Leadership
Don’t Lose Your Top Talent This Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us, a time when many professionals are evaluating (or re-evaluating) their jobs, satisfaction levels, and career paths. They’re reflecting on what they accomplished during the year and whether they achieved their goals. The approach of a new year often triggers a psychological reset. Behavioral science shows us that a clean…
Brendan Town included in Giving Kitchen article
Financial Assistance After Spinal Injury Helped Brendan Heal. Brendan Town, an Atlanta-based Recruiting Partner at Goodwin Recruiting, shares his story in this heartwarming Giving Kitchen article. He recounted the assistance he received from Giving Kitchen not once, but twice, when accidental injuries kept him out of work. He says that the assistance he received…
How a Recruiter Gives You an Edge in Your Job Search
I’ve spent years on different sides of the job search – first as a candidate, then as an executive career coach, résumé writer, and now as a Recruiting Partner with Goodwin Recruiting. People still ask me what a talent recruiter can actually do for them. Some professionals see recruiters as another way to learn about…
Andy Decker included in Wall Street Journal article
Microsoft is trying to shed a lot of workers. Just don’t call it a layoff. By Chip Cutter and Isabella Simonetti Goodwin Recruiting’s CEO, Andy Decker, was quoted in today’s Wall Street Journal article about the Microsoft and Skydance buyouts and how it affects 60,000 workers as they invest more in AI. CUTTER,…
Retained Search: Top 6 Most Frequently Asked Questions
If you’re considering the prospect of a retained search, you likely have a big role to fill. Maybe it’s a C-Suite position, a senior executive, vice president, board member, or a confidential hire. Roles of this magnitude have such a huge impact on an organization that most companies engage an experienced retained executive search firm to conduct the search. Companies choose this recruiting model to ensure they are onboarding…
Goodwin Recruiting Recognized as a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Award Winner
The annual Inc. Power Partner Awards recognizes B2B companies that provide essential services and expertise to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow Exeter, NH (October 20, 2026) [GlobeNewswire] – Goodwin Recruiting, a leading Management and Executive Recruiting Firm, has been named a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Awards winner, recognizing the company for the second year in a row to be…
On Boss’s Day, I’m Celebrating Starting My Own Business
For years I was told that I should open my own restaurant, and I always balked at the idea. The insistence of others that I become my own boss seemed crazy. You see, I put years into running other people’s businesses and was always amazed at how much more they worked than I did –…
6 Things I’ve Learned as an Area Director at Goodwin Recruiting
One year ago, I became a talent recruiting Area Director with Goodwin Recruiting. I’m no stranger to talent acquisition, leadership roles, or the broader world of human resources, but I had no idea what to expect. This role comes with the unique challenge of leading and mentoring a group of fellow recruiters while still maintaining…
When Is It Time to Bring in a Talent Recruiting Partner?
Managing talent acquisition internally works well for many companies. Not every open position requires assistance from an outside recruitment agency. But often, there comes a point when an open role is no longer simply an HR issue. It grows into a larger business issue. And it’s times like these when a talent recruiter is needed to…
Emily Lauro included in Associated Press article
Tips for getting a professional headshot that feels authentic and conveys the image you want By Dee-Ann Durbin Goodwin Recruiting’s Area Director of Recruiting, Emily Lauro, and Director of Marketing, Jenny Battershell, were recently included in an Associated Press article about how candidates can create more authentic headshot photos. Author, Dee-Ann Durbin, noted, candidates…
