Spitfire Linda! | Linda Ferrante

Linda Ferrante has been recruiting for 28 years. She co-founded RFT Search Group out of Farmington Hills, focused almost entirely on family-owned and privately held businesses. She's been published in the Wall Street Journal. She's appeared on national radio. And two months ago, she replied to a LinkedIn post and accidentally became Spitfire Linda on Reddit. Things we talked about in this episode: → Why a candidate asking about salary upfront is actually a sign of business sense → The hunter vs. farmer distinction and how to hire for the right one → How AI is being used on both sides of the hiring process, and where it's going wrong → Why small businesses get sued over documentation they never kept → What right to work actually means (it has nothing to do with at-will employment) Thank you Linda For sharing your story and your takes on recruiting! *Chapters* 0:00 - Intro  1:00 - Meet Linda Ferrante and how she got into recruiting  4:00 - The LinkedIn post that started it all  6:00 - Going viral on Reddit as Spitfire Linda  8:00 - Is it wrong for a candidate to ask about comp upfront  14:00 - Hunter vs. farmer: hiring for the right behavior  19:00 - Should job postings include salary ranges  24:00 - How AI is being used in job postings and resumes  36:00 - How Linda uses AI in her own recruiting work  40:00 - Applicant tracking systems and disparate impact risk  44:00 - The commute problem and what the market actually supports  50:00 - Employer documentation mistakes that end up in court  55:00 - What right to work actually means and why people get it wrong  58:00 - Where to find Linda and RFT Search Group  ~~~ This episode is brought to you by Fausone & Grysko, PLC https://www.thefgfirm.law/