Cheyene Marling

You had a great interview. The conversation flowed, you connected with the hiring manager, and you walked away feeling genuinely excited about the opportunity. Maybe they even told you they expected to make a decision quickly. Then a few days pass. Then a week. Before long, you find yourself wondering whether something went wrong. The waiting period between an interview and the next step, or between a final interview and an offer, can be one of the most frustrating parts of a job search. When...

After more than twenty-five years recruiting resilience professionals, I've learned something that surprises many candidates: job descriptions are rarely perfect representations of the role an organization is actually trying to fill. Some are built from outdated templates. Others have been expanded over time as resilience programs matured. Many combine a hiring manager's wish list, HR language, compliance requirements, and responsibilities inherited from previous roles. Increasingly,...

Organizations across the resilience profession continue to report that critical positions are taking longer to fill. We’ve recently assessed this trend in a Resilience360 Market Intelligence posting. The explanation is often attributed to a shortage of qualified talent, yet that doesn't fully explain what many organizations are experiencing today. After more than 25 years specializing in resilience staffing and research, I believe two independent trends are converging to fundamentally change...