One Take with Karla Mihm

👉 The Scoop – A pleasure to be around with, for sure, but, more than that, ethical, caring, trustworthy. Her shift to personal coaching and move to Austin is a double loss. A loss for the recruitment industry. A loss to Miami. So, join us in celebrating Karla’s new direction.

👉 Decisive Moment #1 – First, while working for the Miami-Dade Economic Development Agency, got a call from a recruitment firm to help them set up the business in Miami. That call got her into a stellar, 25-year career that took her to the big firms and ultimately allowed her to set up her own practice.

👉 Decisive Moment #2 – The second one came during Covid, when she realized that, after 25 years, she really wanted to help people land their ideal jobs.

👉 Unexpected change or event – Technology. Karla’s view on technology is that it helps recruiters expand their footprint to be able to reach just about everyone. LinkedIn was a revolutionary platform that way.

👉 What did she do? – Use that technology to compete effectively against bigger firms and grow her business.

👉 About older workers –

• Obviously, knowledge and experience
• A wealth of past successes and failures to draw from.
• They can hit the ground running.
• They don't need any training; they're ready to go.
• They have an incredible contact network, incredible relationships that they can bring to bear.
• When under pressure, they're calmer, more seasoned. They can handle pressure

• They can be more reliable, more loyal. They're not going to jump ship. And they're not gunning for your job.

• I think they can bring a lot to the company: multi-generational aspect to your leadership team, different perspectives and kind of bigger picture perspective to the table.