A blog about job searching, resumé writing and career development
Going through a break-up is hard. Even more so if you are legally entangled with things like joint property, children, common friends, joint bank accounts and a mortgage to name a few. And that is not even counting the emotional turmoil, second guessing, self-doubt and uncertainty that goes along with it.
Continue reading “How to look for a job when you are still employed – Bless your cheatin’ heart”
Many of us make New Years’ resolutions. A lot of them range to the typical: Eat healthier, do more exercise, or spend more time with your family are a few popular examples. While each is noble in an of their own right, they are not tangible resolutions. Without tangible resolutions we have no accountability which sets us up for failure.
Goal oriented tangible resolutions are much more attainable because they are results driven. For example, eating healthier could a commitment to set a caloric intake limit or set an intermittent daily fasting period. Exercising could be a goal to run a 5k under 30 minutes. Spending time with your family could be committing to a family vacation for 1 full week.
Thus, in the spirit of tangible goals, what if your resolution is to find a new job?
Continue reading “Must-do’s before starting a job search”
Congratulations! You applied for the job, passed the phone screening and have just completed the face to face interview.
It feels like you have really accomplished something; then a few days pass…then a week. Now it’s been 2 weeks. You thought the interview went well and that you had nailed it. But you haven’t heard a damn thing in 15 days now.
What is the protocol? Should you call? Should you wait another week? Maybe you should have already called a week ago? Perhaps an e-mail? What if I could tell you that there is a way that you can avoid some of this uncertainty and get a read on if you are a strong candidate or not? And it can be accomplished by asking one question at the end of the interview:
Continue reading “How to follow up after an interview”
Probably one of the more forgetable characters on the Simpsons is poor old loveable loser Gil Gunderson. Poor Gil who sucked at every job he ever had and could never hold down steady employment. Gil always seems to be just one big break away but always a day late and a dollar short.
Continue reading “Avoiding victimhood and managing stress during a job search.”
What do you think the number one quality is that quality employers look for in a candidate? Is it experience? Is it “checking the boxes?” Maybe it’s educational background? Ask any employer and they won’t tell you because they don’t know. There is an inherent quality in strong candidates that employers love but most cannot put their finger on. Candidates, what if I could tell you the strongest quality that could move you to the front of the line and help you land an interview or job offer? Employers, what if I could tell you how to find the candidate most likely to thrive at your company?
Continue reading “How to make yourself hireable. The single best trait that will get you hired.”
There are some interview questions which you are almost guaranteed to be asked. Many Hiring Managers have had no formal training in interviewing and are merely copying what they have been asked in interview settings. It is as if interviewing has become like one of the great oral traditions passed down from one hiring manager to the next. A cavalcade of seemingly mundane and bland questions.
Continue reading “Most common interview questions and how to (or how not to) answer them”
Sometimes, you just gotta GTFO. Maybe your town has hit hard times, maybe you want to live in a place that is more fast pace, rural, better nightlife, good schools, lesser commute or maybe there just are very few jobs in your area of expertise. If you are a Marine Biologist living in North Platte, Nebraska or an Polar Bear Veterinarian in Boca Raton, Florida then I don’t imagine that your job prospects are looking too rosy.
Continue reading “The Wanderlust Chronicles: How to find a job in another city”
If I have a problem and I don’t have the ability to solve it, I find someone who can. If I need financial advice, I find a financial advisor. If I need a brick wall built, I find a mason. If I need a haircut, I find a barber.
Continue reading “How to find a job 101. Be the solution!”
Almost every interview starts off with the same questions:
“Did you find the office okay?”
“Would you like some coffee / water?”
“Did you just fart?”
Let’s move a little farther into the future. The room has been cleared or maybe an ambulance has been called, but in any case now it’s time to answer some real questions.
Continue reading “Answering the Strengths and Weaknesses Question – You Know You’ll Be Asked This!”
Every first interview, every first date, every first friendship, or every first meeting with your drug dealer is going to start the same way. You are going to be asked the dreaded question that everyone knows is coming, no one prepares for and even fewer people know how to correctly answer. Yes, you are going to be asked “tell me about yourself.”
Continue reading “Tell me about yourself…So, you better know thyself!!!”