I received this note the other day and thought this was a great note to share with others. Dear Interview Doctor, I am in the process of either changing jobs or doing consulting in Quality Management. Since 85% to 90% of companies have not made the transition to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard, this may […]
I love all things “process”. Life is a wonderful, exciting process with doors opening and closing along the way. I love how adventures unfold by plan and by happenstance. The Greek term Telesis refers to “progress that is intelligently planned and directed; the attainment of desired ends by the application of intelligent human effort to […]
Brains are funny things. We take for granted that our heads sit on our shoulders while our brain does its thing. We learn, we make mistakes, all the while unaware that each action has an impact on our brains. Is that cool or what? There is a theory about that. Intentional Change Theory argues that […]
Are you living every day or just going through the motions? This article is an excerpt from our BizTV video, which can be viewed online, simply click this link. Every day presents another opportunity to grow your career if you approach it right. Recently Dave connected with The Interview Doctor to grow his career. He loves […]
A job interview is stressful for even the strongest folks. Someone who says they just love job interviews is probably lying. What is it about interviewing that makes most people uncomfortable? Many people don’t like talking about themselves. It feels like bragging. We’ve been conditioned since youth to be modest, that bragging is impolite. Suddenly […]
If you have to write a job posting, then write it to attract the right candidate. Not long ago my sister Martha, a transitioning from college professor to corporate America, sent me a job posting. She said, “I think I can do this job. See, I can do these things.” I moaned. I am familiar […]
The signs are everywhere that the generation in their 20s, 30s, and 40s live life large. Travel, outdoors, hobbies, activities with friends and family take top priority in their lives. They look at life different from their parents. Parents like me worked until they dropped, seeking approval that often never came from bosses who never […]
Are you staying ahead of the crowd in your career and your career field? The other day I had coffee with a friend, Paul, who used to be in recruiting. Now he is VP Sales for a wonderful background check service, PreTrax. I was curious why he left executive search. His story struck me. Paul […]
Don’t let your career search dreams be ruined by careless suggestions. I am so mad I could spit. I just returned from a wonderful workshop on living your dream conducted by Montrie Rucker Adams (check out her new book, Just Do Your Dream). A young woman volunteered that she had a BIG dream, gigantic, that […]
This has been a year of change at my house so I have been looking forward to the summer as a chance to settle down a little. We relocated and moved this spring, changing lifestyles completely. That adventure involved a long boat trip then moving our worldly goods from Houston to Florida then to Cleveland where […]
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