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    The Talent Trade

    The Talent Trade is all about finding the right person, for the right opportunity, at the right time. But how exactly do you do that the “right” way? Executive Search Partner and Top Biller Stephanie Maas shares more than 25 years of experience about what it takes to be a top recruiter in today’s “talent trade” market, using ThinkingAhead’s four-prong system focused on recruiting, business development, planning, and managing your mindset. It’s real, honest information about how to build your desk, perfect your niche, and stand out among the crowd in your search career.

    Southwestern/Great American, Inc., dba Southwestern Family of Companies, for itself and its related entities and their assigns, reserves and retains all rights to their copyrighted materials and trademarks contained in this podcast.

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    Talent Trade Tidbit - Working Hard, or Hardly Working? Dec 18, 2025
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    Stephanie has a hot take on a generational observation that, quite frankly, has left her a bit befuddled.

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Talent Trade Tidbit - The Elevator Pitch Dec 11, 2025
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    Expanding on a topic mentioned in Episode 37, Stephanie reveals the template for her quick, but effective, elevator pitch to prospective clients, which you can customize for your own use.

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Easy As ABC Dec 04, 2025
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    Stephanie breaks down the 3 different quality levels of searches, and the components that make up what defines each of those levels, as well as which criteria are "must-haves" and which are "wish I hads".

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Happy Thanksgiving from The Talent Trade! Nov 27, 2025
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    Talent Trade host Stephanie Maas breaks down the Thanksgiving lesson that listeners can carry with them EVERY day, plus her favorite Thanksgiving traditions, and the #1 thing she is a total dork about.

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Talent Trade Tidbit - R&R: Not An Option Nov 20, 2025
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    Even as we head into the holiday season, Stephanie wants you to know that a little rest and relaxation isn't an option....because it's MANDATORY.

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Talent Trade Tidbit - #1 Problem in Banking Nov 13, 2025
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    If you work in banking, you know the elephant in the room. It's not risk. It's not compliance. It's not a flat economy. It's not the regulators. So what IS it? And is there a solution?

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Intention and Sophistication Nov 06, 2025
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    Learn how the pros at ThinkingAhead execute next-level business development, including the 3 stages of client development, the 3 simple questions that unlock relationship building, when the "blind squirrel" approach actually has it's place, and the tricks to staying on the radar until the time is right.

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Talent Trade Tidbit - Suggestions for Panel Interviews Oct 30, 2025
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    Panel interviews, or back-to-back interviews can be daunting. But it's not you versus them.....it's you versus yourself, your experience, and your own preparation. Learn how to get organized for the big day, why to say "yes" to that drink, and what to do if nature calls.

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Talent Trade Tidbit - Mindset: Fixed or Growth? Oct 23, 2025
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    Perhaps you've only ever heard that a growth mindset is good, and a fixed mindset is bad. That's not always the case. Learn when IS the right time to put those blinders on, and when to cast them aside.

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


    Talent Trade Tidbit - Don't Communicate, Overcommunicate Oct 16, 2025
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    It doesn't matter whether you're a candidate or a client, if you don't communicate with your recruiter, you're missing out on talent and opportunities. Just listen to a few of the hairy situations that a lack of communication has landed Stephanie in...

    Discover what sets ThinkingAhead apart, hear stories from recruiters, and browse opportunities by clicking here.


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