Catalyst – a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed or permanently changed in the process.

First, an introduction:

I am a Chemical Engineer, who spent 20 years in the specialty chemicals industry. I grew up in the Atlanta area, and moved to Texas, Alabama, and Arkansas, before moving back to the Atlanta area.

I started out in process engineering, then moved into operations management. My most exciting job was as a project manager to build a brand new chemical plant, in an area with no other chemical plants at all. In this role, not only did I lead the design, construction, and start-up of the plant, but I led the recruiting and hiring of all the plant employees, from the front office support, to the operations technicians and maintenance, to the supervisors and plant engineers. Then, as Plant Manager, I got to lead, support, and grow them into a wonderful team.

After moving back to the Atlanta area, I then became Plant Manager of another specialty chemical plant. But a few years later, that company decided to get out of the chemical industry, and sold the plant to a competitor, who then brought in their own management team, and I was laid off.

So, I reached out to a recruiter I knew, and asked him to find me a new job. He agreed, but he also mentioned that his workload was rather busy, and he could really use some help finding engineers. “Why don’t you come help me fill some jobs, and in the meantime, you can find your own job?”

That was 20 years ago.

What I found in that role was that I really enjoyed working with hiring managers, to refine their job definitions, and help them find the best people. And, I really enjoyed working with engineers and other people, to help them find the best job for them.

In that time, I have come to realize what I do – I make the managers’ hiring process and the candidates’ job hunt process operate more effectively, in a shorter time, and with better results, than if they did the whole process on their own.

In other words, I am a hiring catalyst.

So – if you are a manager who needs to speed up your hiring process without changes to your system . . .
Or – if you are seeking a new job and you need to speed up your job change process without changing your world . . .

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