We all have only 24 hours in a day. How you use those 24 hours makes a difference, especially during a job search. Can you say you accomplished something every day? Are you moving the needle towards your goal? What else could you be doing? I worked with a candidate once who had been an […]
I truly believe that marketing The Interview Doctor is a lot like marketing a job search or marketing to find talent. Consultants like us, candidates, and companies trying to find candidates are all trying to build relationships that lead to something – either a new client, a new job, or great talent to add to […]
Ever get so mad or frustrated that you can’t see straight? Especially in a Job Interview? I feel that way right now. I had an interaction with a job seeker who refuses to adjust his foolish practices. What are we to do with this kind of anger? It gets in the way that is for […]
A book review of To Sell Is Human by Daniel Pink The somewhat irrational distaste for selling receives a severe blow in Daniel Pink’s To Sell Is Human, a well-researched yet practical guide to increasing your ability to sell, or what Pink calls ‘moving others’. As a job seeker, you are on a personal selling […]
Where does confidence come from? That little bit of difference that supports you when you try something new or scary. Confidence makes the difference between walking into a networking meeting with a big smile and jaunty step even if you feel icky on the inside. We all struggle with confidence at times. Sometimes I allow […]
A client called me in to give him a talent assessment of his leadership team. This was about a 50 million family owned business, growing very quickly. It was an interesting project. While conducting the interviews I observed that they were doing a lot of hiring. The business was growing but the amount of hiring […]
Joe sent a nice update email the other day describing his job search status. It was chatty and informative. His last gig did not work out the way he hoped so he is in the market again. Joe says: Unfortunately, [that company] wasn’t a good fit for me. I have been networking over the past few months […]
“The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly.” – Cora Harris Calm, Confident, and Courageous. When you say it, you feel it. You sit up straight and take a deep breath. Even if you are pretending. Soldiers do it all the time. They have to. […]
3000 and Counting! Yesterday I accepted my 3000th LinkedIn connection thanks to the power of networking and goal setting! And I am pretty pleased with myself!! I know there is a debate between folks who think you should connect with everyone without regard and those who limit their connections to only a very few people who […]
In our last post we learned about Joan who left the workforce ten years ago to raise her son. Now she is ready to get back into the workforce. She is most concerned about stability. She wants a company that will be around for many years where she can make a good living to finance […]
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