About

In 2012, I booked a one-way flight and moved to a new country with

no job
no place to live
and zero network

I was clueless about how to navigate the job market and find professional 9-5 work...

I applied to hundreds of jobs online.

I attended networking events.

I volunteered.

But nothing.

No callbacks.

Not even a rejection email.

Then, in 2013 – after a year of retail jobs – I landed a part-time job at an executive recruitment firm via a referral.

I made it my mission to learn as much as I could from the headhunters around me.

Everything I’d been told about job searching, networking, how to write a résumé or negotiate a job offer was wrong.

After 8 months, I was promoted to a full-time executive recruiter position.

I learned the inner workings of the recruitment industry and what truly leads to a successful search.

I saw why some candidates were unsuccessful and how others managed to make significant jumps in their careers.

I’ve now spent ~10 years at executive search firms or leading internal recruitment teams at rapidly-growing, global tech companies that have raised over $1BN in funding.

In 2020, in response to the pandemic, I led the team that recruited over 430 doctors, nurses, clinical operations, and business staff in ~6 months to create the largest publicly accessible digital healthcare service across Canada.

So far, I’ve seen over 20,000 résumés throughout my career and written and reviewed 700+ for clients.

I’ve also helped clients negotiate a total of over $1M+ extra in salary (and still counting!).

For résumé services, check out my home page.

If you got this far, thanks for reading and nice to e-meet you 🤝

Sam