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The Fit That Matters with Mary Ann Faremouth

What makes a candidate truly stand out in today’s job market? On this episode of Career Can Do, guest host Chris Sandland turns the mic around and interviews yours truly, Mary Ann Faremouth, to explore what separates top performers from the rest and why the human element in recruiting still matters more than ever. Mary Ann is the CEO of Faremouth & Company, a nationally recognized recruiting firm, and a passionate advocate for a more holistic approach to hiring.

Rather than focusing just on resumes and job descriptions, Mary Ann looks at the full picture—who the candidate is, what motivates them, and how they’ll fit into a company’s culture. She shares stories of candidates who went above and beyond, doing detailed research and presenting thoughtful plans at their interviews. She explains why humility and a “we, not me” mindset are powerful assets.

Technology and AI may have changed the recruiting landscape, but Mary Ann argues that relationships, instincts, and real conversations still lead to the best hires. “The applicants are in the driver’s seat,” she says, “so companies need to start looking beyond the resume and take a fresh look at how they hire.”

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Mary Ann Faremouth on the Web | X (Twitter)

Chris Sandland on LinkedIn

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Red Flags Rising

Red Flags Rising: S01 E18 – FRESH LOOKS – Monitoring What Matters

Mike and Brent propose a new framework for post-resolution third-party independent consultants imposed under corporate resolutions with the U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) or monitors imposed under resolutions with the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) National Security Division (NSD) that best promotes underlying national security objectives while also minimizing the impact on the resolving company’s business. Their proposal is based on their prior “Fresh Looks” article with the NYU Law School’s Program on Corporate Compliance & Enforcement (PCCE), “Monitoring What Matters: A Fresh Look Proposal to Government and Industry for How Post-Resolution Oversight Can Best Deny Hostile Actors the Means to Cause Deadly Harm,” from March 28, 2024.

Mike and Brent introduce their prior “Monitoring What Matters” article (00:37), contrast the needs of post-resolution oversight under U.S. export controls with those under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (01:52), and then explain why traditional concepts of what a post-resolution independent monitor or consultant should do miss the mark (02:38), how the compelling need to move quickly could justify imposing key milestones at just 3 and 6 months, with completion in one year (04:56), that this shortened timeframe can be achieved by leveraging the “awareness of a high probability” standard of knowledge under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (05:56), how battlefield risks should drive prioritization (09:28), how third-part independent consultants should be leveraging what is likely, for many companies already on the front lines of U.S. export controls (e.g., by being part of the leading-edge AI ecosystem), a robust compliance program that was likely further enhanced during the preceding government investigation (11:11), how companies and any post-resolution independent consultant or monitor should think about where and how to draw due diligence lines regarding multi-tier distributor and reseller networks (12:57), the importance in the national security context of thinking about third-party consultant and monitor independence not just in terms of independence from direct client relationships with the subject company but also in terms of independence from the relevant foreign country’s military or intelligence agencies, including prior engagements to lobby the U.S. government (16:38), and the three key takeaways from their prior article (22:04). They conclude with Brent’s ever-popular segment, “Managing Up” (28:08).

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The Prior “Monitoring What Matters” Article

The Rest of the “Fresh Looks” Series with NYU

Brent LinkedIn

Mike LinkedIn