I"m a college career director and partner in a retained executive search firm -- AMA

[Anonymous]

My question to the OP would be why do (both) of your titles have such terrible reputations with so many people? My college office was pretty useless and my past two employers had poor track records with outside hires that they recruited.

YMMV, so maybe you make some great matches. Judging by what I have seen you are certainly paid a lot of money!

[Anonymous]

PP, I am paid more than most people because I always find the right people for my clients.

Regarding college career offices, many are bad. That is why my school wants to keep me since they consider me to be their secret weapon. I can get nearly anyone a job including people with physical and mental challenges

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, I am paid more than most people because I always find the right people for my clients.

Regarding college career offices, many are bad. That is why my school wants to keep me since they consider me to be their secret weapon. I can get nearly anyone a job including people with physical and mental challenges

Secret weapon? You haven't given any advice that can't be found on the first page of a Google search. Salary.com; proofread your resume to make sure verb tenses match; "Target to the target"; check the "Riley Guide, look under R for resume"? Do you think you're providing insider information here?

[Anonymous]

"College career director"?
"Partner in a retained executive search firm"?

I have a graduate degree, and have never heard of these two titles. Honestly they sound like a lot of noise for nothing.

[Anonymous]

Many grad degrees are worthless pp. I am a lawyer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP, I am paid more than most people because I always find the right people for my clients.

Regarding college career offices, many are bad. That is why my school wants to keep me since they consider me to be their secret weapon. I can get nearly anyone a job including people with physical and mental challenges

Secret weapon? You haven't given any advice that can't be found on the first page of a Google search. Salary.com; proofread your resume to make sure verb tenses match; "Target to the target"; check the "Riley Guide, look under R for resume"? Do you think you're providing insider information here?

Indeed, such a useless thread. OP just wanted to brag about being so important, without any desire to share the info.

[Anonymous]

Your poor kids pp. You are so negative

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"College career director"?
"Partner in a retained executive search firm"?

I have a graduate degree, and have never heard of these two titles. Honestly they sound like a lot of noise for nothing.

Couldn't agree more. She's probably also a life coach. Such a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your poor kids pp. You are so negative

Objective rather than negative. Was there a single PP who found your responses helpful or informative?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your poor kids pp. You are so negative

Objective rather than negative. Was there a single PP who found your responses helpful or informative?

Nope

[Anonymous]

Don't cry when your kids can't get a job because you have passed your negativity to a new generation

[Anonymous]

Can you tell us a story of a candidate whose interview went disastrously wrong?

Really hoping for some content that isn't Real Somple magazine level bland. please, or I agree this is the lamest AMA ever.

[Anonymous]

Good question Pp. There have been some crazy examples. We had a top CFO candidate come in sweating very badly. He turned out to be lying. We had a COO candidate blow his nose into his napkin at a fancy restaurant, and we had a CPO come in not remembering who she was meeting with. One of the worst was a candidate at a Four Seasons breakfast have a full convo on his cell during the breakfast. At the highest levels, we are not just looking for fit and experience but simple skills that define class.

[Anonymous]

who are some of your clients?
what % of a hire's base or all-in comp do you make to do a hire?
do you ever push a mediocre candidate to just close the deal and get the commission?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good question Pp. There have been some crazy examples. We had a top CFO candidate come in sweating very badly. He turned out to be lying. We had a COO candidate blow his nose into his napkin at a fancy restaurant, and we had a CPO come in not remembering who she was meeting with. One of the worst was a candidate at a Four Seasons breakfast have a full convo on his cell during the breakfast. At the highest levels, we are not just looking for fit and experience but simple skills that define class.

Quelle horreur!