Category: Job Search

Career DevelopmentInterviewJob SearchPersonal Branding

10 Job Search Behaviors to Avoid

Job search is hard work; it’s stressful and riddled with anxiety. Do not exacerbate it by letting highly charged emotions drive bad behavior when you’re looking for a new job. Reign in your anxiety: Manage it with exercise; a few hours spent with understanding and light-hearted friends; attendance at emotionally soothing venues; engagement in empowering …

Career DevelopmentJob SearchPersonal BrandingRecruitment

50 Great Questions to Ask on a Sales Interview

Without exception, when recruiting sales job seekers, companies want the interviewee to ask intelligent, thoughtful questions. Though, all too often, the applicant does not come prepared with inquiries.

Regardless of how well the answers the individual gave were, if they don’t have pertinent questions, the meeting is left in an “up in the air” state.…

Career DevelopmentJob SearchPersonal BrandingPositioning

Eliminating Age Discrimination

Companies who want to sell their products to Baby Boomers use advertising slogans like “60 is the new 50”, implying that somehow older people today are younger than their chronological ages. This psychological approach has worked well for selling Harleys and Viagra® to aging Baby Boomers. However, corporate hiring managers and recruiters are not buying …