Looking for New Job NOT Being ‘Disloyal’ to Employer!
Loyalty is indeed an admirable and highly valued trait—in personal relationships, i.e., our friends, families and spouses (or significant others). And oh, did I mention how very important it is to also be loyal to ourselves!? When it comes to business situations, however—and in particular the business relationship we have with a current employer—the waters …
Career ‘Stalled’? Have New Career Opportunities Come to YOU!
EDITOR’S NOTE: In this blog, Skip Freeman, veteran professional “headhunter” and author of international bestselling job hunting book “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!, provides a glimpse into the content and overall focus of his new, soon-to-be-published (fall 2012) job hunting book, Career Stalled?
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Glassdoor.com: Show ‘em Your ‘Hand,’ They’ll Show You Theirs
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a website that featured all, or nearly all, the pertinent information you would like to know about a potential employer, i.e., salaries paid, benefits, overall level of employee satisfaction, CEO approval rating, etc.? And, wouldn’t it be even greater if this company information came primarily from input provided …
‘Barbara Walters’ Job Interview Questions – They’re Back!
In her heyday on TV, Barbara Walters nearly always ended an interview with some famous (or infamous!) personality by asking them some inane question like this: “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?” If the person being interviewed was prepared for the question, then his or her answer wouldn’t be …
Want to get hired? Find an Internal Sponsor!
While there certainly is no “silver bullet” for finding a job in today’s challenging job market, one approach that works about three out of ten times is finding an internal sponsor at a company that has an opening you would be interested in and a job for which you would be fully qualified. Today, that’s …
Beware the Negative ‘Blow-Back’ from a Résumé ‘Blast’!
I’m sure that manyif not most of you are at least somewhat familiar with so-called “résumé blast” services. A Google® search using the term “résumé blast services” returns 14.5 million “hits,” so these services have indeed become BIG business in recent years, with discouraged job seekers facing the most challenging job market in over a …
Geysers, Grizzlies, an Active Volcano—and Job hunting!
Yellowstone National Park . . . what image, what brand, immediately comes to mind when you hear these words? For most people it’s the geyser “Old Faithful.” A few others will think of bears and bison, the Great Outdoors, still largely unspoiled by modernity. That’s the image, the brand, of Yellowstone National Park. That’s what …
Seeking a Professional Position? Better Project a Professional Brand!
Maybe you’re one of the millions of currently employed men and women who are getting ready to “test the waters” by exploring new, better career opportunities. Or, perhaps you’re among the other millions trying to get back into the job market after a job loss. Regardless of which group you might be among, one thing …
Are ‘Projects’ the New Job Interview?
In this week’s blog I want to share with you some of the content of a very interesting, thought-provoking article published on the online edition of Harvard Business Review (www.hbr.org): “Projects are the next job interviews,” by Michael Schrage, a research fellow at MIT Sloan School’s Center for Digital Business, and author of Serious Play.…
A ‘Headhunter’s’ 8 Rules for ‘Acing’ the Job Interview
Each and every week of the year, my executive recruiting firm, The HTW (Hire to Win) Group, has candidates going in for face-to-face job interviews. The candidates we present, versus those who choose to do it alone, end up winning the job 70% of the time. What makes the difference? In short, it’s the fact …