Gene Fojtik is someone I have been fortunate enough to know for the past several years. Introduced by Jack McElaney and Sanjay Nasta, Gene is someone who you immediately want to learn more about. Aside from being a proven entrepreneur, futurist and engineering leader. He is introspective, curious and likes to talk about things …
This episode was so inspiring. Rinkan Patel represents the epitome of rewired thinking and the growth mindset. I met Rinkan a little over a year ago, and from the very first few words he spoke I could tell that his approach to life and leadership was different than most. He was born very poor, with …
For my inaugural episode I sat down with Jonathan Keyser. He’s an incredible success story – a two-time best-selling author and owner of Keyser Company – named one of Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. Keyser Company is a commercial real estate firm founded by Jonathan Keyser, with the idea in mind of selfless service …
Rewired Mind is an exciting new podcast coming September 3rd! We’ll feature stories about industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs who changed their approach – and changed the lives around them. The Rewired Mind Podcast is hosted by me, Allen Plunkett. I’m the owner of Phoenix Staff, an IT staffing company serving the Phoenix, Las Vegas, …
Rear-end collisions are the most common accidents. In an even narrower way, the more common type is when merging into traffic and anticipating what the driver in front of you will do instead of what they did and waiting your turn to then do your thing. You can see the frustration on another driver’s face when the …
Grocery stores and retail – that was my life from 15 years old when I had my first “non-ditch-digging/lawn mowing/snow shoveling job” until 1998. Working in the stores ‘facing’ the shelves (if you ever worked in the grocery stores, you know what that means and likely still do it when you shop today), getting shopping …
And other actual questions you should never ask in an interview A very good friend of mine recently let me know that he was interviewing someone for a job he had and the person started by asking him: How long is this gonna take? My friend is incredibly gracious and kind – he interviewed her …
As someone who has been in the recruiting industry for more than 20 years, this is something that I have heard hundreds of times. There are cases where an “ideal fit” comes along – those are great days and every recruiter pinches themselves when it happens. The fact of the matter, however, is that a …
During a conversation with someone the other day about interviewing and resume writing, it came up that “everyone inflates the truth” in both. I thought it odd to suggest that everyone does it though I would certainly be naïve to think it doesn’t happen at all either. I cannot (and won’t any longer) say that your entire …
Recruiters get a lot of questions related to their candidate’s overall job search. One came my way the other day that hadn’t been presented to me in a while. Specifically, “If I applied for, interviewed for and was declined for a role over a year ago, would it make sense to revisit that employer to …