Posted in Help Others, Interview Prep, Job Search, Networking on May 6th, 2011
While watching my niece’s soccer game recently, there was one girl on her team that was obviously very skilled. This particular girl worked mostly alone and tended to be a ball hog. While she played hard it was noticeable that there was a disconnect with her and the rest of the team. When asked about [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Interview Prep, Job Search on Jan 20th, 2011
Just as in dating, with job search success often comes a few rejections. Hearing the dreaded words, “We decided to go with another candidate” can be enough to knock the wind out of anyone’s sail. Candidates that strive to learn from rejection are those that will land the right job quicker.
Some lash out in anger [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Loss, jobseeker on Dec 8th, 2010
I spoke with a senior manager in HR earlier this week and listened to another account of a candidate that talked himself out of a job. Why would a candidate talk themselves out of job? Well, I’m sure they didn’t do it on purpose and they may not have even been aware of their [...]
Posted in Career Devel., Interview Prep, Job Search on Sep 7th, 2010
Today is the start of a new school year for my kids and probably most kids around the country. It is a time of excitement and can also be a little frightening too . This is a big year in particular for my youngest since she is starting High School. This means she’ll be in [...]
Posted in Current Events, Interview Prep, Job Search, Networking, jobseeker on Aug 24th, 2010
I’m helping out at a Career Fair tomorrow and want to welcome anyone within driving distance of Southeast Michigan to join me at the event. I’ll be there providing resume reviews, answering questions and strategizing with job seekers – if you attend please stop by and say Hi! The information is below, hope to [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Search on Mar 11th, 2010
Recently I had a conversation with a job seeker which I have had similarly with many others in the past. The conversation begins with a recap of what actions they have taken in their job search and what their expectations are for working together. I often here something like, “I can handle the job search [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Search, jobseeker on Feb 5th, 2010
Phone interviews have been quite a prevalent topic for my clients this week. I received calls sharing that one client had completed a phone interview with two other clients having scheduled phone interviews for next week. With so many in one week, I wonder if this may be a new norm for some companies.
When my [...]
Posted in Career Change, Interview Prep, Job Search, Resume Devel. on Jan 29th, 2010
5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Meandering Work History
Each individual is different of course, but those with a history of job hopping might find resistance by hiring managers looking for candidates that will remain loyal to their company as the economy works to recover.
I recently encountered such a client who was concerned with [...]
Posted in Cover Letters, Interview Prep, Job Search on Dec 7th, 2009
There seems to still be an on going battle over the cover letter relevance. The majority of resume writers I have talked with still believe the cover letter can hold a few unique nuggets of value that you can use to persuade hiring managers and decision makers to take a second or first look at [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Search, Positive Attitude on Nov 9th, 2009
It isn’t enough just to go after getting an interview. If you want a job offer you have to prepare for and research each company you are offered an interview with. You have obviously done some work while having your resume developed or writing it yourself. The research and preparation is a great start for [...]
