Mike Veronesi

“Are We Strategic Yet?”

Mike Veronesi
I clearly remember my first day in the recruiting industry at TAD Resources in Danbury, CT in 1994. My manager called me into his office and tried to summarize recruiting, how far it has come, and how much the industry had changed since he joined. He kept stressing that the goal of the Danbury office was for us to make sure we were on the forefront of what was called “Strategic Recruiting.” He then told…

Transforming an Entitlement Culture Hire by Hire

Mike Veronesi
Are we all contributing towards the next big organizational crash? It seems more and more each day our organizations are quickly returning to the “Entitlement Culture” that developed during the dot com boom in the late 90s. Solid employees were in high demand and recruited daily beyond their competence level. These dot com organizations threw ridiculous salaries, comprehensive benefit packages and the right to play ping pong and foosball for hours of the day at…

Defining Yourself within the Recruiting Community

Mike Veronesi
In thinking about the focus of my first contribution to Kennedy Information’s RecruitingTrends.com, I kept returning to how critical the notion of a “foundation” is in defining one’s success as a recruiter. Especially in the recruiting industry, it can take years to shape and build a positive foundation, yet within minutes one questionable action can destroy it. Shaping one’s personal foundation – or brand, if you will – can lead to the ultimate success for you…