For most of my adult life, I was incredibly easy to read. I wore my heart, and most of my facial expressions, on my sleeve. On occasion, that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Other times, such as in my high school English class where ...READ»
Have you noticed any similarities between your dating experiences and your job searches?
What these two puzzle parts have in common is a quest for better relationships. Granted, for some of us, both of these personal quests are ...READ»
Careers expert and author of Courting Your Career, Shawn Graham, tells FastCompany.com how dating and job hunting have more in common than one might think. READ»
If you would have asked me that question when gas prices were not only through the roof, but also through the cumulonimbus clouds (take that 8th grade science class!!), I would have likely had a much different response. But ...READ»
Process improvement consultants often talk about the importance of focusing your efforts on the critical few—those 3-4 things that, as a business, you can (or can’t) live without. Everyone agrees that process improvement is ...READ»
You’re 5 minutes into a 45 minute interview and you know the candidate just isn’t going to make the cut. What do you do? Continue as planned for the next 40 minutes, or wrap things up and move on to the next candidate? This topic ...READ»
It always surprises me when companies spend a ton of time and money developing slick marketing materials and a great website but then overlook the importance of putting the right people in front of potential employees. At the end of ...READ»
When it comes to customer feedback, you usually only hear from the people who really love you or the ones who really hate you but generally not from those who land somewhere in the middle. And, somehow, the negative always seems to ...READ»
Is an applicant’s professional pedigree a predictor of his or her success with your company? Yes AND no. Some things, such as educational background and related work experience, can obviously be very important to a candidate’s ...READ»
Because it’s a buyers market, when looking to attract young talent, compensation and location will continue to be increasingly important. But, over the near term, so too will your ability to reach them using new media, creative ...READ»
The debate over the legality of unpaid internships is heating up. On one hand, you have companies claiming they don't have the budget to pay for an intern and that the students are "compensated" from the chance to gain real-world work ...READ»
How much time do you spend coming up with questions that you want to ask the interviewer? Is it something you put a lot of effort into or do you typically ask basic questions like “What’s a typically day like?” or “Do you ...READ»
2002. Rocky economic times; companies were still in the midst of drastic headcount reductions. They slashed, and in some cases pretty much eliminated, their campus recruiting budgets. Call it a knee jerk reaction, overcompensation ...READ»
168 people applied for the opening. We interviewed 5 which means, if you do the math, that we rejected 163. Our policy was to only notify those who were interviewed but not selected—potentially leaving those 163 in limbo as to their ...READ»
Are you better off working for a company with 10 employees or one with 1000 employees? Well, that depends.
When trying to decide on one opportunity over another, more important than size is optionality. Based on where you ...READ»
I was meeting with a colleague recently to help him prepare for an upcoming interview. As I pulled together questions, I wanted to make sure I asked him about how he would approach his first 30 days on the job. When being considered ...READ»
Thanks to those of you who shared your thoughts on some of the drawbacks of creative resumes and cover letters. Many of you commented that, because of the sheer volume of applications and the fact that readers prefer that they fit ...READ»
"No pay raises this year."
"Everyone is going to have to take 10 days of unpaid vacation."
"Everyone is going to have to take 10 days of unpaid vacation and a 1% (or more) pay cut."
I don't know about you, ...READ»
I know there’s a bit of sweet irony in my questioning the value of free career advice when I’ve also been giving it away through my blog posts. But what concerns me actually isn’t the fact that it’s free, it’s the quality of ...READ»
Sometimes the toughest interview questions seem like the ones that should be the easiest to answer. “Based on your research, what makes us uniquely different from our competitors?” Time and time again, it amazes me how many ...READ»
Great mentors provide just the right advice or perspective to help you navigate political landmines and do so consistently, often on a moment's notice. They put your needs before their own, always willing to pick up the phone or ...READ»
This weekend, I had a chance to dive into Recruit or Die: How Any Business Can Beat the Big Guys in the War for Young Talent. Over the 7+ years I've worked in career services for a major university, I've had countless conversations ...READ»
I was convinced the answer was YES! Airlines, many of which have stopped giving away tiny bags of pretzels in an effort to contain costs, would love the opportunity to tap a new revenue stream. Passengers, who already are willing to ...READ»
Polaroid instant film went the way of the drive-in movie theater and the typewriter earlier this month when they announced they will close factories in Massachusetts, the Netherlands, and Mexico that make instant film. As part of a ...READ»
