Who is Carol Schultz?

Hi readers.  Now that our blog is up and running I’d like to tell you a bit about me and the impetus behind Vertical Elevation. I spent over 16 years in Executive Search learning what worked and didn’t work with regards to hiring and how a candidate searches for employment.  Looking back, it took me [...]

Thinking about recruiting as a career?

by Carol Schultz on January 20, 2012

I want to address a question that an associate of mine was sent about how to get into recruiting. This is an appropriate topic for individuals who are thinking about recruiting as a careers, recruiters still green in their careers and recruiters with years of experience. The questions were as follows: How do I make the [...]

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When Life Hands You Lemons Do You Make Lemonade?

by Carol Schultz on January 17, 2012

As Dale Carnegie said, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.”  How you react to unexpected circumstances can directly affect your business and how your employees, shareholders, investors, etc. perceive you. None of us has made it to where we are without being handed “lemons” or, as I prefer to call them, “unmet expectations” or [...]

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Do You Know the Best Way to Reward Talent?

by Carol Schultz on January 17, 2012

There is one question that is imperative to ask before you can begin to answer the question of how to reward high performers without putting them in the spotlight.  ”What motivates the employee you’re looking to reward?”  Different things motivate different people. If it’s a money-motivated type, cash is typically king.  Is the person you’re [...]

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