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Talent Trade Tidbit - Thinking About Search?

Published on: 15th January, 2026

Considering a career in search? Here are a few key things to keep in mind...

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Transcript
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Hi, this is Stephanie Maas.

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Today I wanna share with you the couple of things that if you're thinking about a career in search that you definitely need to know.

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This is something I'd love to talk about in regards to the search business.

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First and foremost, it's not for everybody.

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One, this is a sales job.

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If that makes you uncomfortable, this is not gonna be a good fit for you.

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There is a lot of feel good to it.

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There's a lot of, you can do things with a purpose.

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You can make a difference and an impact, absolutely.

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But at the end of the day, it's a production job.

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Now with that being said, I have never.

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Known another career where you have the opportunity to make the money that we make to have the lifestyle that we have, and lifestyle meaning I am home five nights a week to have dinner with my kids.

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I rarely work past normal business hours.

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I rarely work on the, the weekends, and the financial opportunity has been tremendous, if that's appealing to you.

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The idea of being in a sophisticated, complex sales environment where you can have tremendous opportunity financially and for your lifestyle, this could possibly be a really good fit.

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The Talent Trade
Presented by ThinkingAhead Executive Search
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.



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