There are certain phrases in recruiting that sound polished, reasonable, and professionally neutral… and still immediately change the temperature of a conversation. In media recruiting, “mutual parting of the ways” is one of them. To be clear: it is not automatically disqualifying. But it is close enough to a disqualifier in practice that experienced hiring […]
Stop Saying This in Interviews: “Mutual Parting of the Ways” Read More »
The media industry is one of the smallest “big industries” in America. Television, radio, digital, streaming, sales, engineering, creative, executive leadership — everybody knows somebody who knows somebody. There’s no six degrees of separation here like the Kevin Bacon game. In media, it’s usually one or two phone calls before someone knows your background, work
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The media industry loves to talk about innovation. AI-powered workflows. Digital transformation. Audience engagement. Revenue diversification. Multi-platform strategy. But let’s ask a less glamorous question: When did hiring become so impersonal? Because if you talk privately with candidates across broadcast television, digital media, streaming, radio, ad tech, and corporate media groups, there’s a recurring theme
Corporate Recruiting in Media: Efficient or Broken? Read More »
Why do relationships matter in executive recruiting? Because the best candidate rarely looks perfect on paper… A little over a month ago, my firm, Carver Talent, took on a Director of Sales search for a television station in a Top 50 market. Excellent station. Strong ownership. Incredible city. The kind of opportunity media sales leaders
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Local television is changing fast. Faster than most station management teams want to admit publicly. Budgets are tighter. Expectations are higher. Corporate pressure is high. Digital revenue demands are growing. Newsrooms are evolving. AI is entering workflows. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, talented managers are quietly asking themselves the same question:
Your Career Isn’t Stalled. You’re Just Playing Defense. Read More »
There’s a funny thing that happens in recruiting — especially in media. A recruiter reaches out to a candidate about a “confidential opportunity,” and within five minutes the candidate wants: All before agreeing to a 15-minute conversation. We get it. Candidates are busy. Smart people protect their time. The internet has also trained everyone to
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For years, local television groups have obsessed over ratings, retrans fees, streaming strategy, digital transformation, and cost containment. But behind the scenes, another crisis has quietly been building inside television stations across America. The engineering brain drain. And unlike a bad ratings book or a missed revenue forecast, this problem cannot be fixed overnight. Because
There is absolutely a direct correlation between the collapse of the newspaper industry, the consolidation of the radio business, and the current trajectory of broadcast television. In fact, if you zoom out far enough, the pattern is almost impossible to ignore. First came newspapers. Then radio. Now television. Different platforms. Same economic story. The uncomfortable
There’s a special kind of chaos happening on LinkedIn right now. Not the cringe hustle-posts. Not the “I’m humbled to announce…” essays written like hostage notes. Not the AI-generated thought leadership from people who haven’t had an original thought since Vine died. No — the real disaster is this: People desperately want better jobs… while
Your LinkedIn Inbox Is a Graveyard — And It Might Be Killing Your Career Read More »
Can Local TV Survive Without Consolidation? The Nexstar–TEGNA Deal Is Testing That Question. The proposed merger between Nexstar and TEGNA has sparked a national debate over the future of local journalism, media ownership, and rising consumer costs. Supporters say consolidation is necessary to compete in a streaming-first world. Critics warn it could reduce competition and
