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10 Stocking Stuffers for the Job Seeker or Professional in Your Life
The holidays are coming up quick, and whether you celebrate a holiday, or just want to get something small for the people in your life, this list is for you! Personally speaking, I know gift ...
Year in Review: 3 Tips to Effectively Reflect on Your Year
It’s not uncommon to dread the upcoming new year. Looking back on what we did accomplish (or the scarier thought – what we did not accomplish) can be such a daunting task that can sometimes ...
National Entrepreneur Day 2022
It was a little over 21 years ago that I was wrapping up one of the greatest assignments in my corporate career. I was Project Leader for a new joint venture between John Deere and a ...
How to Find a Job that Aligns with Your Priorities – Part II
I’m sure if you took the quiz we posted last week, you’re ready to see what your results look like – and I’m excited to take you through them! So as a reminder, here at ...
The New Face of Job Recruiting
Gone are the days when people stood in line for jobs. Unemployment is at record lows and this is good news for anyone newly entering the workforce or those who are in the middle of ...
How to Find a Job that Aligns with Your Priorities – Part I
When it comes to starting a job search or even just considering a change, it’s important to know yourself and your priorities. If you’ve ever talked to a recruiter at TYGES, chances are that we’ve ...
7 Ways Job Seekers Can Find Their Next Opportunity Through a Recruiter
Whether you’re in an active job search, or just have the mindset of being open to new opportunities - you may have wondered how to attract the attention of recruiters who just *might* have the ...
20 Year Anniversary
On July 29, 2022, we celebrate twenty years in business at TYGES. Last week we brought the entire team to Williamsburg, Virginia to learn together, have fun together, break bread together, and give back together. ...
Day in the Life of a Full Cycle Recruiter
Most people in their professional career have encountered one of us. Some call us match makers, others say we’re middlemen. We possess empathy for others. We use that empathy to align talent with top opportunity. ...
How to Achieve the End Goal, the SMART Way
I’m sure we all have heard the term SMART goals, whether it was in college, work orientation, or some motivational podcast. SMART goals always seem like this super daunting thing – but it really doesn’t ...
Master the Salary Question in 6 Simple Steps
A few weeks ago, I was talking with some of my friends who just wrapped up their job search. They shared that there was one tricky part of the process they were torn on how ...
Want to Effortlessly Perform Tasks to the Maximum Level of Your Ability?
The 2012 Masters Tournament, and the iconic green jacket went to a former Georgia Bulldog who never took a lesson in his life. Bubba Watson is one of the top shot-shapers in pro-golf and his ...
How to Mentally Prepare for an Interview
There are the logistical ways to prepare for a job interview – make sure your resume is updated and tailored to the position you’re looking to obtain, have some knowledge about the company, come up ...
Looking for a New Job? Don’t Forget These Things…
So you’ve typed up your resume, you’ve reset your forgotten password and updated your LinkedIn profile. You’ve been scanning job boards while sipping on your morning coffee. You’re looking for a new job and a ...
Get With the Times, You’re Missing Out if You Don’t Recruit Through Text Messaging
T e x t i n g, one of the most efficient and modern forms of communication that has not only revolutionized how we communicate and establish a relationship with family and friends, but also ...
How to Handle Burnout When It’s Happening (And How to Avoid It for the Future)
You know that feeling where you’re getting overwhelmed and maybe can’t think straight… and maybe get a little stressed or cranky – you’re probably experiencing a special type of work-related stress. Yes, I’m talking about burnout. ...
So You Think You Want to be a Recruiter?
There’s been an uptick in jobs for recruiters lately. Like everything in our society – it’s a case of supply and demand. At the end of 2021 the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that there ...
“Tell Me About Yourself” – A Recruiter’s Perspective on the Question
I’ve seen some posts circling around about the frustration candidates feel when asked by an interviewer: “Tell me about yourself.” To a candidate, this question can be disrespectful. “Do they not have my resume right ...
