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A Day in the Life of a Headhunter

February 21, 2025

At least once per month, someone will ask me, “What’s it like to be an executive recruiter?”  So for the benefit of…

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Five Ways to Address Failure in a Job Interview

February 7, 2025

I had a candidate this past week call me after the interview to tell me they bombed the interview.  They were victim…

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Embrace the Suck!

February 1, 2025

I almost fell out of my chair Sunday morning while reading an old essay from Tennessee Williams.  The quote that jolted me:…

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Counter-Offers: Dancing with the Devil

January 25, 2025

If you haven’t noticed, there is a War on Talent right now in the WDC regional insurance sector. Insurance agency owners and…

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The Recruiting Season!

January 9, 2025

January is always our best month to recruit top talent.  Post-holiday periods are often a time for reflection, so I guess it…

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My First Mentor, Billy

December 30, 2024

One topic that has arisen in many of my recent coaching sessions has been the importance of having a mentor. Later in…

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A Very Big Holiday Thank You!

December 20, 2024

It’s been almost three years now since I started posting my Rob’s Rants blog every Friday morning on LinkedIn and on my…

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Insurance Agencies: How to Build a Rocket Ship

December 12, 2024

Most of my blogs are candidate-centric, but this one provides the secret sauce for all those insurance agencies and brokers who want…

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Three Ways to Score a Year-end Raise

December 6, 2024

Every year about this time I begin coaching my select candidates on how to get a raise.  And this year is no…

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Hiring Insurance Producers: Lessons Learned

November 23, 2024

Three years ago, a WDC-based insurance broker client of mine engaged me to build them a team of insurance commercial lines and…