Martin Kartin Blog

What percentage of business people that you speak with everyday do you think are ethical? How many business interactions do you have regularly, with people you need to do business with on an ongoing basis who treat you fairly and without selfish self-interest…meaning, they do what they do and deliver an honest result? Tweet

Mistakes always teach you something….if you never make mistakes then you never learn new stuff from the mistakes.  If you're perfect already, you've stopped learning…Boy are you missing out.  Let me give you a simple example that speaks volumes to taking a chance and learning!  I have gone from Grand Central Station to Times Square in NYC hundreds if not thousands of times.  I always take the "S" train….I know  [ Read More ]

Yesterday was opening day at Yankee Stadium, you don't need to be a Yankee fan or a baseball fan to feel the renewal, know Spring is coming and have that uplifting feeling, that there are blossoms in the air!  If you are one of the many qualified people out there still looking for employment or waiting for business to "turn".  Go to a ballgame and feel-good.  You will be amazed  [ Read More ]

It’s the weekend! Are you shutting your phones, turning off your Blackberry’s or tying to impress yourself with the fact that you are available 24/7?  Employers are impressed with: smart people, who lead balanced lives, work hard and know when to say, “NO! Shut the phone and smell the roses.  You may just be more relaxed for the craziness that we all know Monday will bring! Tweet

I interview a lot of people.  Most tell me what they’ve done.  Some tell me what they want to do.  A few even try to just give me verbal repeats of what I’ve already seen on their resumes  When I ask the BIG BANG question, the majority of respondents freeze the question is easy to ask, difficult to answer!  “Why are you special”?  Usually, after several seconds of silence and  [ Read More ]

Riding on the NJ Turnpike yesterday, I listened to a news report heralding the fact that within an hour, demolition of the OLD GIANTS STADIUM, would begin!  Within moments of the broadcast, I passed East Rutherford where both the new and old stadiums were standing side by side the first thing that came to my mind was what a waste! The second and third things that came to mind were  [ Read More ]

Don't you think that if every incumbent in Congress were challenged by someone who was smart, accomplished and successful at their previous job that the next election could clean house and get some fresh faces in to replace all those jerks? Of course, there's no guarantee because, except for a few life time politicians, most of the people in office now are people who were just that before they got  [ Read More ]

I don’t want to really “knock” any of the people at the airports who work for the TSA but I can tell you that I have a better idea in view of the most recent headlines! There are thousands, if not millions of people who are out of work who have had more responsible jobs than those people currently doing the screening!..Why don’t we take the current screeners (God forbid  [ Read More ]

One of the most important jobs I have as an executive search consultant is to do reference checking.  Hiring a retained search firm comes at a higher cost than using a job board or surfing the internet for candidates and resumes….BUT….there is a real value attached to the additional costs.  I'm not going to get into the detail of all the other services provided to justify engaging a retained search  [ Read More ]

I find people jobs!  I fill jobs that need to be filled within companies, both large and small.  No matter what industry you are in, we seem to have opportunities in the ares of CRISIS MANAGEMENT!  This week you can chose from the following industries! GOLF GOLF GOLF or HEALTHCARE If you have the skill these businesses have the crisis! Tweet