Find Your Fit! Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, 1789 said “…one thing is certain: death and taxes.” If you are in the job market, you may have noticed or will notice when you get a contingent job offer, that there is another thing that is certain. This certainty is the requirement that [...]
What You Need to Know About Personal Branding. Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands. The personal-branding concept believes that success comes from self-packaging. You are your own Chief Marketing Officer. If you take up the challenge, then you manage your image and how you want to be [...]
Non-Traditional Places to Network can lead to a more robust relationship! If you're looking for new places to connect with potential employers, business partners or employees, get out of the house! Network somewhere fun, new or interesting. So where can you go? Let’s look at all the different places you could go: The dog park [...]
Conducting a job search takes time and requires efforts. You have been applying for jobs and following up. Now you get some good news: You have been contacted for a phone interview or an onsite interview. You now have a limited amount of time to learn about this employer. You need to learn how to [...]
Are you in the job market searching for a new job? Have you been contacted for an interview? Great! You need to know the S.T.A.R. Interview Method and behavioral interviewing which is a popular method of job interviewing. One method of behavioral interviewing is known as the S.T.A.R method; this is a technique used by [...]
Ah, the joys of job hunting. I have heard more than once that job hunting is a full-time job. This may not be exactly true but the point is that job hunting does take concerted efforts of time, actions, and luck. Assuming that your résumé is modern in format and up-to-date, what else can you [...]
Why You May Not Be Getting Contacted for an Interview! I hire people. Well, to be accurate, I am a human resources consultant, and I perform all functions in the human resources field for clients, either full-time in a company or virtually part-time for a company. Briefly, accounting is all about money; marketing is about customers; [...]
Are you trying to navigate your personal hunting expedition for a new job or a new career and wondering How to Land or Create a Job You’ll Love? The world of opportunities is out there, but the work environment, the global economy, and the who, what, where, when, and how do this hunt are rapidly [...]
Dear Coach JJ: My boss is retiring. I was offered the job, which is the department head role. But I am torn because I know that I will retire in two years. Do I want to assume this responsibility or stay where I am and ride it out until retirement? Help! -Promotion or Retirement Dear [...]
Dear Coach JJ: I worked as a secretary about seven years ago until I decided to stay home and raise my children. I want to get back to working again but am insecure about my job skills, especially since computer use has advanced so much. What should I do? -Seeking Secretarial JobDear Seeking Secretarial Job: [...]
