EP085 Recruitment & Search Firms 101 with Sandra D'Souza
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Sandra D\'Souza is the Founder and Managing Director of Sandstone Solutions Group, a boutique recruitment company that conducts candidate searches for organizations of all sizes and across all sectors, including the private equity and not-for-profit sectors. Sandra is a business professional with over 20-years of experience in senior recruitment and financial roles. She has previously held positions as the Director of Recruiting and is currently an active participant with the Mississauga Board of Trade. She has an Honors Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa and obtained her CPA, CA designation. Sandra is passionate about helping organizations connect and recruit employees and build winning teams.
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Sandra joins me today to share advice that will make you a star candidate for your next employment role. She shares the crucial investment and financial lessons that she has learned throughout her life and career and explains what happens during a recruiter\'s call screening process. Sandra also shares the correct etiquette for building relationships with recruiters and explains what you should and shouldn\'t do before attending a job interview.
\\u201cYou should find that happy medium of being able to answer the questions directly and giving enough information.\\u201d - Sandra D\'Souza
This Week on Young Money:
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- How Sandstone Solutions searches for candidates.
- The financial and investment lessons that Sandra learned early on.
- How a search firm and recruiter can help candidates.
- What happens during a screening call once a potential candidate has been identified.
- How to maintain a fruitful relationship with a recruiter.
- How to properly prepare for a job interview.
- The right way to follow up after a recruitment interview.
- Things you shouldn\\u2019t do when talking to a recruiter.
Key takeaways:
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- Be yourself during interviews.
- Let your employer know what you are going to be like.
- Ask the questions you need to ask to make sure the role is right for you.
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