Three Interview Tricks to turn your Job Search into a Treat By the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes. Macebth, Shakespeare Trick or Treat? Halloween is a great time of year! Even though Fall officially begins in the middle of September, for many Halloween is the first time that it feels like [...]
Dealing with a Toxic Work Environment Have you ever woken up in the morning, the birds are signing outside your window, the sun is shining through the blinds, and you can’t help but smile because you slept well or because you can smell freshly made coffee from the kitchen. Then it comes crashing down because [...]
Overcoming Job Search and Interview Anxiety Three Fears During a Job Search: When I was a kid one of the most popular shows on television was Are You Afraid of the Dark? Simple concept, terrifying show. The show was about a group of friends would sit around a campfire in a remote location in the [...]
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 [...]
Working through Conflicting Matters Ever have a discussion where opposing views are being discussed with logical progression when suddenly your correspondent ends the conversation with something like: ‘well that might be true for you, but it is not true for me.’ Do you find that a bit frustrating? On a larger scale, have you witnessed [...]
Getting your Resume Updated Tips for keeping your resume updated: It’s the beginning of Fall, which means that along with a chill in the air and an ever lingering smell of pumpkin spice, comes a return of companies and hiring managers from summer vacations. And guess what? They are ready and motivated to hire before [...]
Educating Students in Computer Science If you are a computer scientist you are one of two things. You are either a myopic misanthrope widget or you are a knowledgeable, mild tempered, socially attractive rock-star. At least, that is, in the eyes of elementary school children (and recruiters but that is a story for another time). [...]
The Hard Truth About "The Office" The Office is one of my favorite television shows of all time. I’ll admit that I didn’t watch it when it was originally on tv, I ended up binge watching it on Netflix, and I was a bit wary with how awkward and clumsy Season 1 felt. But once [...]
Preparing to Move on in your Career Transitioning your career is second in a four part series... How to Nurture Yourself Into Your Next Position In Part one of our “Primer” we laid out that the various parties involved in the hiring process (Job-Seeker; Hiring Manager; Human Resources/Legal; Senior Management; Friends and Family) are part [...]
Networking Starts with One Connection “You may have heard of the 6 degrees of separation or the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon. Well in order to maximize your network you need to connect and communicate with other people. LinkedIn gives you the platform to do it. You just need to get connected.” – Kristin Kane [...]
