Challenging Job Markets in Summer Months If you find yourself among the millions of American’s seeking new employment opportunities this summer, we have one word for you: PATIENCE! Perhaps more than the financial markets, the job markets do best when visibility is high. The job market loves macro-issue-blue skies. Conversely, clouds of uncertainty regarding future [...]
A Rule of Thumb in Your Salary Negotiations So, the interview was going soooo incredibly well, how come you haven’t heard back from the company? It could be any number of reasons, but it may be the subject of compensation came up. It is one of the most frequently asked questions about the subject of [...]
To Like or not to Like and How Does it Impact your Job Search? With all the social media tools available today, people have never been more empowered to make their voices heard. Something important just happened? Share it on Facebook! Have a novel thought or clever insight? Tweet it! And why not? You can [...]
Establishing your Career Last fall we talked about the 3 Signs It’s Time To Look For A New Job. Those three indicators relate to a lack of learning/growth opportunities and changing culture/relationships with a bias toward increasing toxicity. They apply to persons in any stage of their career. However, for persons in the early career stages, [...]
Strong Recruiter or Empty Ads? Technology changes and candidate behaviors have forced the question of what is better for your business: job ad vs. recruiter? For years, advertising was a reliable means to garner resumes, some of which might actually approach the job description. If one had patience and a willingness to run an ad [...]
Informing your Employer you are Resigning Tips to Resigning: Now that you’ve secured that new career opportunity, all that remains is to notify your current employer. Simple. Well, like most things, if done right, it is simple. However if done poorly, it can make the process painful, potentially damaging your reputation and the memory of [...]
Common Interview Missteps With 30 years’ experience performing post mortems on candidacies of well qualified applicants who should have prevailed in the interview process but failed instead, I have seen a full spectrum of mistakes. Here are three of the most common. Poor Preparation Human Resource professionals and hiring managers are continually amazed by the [...]
Interview is Complete, Now Get the "Yes" Getting Candidates to Accept: For many years I have counseled top candidates on their interviewing strategy. My number one recommendation has been for the candidate to get the hiring manager’s needs met during the interview before pivoting the conversation to their own needs and goals. This techniques helps [...]
Pros and Cons with moving on from your Current Employer Is it time for a career change because you’ve about had it with your current boss. Or maybe the learning curve in your current position flattened out a while ago and you are beginning to feel like Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day. Or perhaps [...]
Self-Evaluating your Career So you’ve been with your company for a few years or more now, but you’re starting to think something has left the relationship. You are good at what you do and maybe even a bit comfortable in your role but something is missing. Is it time to buck-up and bear-down or is [...]
