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Is Your Business Prepared for the Increasing Challenge of Record-Low Unemployment?
Is Your Business Prepared for the Increasing Challenge of Record-Low Unemployment?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 3.8% Unemployment Rate for May 2018, a continued drop from the 3.
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Tips for Avoiding the Lemons in Your Job Search
Tips for Avoiding the Lemons in Your Job Search
If you’re reading this article, that means you’re on LinkedIn. And if you’re on LinkedIn, that means you’ve surely been…
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Jason Mitchell posted this“Thank you for your patience with us throughout this interview process over the last 18 weeks. All 30 of our team members who’ve met with you have been so impressed, and everyone is in unanimous agreement that you’d be a great fit for our team. We’re excited! So without any further ado, we wanted to see if you’d be available to jump on a Teams call next week with Stuart…he’s one of our Senior VPs in Europe. He works in a different division entirely and you’d never actually meet him in person or interact with him if you end up working here, but he’s always been the 31st step in our process, and we’re a very process-oriented company, as you know… And if things go well with Stuart next week, we’d finally be able to set you up for a Teams call with Roger before bringing you back onsite to meet with Lydia.”
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Jason Mitchell shared thisThere’s no way this is true, right? Hiring managers, recruiters, job seekers, parents…I need y’all to chime in on this. Have you ever had this happen?
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Jason Mitchell posted thisI have one of those treadmills under my desk, so I can stand and walk during the day while working. Burning that extra 300-400 calories during the day helps me offset the additional 2,000 calories in cereal, cookies, and ice cream I eat before bed every night. (Don't judge me) Anyway...I forgot that I left the treadmill running when I stepped away from my desk to get a coffee this afternoon. So when I gleefully returned to my desk to fire off more of those charming sales emails that get no reply, BOOM, SPLAT, KAPOW...coffee everywhere...Jason everywhere... It must've sounded like a herd of buffalo as I tumbled and rumbled and slammed into the wall. The kids were traumatized. Shouting up the stairs "DADDY!?! DADDY!?!?!"...the 9 y/o comes running up in a panic, "Daddy are you ok!!!??? "Huh? oh yeah, yes, of course, I'm ok. Daddy's good...I was just uh, Daddy's just working...everything's fine." Everything is not fine. My back hurts...my elbow hurts...my feelings hurt... People forget how physical a job recruiting can be. It's basically rugby. But with a weekend to recover, I'll be back to 100% by Monday. So if you're having any hiring challenges (there's a metaphor in here somewhere about your hiring needs being stuck on a treadmill, but I'm not clever enough to figure out the wording), I can help keep them moving in the right direction. Back on my feet, ready to recruit. Let me know how I can help. ::Alexa, play me out with 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John::
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Jason Mitchell shared thisIf you’re in Aiken SC and looking to get away from all the radioactive mutant killer wasps, we’re hiring in Greenville/Spartanburg: - PLC & Robotics Specialists - Supply Chain Analysts - Production Managers - Production Supervisors - Maintenance / Tooling Managers - Process Engineers Greenville ranks #4 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Places to Live. And we don’t have any bioengineered nuclear death hornets flying around. I mean, if you’re into that sorta thing, Aiken is nice. But if not, hit me up. Jason.mitchell@stemsearchgroup.com
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Jason Mitchell reposted thisJason Mitchell reposted this🏗️ Love practical design and real-world impact? Our client is hiring a Licensed #StructuralEngineer in North Carolina! Join a lean, engineering-led team tackling 200+ commercial construction projects a year from structural reviews and clip calcs to retrofit upgrades and site visits across NC/SC (only 10–15% travel, no extended trips). What’s in it for you? 🔹 Ownership of your work: stamp your own calcs 🔹 Collaboration with CAD techs & PMs 🔹 Real impact in commercial roofing, framing, and load paths 📍 Must have: ✔️ PE license in NC ✔️ Solid grasp of ASCE 7 & IBC standards ✔️ Commercial structural experience 🎯 Bonus if you’re licensed in SC, GA, TN, MS, or AL! 📩 Apply now https://lnkd.in/dFMBEUBJ or email jason.mitchell@stemsearchgroup.com #PELicensed #EngineeringJobs STEM Search Group
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Jason Mitchell posted thisGood morning to everyone except the hiring manager who thought the interview went “perfect,” but would still like to see a few more candidates.
