Martin Kartin Blog

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 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 ]

These are crazy times indeed!  They are giving flu shots to people who aren't sick yet and they haven't figured how to make the sick banks better. They've given people thousands for Clunkers but haven't figured out how to get people who want to work less expensive gas in the fuel efficient cars they already own, that could get them to the jobs they once had at the companies that  [ Read More ]

At the risk of getting some folks a little perturbed, I'm writing this so I get a response from someone whose been through the hiring process lately and read some of my blogs!  I would love to hear from anyone responsible for recently recruiting an executive for their company.  So far, I've received agreement, if not applause from fellow search firms, candidates looking for jobs and other types of disgruntled  [ Read More ]