single most common reason a conversation goes nowhere. It is also the easiest thing in the world to fix.
WHAT YOU GET FROM ME
Straight answers, and real feedback.
I will tell you what the role is actually like, difficult parts included. You are deciding too.
You will get honest feedback whether or not it goes your way. If something is not landing, I would rather tell you while you can still do something about it.
And if you reach a final interview, you get a full briefing first: the business, the people you are meeting, what they care about, and what the job genuinely asks for.
HONESTY, BOTH DIRECTIONS
Tell me early.
If you are in process somewhere else, if the money does not work, or if you have simply gone off the idea, say so. Nobody is offended, and it saves us both from a bad ending.
The only thing that genuinely damages a conversation is finding out late.
Looking right now?
Current openings are posted on my jobs board, and there is a free library of interview and job search resources I have put together.
This conversation is the interview.
A lot of people treat a recruiter call as a gate to get through before the real conversation starts. It is an understandable instinct and it costs people roles every week.
By the time you meet my client, the decisions about who gets in front of them have already been made. They were made here. So come as prepared as you would for the hiring manager. Not polished. Prepared.