Helping You Reach Your Job Search and Career Goals
Yes, I do realize it’s Saturday and that #FollowFriday was yesterday. My apologies — the week got thrown a bit out of whack from the get-go due to an unexpected emergency with my son (he’s fine now, but it was more than a little nerve-wracking in the midst of it). My crazy week notwithstanding, I [...]
This is the second time that I have read an article related to employers not considering job applicants simply because they are unemployed. Since when did a person’s employment status become a litmus test for determining a person’s ability to do a job? Why would this one factor negate the skills, experience, and education that [...]
When searching for a job, there’s a strong temptation to become a contortionist to be a good “fit” for the company. People do it all the time (yes, I have, too). The problem is, in all that twisting and turning, they lose sight of their own shape. If they’re lucky, the hiring manager will pick [...]
The #FollowFriday post today is going to put the spotlight on a couple people who really know what personal branding is and how to do it well. The content they provide is truly top-notch and they really get a person thinking about how they approach their career, their business, even their life. Tom Peters (@tom_peters) [...]
A couple weeks ago, Candice Mitchell tweeted me, asking about the window of opportunity for sending a thank you letter after an interview. Upon further inquiry, I found out it had been a week since her interview. A week, in terms of a hiring schedule, can go either way. Some companies move quite quickly after [...]
