Even if I’m open to a new job opportunity, chances are that during the week, I don’t have the time (or headspace) to fully process an email from a recruiter.  No matter what the subject line says.  

If I don’t know you...chances are I’m not reading your email.  

But there’s a sweet spot during the week when the phone doesn’t ring, the meetings actually stop and I almost never get emails.  

I used to fish a lot as a kid.  In the summer, I would leave my house early in the morning and not come home until I heard my mom yelling in the distance that it was time for dinner.

I learned three great lessons from fishing that I carried over into my career in recruiting.

If the fish aren't biting...