What Penn Jillette Taught Me About Helping Others
Years ago, I heard Penn Jillette talk about magic and leadership. There were plenty of nuggets to take away but what stuck with me was something he mentioned during the Q&A. A man in an ...
Teaching Your Resume to Fish
As you know, your resume (or LinkedIn profile) can often be someone’s first impression of you and your professional career. This is basically a condensed class in resume best practices I sometimes share with individuals ...
5 Ways to Instantly Improve Your Resume
There are many things I would rather do than update my resume; a big load of laundry, go grocery shopping on a crowded Saturday, go to the dentist, pass a kidney stone (ok, maybe not ...
Your Career Needs Spring Cleaning Too
It’s about time for Spring Cleaning. Well actually, I did a quick search and found that it’s usually done in March/April (you know, springtime?), but to me the beginning of the year is the perfect ...
Job Hunting Search Terms Across 7 States in 2021
Like all good bloggers I do my fair share of key word searching to make sure what I’m writing is relevant to what you may be looking for when it comes to job hunting. This ...
How Holiday Traditions Can Help Improve Your New Year Success
We’re down to the last few days before Christmas which means the new year is coming. And we all know what that means… new year’s resolutions. To be honest, I hesitated to choose this as ...
9 Ways to Network with Recruiters
Recently I wrote about what types of recruiters you’re likely to meet in your job hunt. You remember that we work for the hiring companies, right? You may be wondering, “why then, should I build ...
Are You Resting and Reflecting on Thanksgiving? You Should Be.
With Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, I’m sure many of us are looking forward to some time to rest. Typical Thanksgiving traditions involve a couple of days off work, good food, and spending ...
What If I Could Make it so that the Garden Weeds Itself? Part II
If you read the last newsletter article I wrote back in October then you will recall that I discussed a book I recently read that outlined a situation where the band Van Halen had created ...
What You Need to Know About Working with a Recruiter
Recruiters can work within an organization/company or they can work for an agency or they may have hung out a shingle to work for themselves. No matter which one you’re connecting with they all work ...
Does the Company Fit You?
We are coming up to the holiday season with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas approaching us. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because people always come up with the most creative costumes. Just this weekend ...
What If I Could Make it so that the Garden Weeds Itself
I read a book recently called Think Like A Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner; the bestselling authors of Freakonomics. The book outlines how to set aside biases and begin to think more like ...
Navigating Career Change
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” – Peter Drucker. Change, as we know, is inevitable. Few are comfortable with change. From the ...
Are You Having Fun?
I was thinking about work and how sometimes it's tough to get motivated and other times it's really easy. I have noticed that I have fun at work when my customers are happy about our service ...
Are You Happy at Work?
Over the past 3 months, I’ve shared a tip a day for job seekers (on my Insta). Since wrapping up the 100 days in August I decided to review my numbers. I have no designs ...
Tips to Have a Successful Phone Interview
My role here at TYGES is as an Executive Recruiter. This means that my main responsibility is to talk on the phone with candidates and learn more about their background and career interests. At the ...
Structured Problem Solving
Albert Einstein said, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” It’s really an interesting observation if you think about it. Kind of like the whole definition ...
How to Stay Accountable in Your Job Search
Over the past five months, I’ve taken a look at TYGES’ core values – respect, integrity, courage, and determination. Today we’ve made it to the final one: accountability. TYGES defines accountability like this: We are ...
Three Basic Questions
Let’s talk about interviewing and networking in the context of a job seeker. One thing I’ve noticed is that some individuals I present to my clients are inexperienced at interviewing. I think this is a good thing ...
Work to Live is the Way to Go
There’s a lot of chatter about the great “re-shuffle” or the “great resignation” happening in the US workforce right now. After a year of sheltering in place, lockdowns, and scrambling to figure out how to ...
Maintaining Integrity in Your Job Search
If you follow this blog or have visited our website, you’ll know that TYGES has five core values that guide our organization. So far I’ve given some thoughts on respect, determination, and courage. This week ...
