Hi, I'm Stephanie Maas. Partner with Thinking Ahead search. The theme of what I want to share with you today is don't be a donkey. There's probably another word I'd rather use, but I want to keep this kid friendly. We are absolutely in a candidate driven market. That means right now on the pendulum of power between candidates and employers, candidates have almost all of the power. It is just a reality.
Now, with that being said, though, let me encourage you candidates to not be a donkey during this time. People will absolutely remember how you treated them, how you behaved, and how you carried yourself when you carried all the power. And the thing that we have learned is no matter where the pendulum is, it eventually swings.
So if you're a candidate and you feel yourself, you know, standing a little bit taller, maybe even too tall or getting a little bit more swagger, maybe a little too much swagger because you know how in demand you are, I highly recommend you check yourself.
Or find a trusted friend, colleague, mentor, whatever the case may be, to help you check yourself and make sure that even though, yes, you do have all the power right now, you are being remembered as someone who could handle it well and not a donkey.