Fetch Recruiting is a different kind of technical recruiting firm. Fetch combines a nearly-embarrassing number of years of experience with both technology and recruiting to bring our clients targeted candidates. Our focus is technical, but we also work on the peripheral roles that touch technology.
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The Hard Stuff and the Soft StuffFetch came up with this “List of Qualities that make Successful Recruiters” as part of our internal hiring process. I wanted to share a slightly modified version of it, since I’m often asked how someone can assess a good recruiter (whether you are a client or a candidate). There are nuances depending on which side …
Beyond the Pool TableI don’t think anyone is deluding themselves about the lack of available tech talent in LA anymore. The demand is huge (and growing) and the supply is lean, gainfully employed, and reticent to make a move in an uncertain market. Back in the good old days – the last start up boom in the late …
Navigating Silicon BeachI never really think of myself this way, but people keep telling me how well networked and entrenched I am in Silicon Beach’s burgeoning presence in So Cal. And they want to know how I did it. I have built my network over many, many, many years, and I’m not sure there is any secret …
The Perfect MarriageThe Perfect Marriage Having been an LA Tech Recruiter for many years (and having been a Tech Hiring Manager before I came to The Dark Side), I’ve honed in on the qualities that make an effective relationship between Recruiter and Agency. Give and Take – no recruiter will excel without detailed feedback, and great communication. …
Q&A: What to say when you are asked “What is your greatest weakness?”Q: I polled people on Facebook to see what questions stumps them on an interview, and the clear winner was “Tell me your greatest weakness”. A: There is no all-purpose answer to this question. You certainly don’t want to bring up some skeleton from your closet, but on the flip side, you don’t want to …
Hunting Season is OpenHunting Season is Open 2012 is starting off the third year of continued tech hiring growth in Southern California. There is particularly high growth in startups and web/mobile-based companies. These are real companies with actual business plans that have the intention of being profitable. Imagine that!? They are funded and/or profitable already, operated by professionals …
Happy Merry from Fetch RecruitingFetch would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a sizzling 2012. In the spirit of giving, Fetch is supporting our local community by contributing 1% of our net profits to the following organizations. We believe strongly in giving back locally. Go LA! Peter Zippi Fund: Being endlessly-grateful that we can care for our …
LA Salary FactsI hate those salary survey sites. They never seem to have any correlation to reality, and both companies and candidates seem to find the ammunition/data to back up whatever their objective is. Candidates tend to use it to justify their assumption that they can get a $50,000 raise and companies use it to justify …
Boo – Interview HorrorsHaving been in the recruiting business for over 13 years, I have seen my share of interview horrors (both from the clients and the candidates). In the spirit of Halloween, I thought it only fitting that I share my favorites with you, which can also be read as a What-Not-To-Do list: A long-ago client …
Broken RecordRecruiting is typically a roller coaster business, with ebbs and flows that follow market conditions. But the past couple of years have been like a long straight uphill train ride. I feel like a broken record talking about the high intensity of the LA tech hiring market. But, we continue to have a crazy amount …
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