How to Use LinkedIn for a Career Pivot
When I started recruiting it was before LinkedIn existed. I know, hard to imagine but true. Monster was the newest thing in the world and recruiters had to figure out how to find candidates while ...
How to Stay Courageous in Your Job Search
For the past few months, I’ve been writing a series on TYGES’ core values: integrity, respect, accountability, determination, and courage. In continuing the series this month, I will address my favorite of the five values: ...
Keep a Success Log for a Better Resume-Writing experience
One of the best tips I ever received was to keep a “success log.” You may think a recruiter would have no issue writing their own resume. You’d be wrong. While I have an editor’s ...
How to Stay Determined in Your Job Search
As I’ve shared in recent articles, TYGES has a set of five core values, and I am working to explain each over the next few months. Last month we discussed Respect. Today DETERMINATION is up! ...
Almost Halfway
As I write this it is closing in quickly on the end of May and Memorial Day Weekend is practically here. June marks the end of the 2nd quarter and many people are thinking of vacations ...
Managing Expectations
Are you looking for the perfect candidate right now? Your candidate is looking for you. When you are hiring it’s easy to focus on your traditional way of doing things. Whether your tradition is “always ...
How Respect is Key in the Interview Process Part II
On our website, you can find that TYGES is guided by 5 core values: Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Determination, and Courage. Over the next few weeks, I will be looking at each value and its importance. ...
Sometimes It’s Just Fate
I work with people every day who struggle to make a decision. When I call people I often get this vibe that they are asking themselves, “Should I stay in my current job where I am ...
7 Tips for Dealing with Burnout
Where did the term burnout come from? (When I was in High School we used the term burnout to mean the classmates who spent most of their day behind building 10 smoking….something.) According to Verywellmind.com, ...
How Respect is Key in the Interview Process
On our website, you can find that TYGES is guided by 5 core values: Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Determination, and Courage. In your interactions with any TYGES team member, you can expect us to act in ...
Scarcity in Recruiting and Hiring
My boss shared a blog post with me about scarcity recently and it really resonated. The blog post discussed how Steve Balmer of Microsoft fame had purchased the NBA franchise L.A. Clippers for a heap ...
Moving with an Autistic Child: A Parent’s Guide
If you’re the parent of a child with autism, the idea of moving might seem like an unwinnable task. But, when your earnings ability is greater in another part of the state (or country), moving ...
It’s All About the Relationship
Right now, we’re watching the deep south get pummeled by an unprecedented winter storm while we’re trying to come out from under the heaviness of a pandemic that has pushed us all to the limit ...
LinkedIn Tips from a Recruiter
Just like with resumes, LinkedIn profiles can be intimidating to create. I wanted to share some tips and tricks from a recruiter’s point of view that could help instill some confidence in those looking to ...
How We Make it Easy to Care for Our Communities
At TYGES we take pride in our operating model because it is governed by our mission statement and core values. Yes, we are a for-profit business, but we are also one that understands its responsibility for ...
Everyone Deserves to be Happy at Work!
If you’ve had a conversation with me, you know that this is my motto. Being happy at work is not only possible, it’s imperative in a world where the ground seems to be shifting in ...
Tips to Stay Strong with Your Resolutions
“New year, new me!” How many of us have heard or said that phrase over the past week and a half since the start of 2021? If you are like many, you might have taken ...
The Evolution of Interest
I find myself scratching my head at times when it comes to the pace and process of interviews and hiring. Imagine for a minute that you are gainfully employed in a job that you enjoy, ...
New Years Resolutions for Job Seekers
Well 2020 has been different hasn’t it? There is no denying that I’m a glass-half-full kind of gal and there’s been no better time to pull on that internal mindset than this year. Still, it ...
Making Good Things Happen for Other People During the Holiday Season
With the holiday season upon us I find myself thinking even more about those in my community who are struggling for various reasons, maybe even more so now due to the pandemic. That “holiday cheer” ...
Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest
We're giving away a $25 gift card just in time for the holidays! We recently held a Halloween costume contest and decided to keep the fun going into the holidays! We are holding a ugly ...
