Let us consider an open position from the hiring managers’ point of view. There are likely two main reasons a position is open: Someone on the team left the job through termination, promotion, or resignation. Work is so plentiful that a new person has been approved to be added to the team. In both situations, […]
What works and what does not – Job Search Lessons Shared after a long search. Radiology was fine for a while. Until it wasn’t. Abby wanted something more. Abby loved radiology, loved the interaction with the clients. But medicine has been changing over the last ten years. She got laid off from her original hospital. […]
What is one or two pages long and ties your hands for one or two years? A non-compete. Ever sign one? A client, Colleen, had that opportunity recently and wanted some advice. Colleen is a sales representative currently between jobs. Her specialty is selling office equipment hardware and software through resellers to end users. Dozens […]
The keys to the kingdom are only a few clicks away. We are talking gold. Not real gold but it might as well be. I talk to many people who are terrified of interviews. Company people hate interviewing people. No one feels ready for it. Candidates hate interviewing too. They never know what to expect. […]
You would never intentionally do something to hurt your chances at a job would you? Of course not. But some of you are doing just that right now. It is subtle but it is there. I grew up using a typewriter. There I said it. In fact, I wrote college papers on an old mechanical […]
Video interviews are more common these days. They are less expensive and save time compared to travel for both the hiring manager and the candidate. Yet we’ve all heard the stories about soda cans standing in front of the camera, great shots of someone’s nose. Heck, I have a colleague who is unaware that the […]
There are steps you can take to make the telephone interviewing process, if not more pleasant, then at least more productive, allowing you to achieve a higher percentage of success. Remember that this process is the same as a normal interview, except in hyper speed — and without the element of “in person” communication. Here […]
Every day we have an opportunity to create our own history. Every day we make choices that influence the path we take. These can be little choices. What to have for breakfast… Run or read… Sarcasm or honesty… Passive or active… Or they can be big choices. Take the job or stay where I am […]
Katherine, the Explorer, here with another adventure in social media connecting. It all started with an email from a friend who helps job seekers: Hi Katherine, Hope all is well. Can you please tell me about these types of LinkedIn solicitations? Ralph Ralph attached an invitation from a LinkedIn connection to join “Opportunity.com”. The note […]
Many people hate informational interviews. It is not that they hate the interviews but they are afraid no one will want to talk to them. They are afraid to reach out to people they don’t know yet and ask them to chat. This is pretty natural. Most of us hate cold calling and this is […]
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