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Talent vs. Experience

January 5, 2024

Choosing between talent and experience is one of the toughest choices any hiring manager has to make. People are hired for what they’ve done,…

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Three Ways to Get Fired

December 22, 2023

One of my best friends got fired last week – right before the Holidays. A real shocker. A tragedy for he and…

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The Houghton Search Group

December 15, 2023

I am proud to announce that on January 1, 2024 we will be changing our name from Management Recruiters of Fairfax, Inc.…

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2023 Insurance Salary Report: Sneak Peek!

December 11, 2023

Our analytics team is busily crunching the numbers for the 2023 Salary Report for the WDC regional insurance community to be published…

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Inside My Recruiting World

December 1, 2023

One question I get a lot is, “What’s it like to be an executive recruiter?”  As such, I would like to share…

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Headhunters: A Hiring Authority’s Best Friend?

November 23, 2023

Everyone is hired for what they’ve done, but fired for who they are. In a nutshell, this is why my clients pay…

Headhunters: A Candidate’s Best Friend?

November 10, 2023

This past week, I was asked three times, “Why should I use an executive recruiter?” It’s a great question.  For both candidates…

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Remote Work Environment: Consequences in the WDC Insurance Community

November 3, 2023

Remote Work: Not a Zero-Sum Game We’ve been having lots of discussions with candidates and hiring authorities about the Remote Work Environment…

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Rob’s Secret Sauce for Insurance Sales Producers

October 27, 2023

Today, I want to share a little bit of my secret sauce to finding. developing, and retaining top-shelf insurance sales producers.  I…

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The Two-Minute Rule

October 20, 2023

Post-pandemic I found myself inundated with internal meetings on Zoom or Teams with 30-minute meetings extending to one hour or more in…