How Do You Deal with Difficult People?
What is the right answer when the recruiter asks, “How do you deal with difficult people?” You cannot say: “I like everyone! I never encounter difficult people!”
Here’s the thing. Either you’ve dealt with difficult people, or YOU are one. The truth is in an office, someone is always stressing out everyone else. So, admit …
Three Ways to Date to Get a Job
Dating to get a job?
I have written before about how the dating process is very synonymous to the job search process. Sometimes to get the job you want, you need to be creative and ask for the date.
I am working with three very experienced professionals on their job searches. Each was approached by …
Does Your Resume Scream Out Your Age?
The contribution we have delivered during our career is one of the things we are usually very proud of, and it can often span decades. When we prepare our resume, we want the people who review it to see that we have value added and expertise in our field, which is part of our personal …
Recruiter Misconceptions, Part 1
Last week I got an email from a job seeker. She said she had been unemployed for 11 months and went on to say “Ihired an executive search firm in month three with the understanding they would fully market me so I’d have a job in three months.” In this article, I want to …
Confronting Aging and Work-Related Issues
Asked to leave or fired: it really doesn’t matter what you call it. Come Monday morning, and there’s no place to go to work. Many people face that predicament, and the first thing that comes to their mind—for some at least—is that the culprit is their age. A new and younger generation is pushing them …
Why Were You Fired?
Some of the most successful people in business were fired from a previous job. Vivian Giang does a nice rundown of the rich and once fired. Mark Cuban, Madonna, Michael Bloomberg, JK Rowling, and Walt Disney are just a sampling. So, if you’ve been “let go” for unsatisfactory performance: you’re in very good company.
Unfortunately, …
Why Personal Connections Matter & Can Get You Hired
Personal connections land jobs. Everybody knows that. Hence, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” Indeed, in surveys, it’s typical for roughly half of employees to say that they found their job through a friend, family member, or other type of social network contact. But not all connections are likely to be equal. …
Job Seekers – Be Found And Promote Your Personal Brand
One of the most important things you can do as a job seeker is to position yourself to be easily found online by recruiters and employers. To do this it’s important to build your online personal brand and visibility. When a recruiter/employer types your name into Google what do they find? Try it yourself.
6…A Tale of Two Job Markets
Last week I played golf with a highly successful recruiting firm owner. As usual, I took the opportunity to ask for his opinions of the job market and to learn how he connects hiring managers with the candidates they want to hire. One statement he made I found particularly interesting. He said “There are two …
Angry? Frustrated? Recruiters Want to Know!
When a hiring manager, recruiter, investor or potential partner asks you how you handle frustration and anger: what will you say? Of course, I recommend the truth, so you might have to be really picky about the example you choose to share.
After all, you’re not being asked about every instance where you lost your …