The Orbit Blog
Practical thinking on professional networking, relationship management, and making the most of the people already in your orbit.
Honest look at when a recruiting spreadsheet stops working — the warning signs that your candidate tracking system is creating missed opportunities instead of closing them.
The exact follow-up schedule that keeps recruiter relationships warm without burning them out — timing, messaging, and the cadence that gets responses.
Most job seekers spend 90% of their time on job boards and 10% on their network — the ratio should be the opposite. Here's a practical playbook for activating the people you already know.
Spreadsheets fall apart. Enterprise CRMs are built for sales teams, not people. LinkedIn shows you ads. Here's what actually works for managing your personal professional network — and what to look for in a tool.
What you can and can't keep when you leave a recruiting agency, how to build a portable candidate database from day one, and how to rebuild fast when you don't.
A honest comparison of Bullhorn and personal CRM tools for independent and solo recruiters — what enterprise recruiting software gets wrong about the one-person desk.
Having a large network and having an active network are two completely different things. Here's why most people's networks are dormant, and how to change that.
Every system for tracking contacts eventually falls apart. Here's why — and a dead-simple approach that actually works long-term, without spreadsheets, sticky notes, or apps you'll abandon in a week.
You meet interesting people constantly — at events, on calls, at dinners. Most of them vanish from memory within days. Here's a system to actually remember who you've met and why they matter.
A practical framework for independent and freelance recruiters to build a candidate relationship system that keeps every placement in reach — without agency tools that own your data.
Most people want to maintain their professional relationships but freeze when it comes to reaching out without a 'reason.' Here's a practical system for keeping connections warm — naturally and consistently.
Most people let valuable relationships decay through pure neglect. Here's a practical system for staying genuinely connected — without scheduling 40 coffee chats a month.
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