End of Year Interview Reflections
It’s the holidays and people are very busy with year-end, vacation, and whatnot. I want to be sure to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a wonderful New ...
Thankfulness and Paying it Forward
In late November of 2018, I was let go from my job. As a single mother of two young children, I had not been able to build very much in my savings account and I ...
What are You Thankful For?
As we approach Thanksgiving, it’s the perfect time to take stock and remember the things that make us feel thankful. Yes, it has been a tough year for many, but I take solace in the little ...
What to do With Job Hops on Your Resume
I read through dozens of resumes every day, and something I always look for is a candidate’s tenure at a company. In the ABA world, I find it is common for BCBAs and other ABA ...
6 Steps to Start Your Job Search
Before you start your job search, it’s time to get your head in the game about who you really are and why you are looking for each particular job. Having a plan and understanding not ...
Why a Networking Conversation is Worth Your Time
As a recruiter in the Behavioral Health industry, I get to talk with BCBAs and other ABA professionals on a daily basis. In sharing TYGES’ process with you, I hope to show that a brief ...
Why Asking Great Questions Makes You a Great Listener
Let me first start by saying the text below is taken right from one of my daily devotionals written by Rick Warren so I cannot take any credit for it. It reminds me of something ...
The Dreaded Money Question!
Nothing can strike fear in the hearts of job seekers as much as the dreaded salary question. There are plenty of reasons to hate this question – You don’t want to sell yourself short.You are ...
Two Tips for Starting Your Job Search
When you decide it’s time to look for a new opportunity, it might seem like an overwhelming task. It’s often a long process, and whether you choose to tackle the search yourself, or work with a ...
The Hiring Process: Resources to Assist Employers through Hiring, Interviewing, and Onboarding
Recently a contact of mine saw a post on LinkedIn directing people to a page on our website at https://tygesbhr.com/job-resources/. Here, we have created resources to help candidates who are searching for a new role. ...
How to Leverage Your Network to Find Your Next Career Opportunity
Unless you’ve been in a time-warp, you’ve noticed that the economy is shifting rapidly. Great employees are looking for new jobs and employers who need to fill critical positions are now wading through more applications ...
The Trifecta
Recruiters spend a lot of time working to find that perfect person who fits a very narrow set of criteria and has the intangibles that make them a good fit for the client. I’m constantly ...
Halftime 2020
As an organization, TYGES typically brings everyone together in Williamsburg, VA for a few days every July for a mid-year conference. During the conference we: Review our progress from the first half of the year ...
5 Ted Talks to Inspire Your Career
Whether you’re planning your staycation or hitting the road for a long drive, here are 5 TED talks to keep you inspired and help you find a new way to think about your job search, ...
Are You Tired? I am! But That’s Not Going to Stop Me.
We’re now at the halfway point of 2020 and it has been quite memorable for mostly the wrong reasons. It has affected me physically, mentally, and spiritually. My mental health has been the biggest challenge. Whether it’s ...
Top 6 Resume Red Flags and How to Avoid Them
At TYGES we know a thing or two about resumes because we read them all day. In fact, that’s one of the things that puts us ahead of other firms – our attention to detail ...
Behavioral Interviewing
If there are two words in the English language that strike fear in the heart of a Job Seeker more than “Behavioral Interview” then I am not aware of them. I prep people for interviews ...
Expect More from Your Talent Acquisition Partner
TYGES has been blessed to be in business for nearly 18 years. We got in right at 9/11 and thrived. We survived the 08-09 recession. We are now faced with the repercussions of COVID-19. We continue to work ...
Go Ahead. Take the Call.
We’ve all grown suspicious. Modern technology brought us closer and then less than stellar folks figured out how to use it to take advantage of others. Whether you’ve ever gotten an email purportedly from your ...
Maybe I’m Crazy but I don’t Want to go Back to Normal!
Over the past week, I’ve heard people make statements like, “I can’t wait to get through this” or “I can’t wait to get back to normal.” As I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the ...
