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Jane Gruenebaum asks job candidates to ditch buzzwords and get real

Vice President Jane Gruenebaum leads Isaacson, Miller's Washington, D.C., office and helps grow business in association sector Jane Gruenebaum lets out a hearty laugh before telling her story of being recruited to become a recruiter. Executive search firm Isaacson, Miller was interviewing Gruenebaum in 2004 for a position at a nonprofit, then asked if she would be interested in doing search work herself. She said no. But after friends told her, "You've lost your mind," Gruenebaum called the firm back to learn more. "At the end I said, ‘What's the worst that could happen? … I wouldn't like the work but it would be a great place to find another job.'" It turns out she did… Read More