Last weekend, I watched Devil Wears Prada 2 with my girlfriends 🎬. The recurring theme? Sacrificing personal life for career success. And honestly I think there’s truth in that. As recruiters, our jobs are essentially trading time for money. The more time we invest, the more clients and candidates we meet, and the more revenue we generate. But this isn’t unique to recruitment, it applies across industries. ⏳ The challenge: time is limited. Spend too much on career, and hobbi

People often ask me: “Why do you buy stocks the moment your paycheck comes in even if prices are high?” The truth is, since graduation I’ve had one obsession: accumulating dividends. 📈 Why? Because dividends buy freedom. The freedom to choose what and how you want to work. As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized that freedom changes everything. When your dividends cover most of your expenses (mine now replace about 70% 🥳), you go to work with less stress. You work because you en

For a while, my approach was simple: 👉 Ask candidates if their companies were profitable. 👉 Target those profitable firms for BD. It made sense until I realized I was wrong. Even profitable companies are downsizing. Meta recently announced layoffs of 10% of staff despite strong profits. Microsoft, Snap, and Amazon have all taken similar steps. Profitability no longer guarantees hiring. This forced me to rethink my strategy. Instead of chasing “profitable” companies, I now n