I remember making the decision to resign from my job at Match.com as a database engineer to start a recruiting and tech training company. It was a scary decision. There were so many ups and downs; if I'm totally honest, there were more downs at the early stage than the ups. It was in one of those downs that my first book was conceptualized.

You see, as a business owner, I hired technical recruiters to help with the work. I soon realized that at the time (mid-2000s), many technical recruiters needed technology training. I looked around for books and training on the different technology roles that we were recruiting for and did not find.

Given that I was a technologist and understood many of these technologies, I decided to start writing basic descriptions of the technologies and how to ascertain whether candidates had the skill sets. Before long, this grew into a bigger binder. That was when the idea to put this in a book format came to my mind. But I was afraid. I felt like an imposter. It felt like I just arrived in the recruiting field and wanted to show off. When I told a dear friend of mine about the book, he was ecstatic. His enthusiasm encouraged me to give it a shot. Two English editions, a Spanish edition later, and with 100,000+ people reached through this book and courses, I am a testament to the one-decision-movement.

Obi Ogbanufe, Phd

What decision do you need to make about your recruiting career and business? I would appreciate the opportunity to walk with you as you make it.