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Jason Mitchell reposted thisJason Mitchell reposted thisWhat’s really happening in the job market in 2025? It’s not a downturn—it’s a reshuffling. From Gen X being squeezed out to AI splitting the labor market in two, this isn’t your typical hiring cycle. We unpack the truth behind the headlines: niche by niche, trend by trend. Burnout, RTO, digital transformation, and a thawing freeze—this is the signal, not the noise. ➡️ Read the full breakdown. #FutureOfWork #HiringTrends2025 #TalentIntelligenceWhat’s Really Happening in the Job Market in 2025?What’s Really Happening in the Job Market in 2025?
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Jason Mitchell posted thisDear Diary, Disappointing day on the phones. Starting all my cold calls with "Hey you! Guess whoooooo?" isn't working as well as I'd hoped...
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Not to be semantics guy, but there’s a big difference between “we won’t stop until your role is filled” and “we won’t stop until we fill your role.” Reads like you’ll be paying this guy’s fee up front, and then another firm’s fee to actually fill the role 6 months later when he never produces a hire.
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Jason Mitchell liked thisJason Mitchell liked thisyou didn't get a bad recruiter, you got exactly the recruiter your fee could afford here's what no one tells you when you negotiate a recruiting fee to 10% your search WILL NOT close every quality firm already ran the math on that number industry data shows fees below 15% collapsed from 10% of all recruiting transactions in 2009 to just 4% by 2014 not because clients stopped asking because every firm worth hiring walked away so what's left saying yes at 10%? - high-volume generalists running 40 reqs where yours is number 37 - offshore sourcing shops that have never worked in your market - firms too desperate to say no and here's the part that stings the agency that went quiet on you, sent unscreened resumes, and disappeared? they didn't fail you randomly they responded rationally to the deal you made with them contingency fill rate is ~20% for every search that pays, the recruiter worked 3-4x for FREE at 10% on a $175K role: - revenue: $17,500 - cost to fill it properly: $13,000-$26,000 - margin before guarantee risk: nearly zero so they prioritized the searches that paid yours moved to the bottom of the list not because they're bad people because you built that incentive want a recruiter who works your search like it matters? the floor is 20% that's not a premium that's the price of being prioritized
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Jason Mitchell liked thisJason Mitchell liked thisEvery company that tosses a few bucks in up front ends up hiring. 90–95% close rate. The ones that don’t? They will most likely stall.
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Jason Mitchell liked thisJason Mitchell liked thisHiring in 2026.......wow I expected a lot of unqualified candidates and automated applications I did not expect the FLOOD of automated recruiter emails Many with the exact same message and "perfect" candidates Completely void of what makes a "perfect" fit My advice: Recruiters - appreciate that your entire business is based on relationships and trust. If you don't genuinely know us, your "perfect" recommendation is disingenuous. Applicants - ensure that any recruiter who reps you actually knows who you are as a human, not just a set of skills to market. Also, be authentically "YOU" in your resume and communication. Companies - Appreciate the level of stress or uncertainty that many of your applicants are currently in - they are human - show empathy and communicate (good, bad or neutral - anything is better than ghosting). Personally, I am already feeling the stress of having to inform qualified applicants that they weren't selected (especially when we can't be assured that we are making the right call). It's hard for me to accept "it's just business" when personal lives are impacted. We can't hire everyone, but I can sure attempt to make every qualified applicant feel seen and heard. Unqualified applicants - sorry, I can't respond to you all in a meaningful way, but He has a plan for you and I hope you land somewhere soon 🙏 Be the type of person today that your 85 year old self will be proud of later
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