Which came first the chicken or the egg? Hard to tell sometimes, isn’t it? We know both make a great meal. Joan (a real person but not her real name) left the workforce to raise her son ten years ago after a successful career as a product designer working for big name design houses in […]
So much information is readily available on how to find a job – books, Internet, job seeker groups. Why in the world would anyone pay a professional for information available for free? Actually, using professional services makes sense if your current job search approach is not working for you. Here are some ways to know […]
It was my typical daily visit to LinkedIn. I was checking my mail, accepting invitations and extending invitations to people I met this week. I was trying to find the new HR Manager for one of my corporate clients. In my head I ran through my usual rant about how HR people are less visible […]
Most people find that selling yourself in an interview is not an easy thing to do. Chuck has been trying to get into XYZ Company for a while now. It is one of his target companies. He is doing the right networking things. He saw an advertisement for an Application Engineer, tracked down the person he suspected […]
It’s the little things that add up to a great candidate experience. Early in her career Susan interviewed for a position as a chemist with a company that distributes supplies used in research laboratories. The interview went badly. The company representatives were not on time or prepared. They did not get back to her when […]
Joe is just finishing his first year at the full time MBA program at a prestigious Midwest university. He plans to use the MBA to change careers from a technical scientific field to investment research. All he lacks is a summer internship at the end of April! Joe is frantic. Joe is a great guy: […]
I had this great idea. Write it down and make it happen. I thought I invented some of this concept. When I sat down to write this blog around a video I made some time ago, I googled the concept to get some background material only to discover a book with the same title!! What […]
How does one find interesting things to talk about when building relationships in job search? The answer is easier than you think. Yet most people miss it. We start with the assumption that asking connections if they know of open jobs is a nonstarter. The answer is almost always “no”. Try it sometime just for […]
Listen for signs that you might get laid off. If you knew a hurricane or tornado was approaching, you would take steps to protect your family, right? Job security is a thing of the past; a quaint notion. Any of us could lose our job at any time for any reason. It makes sense then […]
Is talent acquisition just another way of saying recruitment or is this just another jargon fad or is it something we should pay attention to? I did a little research. According to some important human resource thought leaders, the difference between the two terms is strategic. Bringing new talent into your organization is risky. So […]
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