Heather Campbell

And sometimes it's not the client that I'm working with, but they're able to kind of understand themselves a little bit better and being able to see people make those decisions for themselves and find joy in whatever it is that they're doing, whether that is an organization that I place them at or whatever direction they end up taking.

And sometimes it's not the client that I'm working with, but they're able to kind of understand themselves a little bit better and being able to see people make those decisions for themselves and find joy in whatever it is that they're doing, whether that is an organization that I place them at or whatever direction they end up taking.

My name's Heather Campbell. I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, born and raised Minnesotan. I've been with Thinking Ahead for a little over five years now, started in April of 2019. I'm on the nonprofit team, and I focus on working with nonprofits that really work with human rights, equity, and equality, as well as the social impact spaces.

My name's Heather Campbell. I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, born and raised Minnesotan. I've been with Thinking Ahead for a little over five years now, started in April of 2019. I'm on the nonprofit team, and I focus on working with nonprofits that really work with human rights, equity, and equality, as well as the social impact spaces.

And I love that. I think that prepping and debriefing the candidates and the clients during this part of the process, they probably do great without us. But at the same time, it's that like additional sort of icing on the cake to make sure stuff goes really well. I'm also a big process driven person. So if this is something I could manage in that process, I love it.

And I love that. I think that prepping and debriefing the candidates and the clients during this part of the process, they probably do great without us. But at the same time, it's that like additional sort of icing on the cake to make sure stuff goes really well. I'm also a big process driven person. So if this is something I could manage in that process, I love it.

And so from a philosophy standpoint, prepping and debriefing is just part of our process in general, right? So it's not necessarily... this big new thing or something that I'm sure a lot of search firms do, but I think that we do it really, really well. And I enjoy it.

And so from a philosophy standpoint, prepping and debriefing is just part of our process in general, right? So it's not necessarily... this big new thing or something that I'm sure a lot of search firms do, but I think that we do it really, really well. And I enjoy it.

It's actually my favorite part of my job because I get to build stronger relationships with both the client, the hiring manager, maybe some folks I haven't met along the way in the process. as well as then those candidates that obviously there's only one person that typically gets the job.

It's actually my favorite part of my job because I get to build stronger relationships with both the client, the hiring manager, maybe some folks I haven't met along the way in the process. as well as then those candidates that obviously there's only one person that typically gets the job.

You get to still build relationships with four or five, six other people that you never know throughout your career you may bump into again. So I was going to kind of go over... break it down. What do I do with the clients? And then break it down and probably a little bit longer, what do I do with the candidates as far as the prep goes?

You get to still build relationships with four or five, six other people that you never know throughout your career you may bump into again. So I was going to kind of go over... break it down. What do I do with the clients? And then break it down and probably a little bit longer, what do I do with the candidates as far as the prep goes?

It's a super important piece of the process so that, again, I can kind of know what's going on and manage how they're going to work. But Again, to your point, oftentimes they're great at what they do, but they are not professional interviewers.

It's a super important piece of the process so that, again, I can kind of know what's going on and manage how they're going to work. But Again, to your point, oftentimes they're great at what they do, but they are not professional interviewers.

And so being able to make sure that they know what questions they're going to ask and how to sort of handle themselves in that interview, because frankly, just as much as they are interviewing the candidates, you know, those candidates are interviewing them as well to make sure that this is a good fit.

And so being able to make sure that they know what questions they're going to ask and how to sort of handle themselves in that interview, because frankly, just as much as they are interviewing the candidates, you know, those candidates are interviewing them as well to make sure that this is a good fit.

So being able to just talk them through logistics, but also how to be in the interview and how to sort of woo the candidates to the opportunity as well. Make sure that they have a good experience. And then I think from an equity perspective, it's really important that every candidate is having a similar experience and being able to have them experience.

So being able to just talk them through logistics, but also how to be in the interview and how to sort of woo the candidates to the opportunity as well. Make sure that they have a good experience. And then I think from an equity perspective, it's really important that every candidate is having a similar experience and being able to have them experience.

present themselves in a way that, you know, the clients can can see that in a very similar fashion, like they're being able to see every candidate in the same light in the same way to be able to evaluate people from an equity perspective.

present themselves in a way that, you know, the clients can can see that in a very similar fashion, like they're being able to see every candidate in the same light in the same way to be able to evaluate people from an equity perspective.