Don’t Give Me Your Resume
Are you one of those people who feels, similar to applying for jobs online, that giving people your resume is a productive job search activity?
Let me save you the effort. Don’t give me your resume. In most situations, I don’t need it. Giving it to me will require me to find a convenient trash …
Why Don’t You Understand Your Compensation?
Indeed, most people don’t understand their compensation. That’s amazing, since after all, compensation is the main purpose for having a job. Don’t misunderstand me: most people know their salary, but salary is only a part of total compensation. There’s a lot more that you should know about this subject so that when you’re in the …
How to Get Employers to Love Your Brand
We all know personal branding can help you market your expertise and land a job. However, do we really know how to get our personal brands noticed by employers?
One of the key factors of building your personal brand is creating one employers and recruiters will love, which will give you an edge on your …
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 …
It’s Counterintuitive for Job Seekers
It would be interesting to review a few perceptions that job seekers have on issues stemming from feelings rather than from thinking. Such perceptions are based more on gut feelings rather than logic. Examples follow.
The interview is about me.
People feel good when asked to come in and interview, because they think the interview …
Recruiting the Effective Job Applicant
While there is no perfect employee, some job seekers are much more effective than others. These are the individuals who are indispensable to their companies.
By effective, I am referring to someone who delivers results. They don’t need to be micromanaged. Recruiting the effective job applicant means staffing someone who is going to deliver earnings.…
Career Coaching: Getting Help Is for Wimps?
I just finished working with a client who landed a new job that better utilizes her talents while offering greatly improved income, promotional opportunity, and company environment/culture. At the end of our multi-month journey together, she said to me without prompting “I couldn’t have done it without you.” Her comment was personally flattering and reaffirmed …
“Tell Me About Yourself” One More Time
All of my career coaching clients go through “Tell me about yourself” during our first 10 minutes together. Why is this so pivotal? It is for several reasons. The most important one is that the first impression is a lasting impression. In a job interview situation it is of utmost importance to make a good …
Seven Tips for Acing Your Interviews
In today’s competitive job market, face-to-face job interviews are like gold. Once you get one, you need to do everything you can to perform your best and come out on top. And job interview skills have become even more important when you consider that you will probably need to change jobs more often in the …
Is Age Discrimination an Issue in Job Search?
Many of my clients are concerned that their older age may be a deterrent to their ability to compete for jobs in the current economic climate. Their concerns are valid.
While age discrimination is illegal, we all know it exists. So, what can a job candidate do about it? Answers can fall into three relevant …