How to Create Better Content for Your Personal Brand
A common misconception shared by job seekers is that personal branding is “all about me.”
The reality: your personal brand is about showing your network how you can help them with your skills and expertise. Your offering as a professional is the reason why people connect and engage in conversations with you.
If you’ve spent …
What Would You Attempt to Do?
I have several quotations on the wall in my office. In my last post I discussed the first one, which is:
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. (George Bernard Shaw)
The gist of that post was that people tend to search for pay and sustenance in the earlier part of their …
5 Employers That Should Be On Every Recent Graduate’s Radar
When you work for a company that is growing, innovative and full of passionate individuals, you are much more apt to have a successful, fulfilling career.
Conversely, when you accept a job at a firm that isn’t run properly, you are bound to have your creativity handcuffed by bureaucratic management and be surrounded by unhappy, …
The “Little Mermaid Principle” for Career Advancement
In my previous two blog posts I shared wisdom from Tarzan and The Lone Ranger. Realizing that these are both male and old characters, I will do my best to move forward to more recent fictional characters from which we can learn. This week, let’s examine Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
If you or your children …
How to Answer Tricky Interview Questions
When preparing for job interviews, many job seekers focus on crafting answers to hard questions.
“What is your greatest weakness?”
“If you were an emoji, which one would you be?”
Although preparing for these tough questions is good practice, it can be easy to overlook some of the more tricky interview questions hiring managers ask.…
Consider Relocating to Get Your Dream Job
If you cannot find your dream job in your area, then, consider looking at other locations. Companies and HR professionals do not only hire locally. If they identify a potential candidate who is a good fit for a job at another location, they can refer them to that location’s HR personnel.
Companies generally hire globally. …
Pros and Cons to Following Your Boss on Social
A growing group of human resources staffs are turning to social media to determine the likelihood that a particular job candidate will be a good fit for the company. As many as 75 percent of HR professionals peruse social media accounts, like Facebook, to scout job candidates and not just to look for dirty laundry. …
You Did Not Get the Job! Now What?
You did not get the job! What do you do now?
You just got the rejection notice that said you did not get the job you really wanted.
What could have happened:
There was a more qualified candidate than you for this position. You did not demonstrate one or more attributes that they were looking…How To Job Hop Without Hurting Your Career
Job hopping is a way of life for many professionals, especially millenials who balk at the notion of staying with one company for their entire career. While moving from one job to the next to get ahead is acceptable, particularly for younger workers, it’s how you do the jumping that matters.
“Everyone is allowed one …
5 Tips to Get Yourself Noticed as a Job Seeker
Every job seeker knows they need to get noticed by employers, but the most important thing they want to understand is how.
Being a job seeker in today’s workforce is a challenge. There’s isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to help job seekers land a job. In fact, if you want to be a standout job seeker, …