Winners & Losers in the Industry During this Time Period
Companies will either come out of this time as a WINNER or a LOSER when we move past the virus and the effects it has had on the economy end. What are the WINNERS doing ...
We’re Here to Make Good Things Happen For Other People
Just when you start to wonder what your purpose at work and in life might be, we get a reminder. Here at TYGES, we were recently reminded of why our mission at TYGES is “We’re ...
Results vs Activity
My biggest challenge when I was job hunting was articulating the RESULTS I had achieved across my career. This was definitely a stumbling block. I'd been a recruiter for years and still, I struggled. I'm ...
Choose Gratitude
Most likely we’ve all heard the song Gravity by John Mayer, and the line where it says, “Gravity...it’s working against me.” In this time of fear and uncertainty, I choose Gratitude and have my own ...
Helping People is What Recruiters are Hard-Wired to Do
Now is the time for recruiters to shine. As companies shut their doors in order to combat the fast-moving COVID-19 threat, people are facing fear and uncertainty about their livelihoods. In recent memory, forest-fires, drought, ...
Our Response to Coronavirus and Its Lasting Impact
As I sit here enjoying my coffee while spending time with the Lord, it struck me how fortunate I am. It also struck me that we are at a tipping point as a nation and ...
The Coronavirus Could Impact Recruiting
The Coronavirus could impact recruiting, hiring, and working in general. Imagine the following – Flights have been cancelled indefinitelyWe are restricted to our geographical locationsWe have to work from home and avoid daily contact with ...
Recession Preparation
It’s an interesting time to be in business. As a manufacturing & supply chain centric recruiter, we tend to have a different set of lenses into the things that are happening both on Wall Street ...
How did we come up with the name “TYGES?”
Every once in awhile someone asks me how did we come up with the company name – TYGES? As the story goes, I bought a franchise from MRINetwork back in the summer of 2002 after ...
BBQ for a Cause
This past Sunday (June 30, 2019), the Rotary Club of The Historic Triangle out of Williamsburg VA put on its 2nd Annual Williamsburg Pro-AM BBQ Cook-off. TYGES was a primary sponsor again this year and ...
fernweh
I love words. Words can be compelling enough to lift people up and help them realize their dreams. Foreign words that are unique in their meaning and without an English equivalent absolutely fascinate me. “Fernweh” ...
What’s in a mission statement?
Over the years, I’ve been asked a common question in many different forms – What do I stand for? Since starting TYGES back in 2002, my goal was to change the approach and deliver a ...
Military Brats
At TYGES, we honor those who have sacrificed so much for our great nation. Today we are honoring an often unspoken group of people who are so vital to our military members, and that group ...
Shark Tank Virginia
At TYGES, our mission is “We’re here to make good things happen for other people.” Yes we are recruiters but we do so much more than just help clients find people. We impact the communities ...
Our Top 3 TED Talks on Leadership
https://www.ted.com/talks/chieh_huang_confessions_of_a_recovering_micromanager Think about the most tired you've ever been at work. It probably wasn't when you stayed late or came home from a road trip -- chances are it was when you had someone looking ...
Where Have all the Candidates Gone?
Throughout my recruiting years, I’ve noticed that qualified and interested candidates are becoming harder and harder to find. I’ve often wondered, "Are employers being too picky or not paying enough for talent?" Purple squirrel is ...
Core Value – Courage
We are wrapping up our series in highlighting the TYGES core values that help us achieve our mission of “We’re here to make good things happen for other people.” Over the past month, we spoke ...
Supporting Colonial CASA
If you know anything about TYGES, you know our mission is “We’re here to make good things happen for other people.” Yes, this applies to the client, companies, and individuals we assist with on a ...
What Do Millennials Want?
I grew up in a middle-class family where my dad worked for the same corporation for 35+years. He worked hard, had a predictable way about his everyday life, and instilled in me a work ethic ...
Core Value – Determination
As we continue to spotlight our core values here at our TYGES to help us achieve our mission of “We’re here to make good things happen for other people,” determination is up next. We stay ...