Working with Recruiters in a Wisdom and Relationship Economy

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Time: Oct 16, 2025 10:15 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Place: Saratoga Federated Church, 20390 Park Place, Saratoga, CA 95070 United States
Overview of Topic:
Working with Recruiters in a Wisdom and Relationship Economy: A Tale of Two Approaches
Working with recruiters can be a powerful tool in your job search and career development. However, the nature of that relationship can significantly impact your outcomes. The two primary models in a Wisdom and Relationship Economy, for interacting with recruiters are the transactional approach and the relational approach. We will also discuss feedback from current recruiters in the “Magnificent Seven”:
Meta (formerly Facebook)
Apple
Microsoft
Amazon
Alphabet (the parent company of Google)
Nvidia
Tesla
Speaker’s Bio:
Carmen Sandoval is an award-winning, principal recruiter, speaker and advisor with a career spanning over 25 years. Her passion for guidance, talent placement, acquisition, and coaching has led to staffing more than 5,000 roles, providing wisdom to a wide range of individuals; from students to early to mid career professionals, founders, entrepreneurs and business leaders.
A seasoned professional, she has extensive experience leading teams and assessing countless resumes and profiles, with and without AI. An active UCLA alumni, her references consistently confirm her excellence in identifying and coaching top talent, leveraging relationships and technology to build successful teams. Outside of her professional life, she is a devoted family person who enjoys networking and researching health and wellness solutions. When visiting Southern California, she also enjoys getting her steps in at Disneyland.
Physical Venue:
The entrance to Richard’s Hall at SFC is near the intersection of LG Saratoga Rd and Oak Place.
Saratoga Federated Church
20390 Park Place
Saratoga, CA 95070 United States