Why are you leaving your current job? What is your greatest achievement? Who was the best supervisor you have ever had? Who was the worst supervisor you ever had. What makes you the best person for the job? What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness? What are your long-term goals? What do you plan to do…… Continue reading Best Job Interview Questions
As the Millennial generation ages, will print media disappear?
I do not think that I have ever seen an article that did not have the word technology and the word millennial on the same page. Millennials, generally thought to be the people born between 1976 and 1984, are the stereotypes with smartphones for an appendage, news source, road map, and entertainment. I just came…… Continue reading As the Millennial generation ages, will print media disappear?
The Happiness Habit
I have heard that it is impossible to smile and be sad. I can never remember to test the idea when I am sad. Motivational speakers often emphasize the importance of thinking positive thoughts. I have heard the expression “fake until you make it.” I take this to mean act successful and happy and you…… Continue reading The Happiness Habit
Lists: Putting the Focus on Success
Some people are great lists makers. Whether shopping, going to a business meeting, planning an event, tracking their expenses, setting priorities for the day, these people are intuitively organized about the way they live their lives through lists making. Other people, myself included, are less likely to structure their lives around lists, but go along…… Continue reading Lists: Putting the Focus on Success
Should You Discuss Compensation on the First Interview? Yes!
Conventional practice and advice is that discussing compensation on the first interview is in bad form and can cost an applicant future interviews. If you are a hiring manager and make it your practice not to discuss income at all on the first interview or if you are an applicant and plan not to bring…… Continue reading Should You Discuss Compensation on the First Interview? Yes!
Hey, Catch! Interview Preparation
Have you ever had someone toss a ball your way and let you know it was inbound after the person had thrown it? If you have good reflections and a clear mind, a surprise ball toss can be easy to handle. Personally, I need to know the ball is coming and preferably have a…… Continue reading Hey, Catch! Interview Preparation
Counter Offers: The Reason That You Resigned Seldom Goes Away If You Stay.
The simple fact is that companies employ people at the convenience of the company. As soon as the company no reason to keep a person or finds a reason to let a person go, the person would be shown the door and people who are perceived as disloyal may find themselves at the head of…… Continue reading Counter Offers: The Reason That You Resigned Seldom Goes Away If You Stay.
Cocktail Napkins, Interview Questions, and Landing a Job
Cocktail Napkins, Interview Questions, and Landing a Job I have a friend who has a way of making people aware of his interest in them as friends. He always greets people with questions that allow people to talk about themselves and their families. With me, for example, he asks how I have been. He asks…… Continue reading Cocktail Napkins, Interview Questions, and Landing a Job
The Home Gym: Why Doing Things Yourself is Good for Your Self-Esteem, Your Confidence, and Your Health.
Going through a career change or any life change can bring feelings of uncertainty, inadequacy, and uselessness. You may also feel that have less energy and less interest in life in general. Home projects during these periods can be hard to start. All the feelings and loss of energy during challenging life changes can reduce…… Continue reading The Home Gym: Why Doing Things Yourself is Good for Your Self-Esteem, Your Confidence, and Your Health.
The Power of an Agenda
The Power of an Agenda for Your Job Interview During lunch with a field sales manager of a major consumer goods company, I heard again the importance of preparing an agenda before each call. He told me about a day in the field he had recently spent with the Chairman and CEO of his company. At…… Continue reading The Power of an Agenda
CloudTop – Your Desktop for the Internet
A group of MIT students in a project competition created an application that enables you to manage data across multiple sites from any computer and altered the way you and I manage and store files forever. This application is not another multiple website integration application. This is an application that will put ever file you…… Continue reading CloudTop – Your Desktop for the Internet
Network, Even When There is no Apparent Reward
Network, Even When There is no Apparent Reward He had been unemployed for over a year. He told me that he had not had one interview in over a year, because there was nothing worth his time. When I pressed him as to what he meant by things that were worth his time, he explained…… Continue reading Network, Even When There is no Apparent Reward
Working with Recruiters: The Different Types and What They Do
Working with Recruiters: The Different Types and What They Do If you are working with recruiters, you will find it helpful to understand the relationship between the recruiter and the hiring company and the relationship between a recruiter and a potential employee. Recruiter or Placement Agency The companies that use recruiters to fill a position pay recruiters…… Continue reading Working with Recruiters: The Different Types and What They Do
Collaborate: The Art of We – Dan Sanker – Google Books
Book recommendation Author: Dan Sanker “The 21st Century’s counterpart to Sun Tzu’s The Art of War: Dan Sanker’s Collaborate: The Art of We, gives a new generation of pioneering business enthusiasts a practical guide to capture tomorrow’s business opportunities.” Online Review
A Word About Disney
I have spent so much time in business and talking to people about business that I have lost the feeling of wonder about what successful companies really do. Companies that stay in business for decades do wonderful things and make wonderful products. I could pick many companies as examples and never have to mention a…… Continue reading A Word About Disney
Multitasking? Give Me a Break!
The greatest hazard in the multitasking world today is the risk of not getting to the the actual tasks you have set for yourself. Computers Invite Us to Multitask. I have always had multiple tools on my desktop. At one time my desktop was covered with a legal pad, a canister of pens, reference books,…… Continue reading Multitasking? Give Me a Break!
Counter Offers: The Stress of Trying to Leave a Company
Counter Offers: The Stress of Trying to Leave a Company There is some interesting history on this article. The first day that I posted it, I copied it from a database template, and pasted the article into this website. The content of that template somehow brought down the entire the website. I could still see the back-end of the…… Continue reading Counter Offers: The Stress of Trying to Leave a Company
Are you a card collector?
The first time I heard the expression “be a card collector,” I was not certain what the person meant. Collecting cards to follow sports figures or to trade in games had always been my idea of card collecting. What I learned from a master at networking was that collecting business cards was part of the…… Continue reading Are you a card collector?
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Interview Tips: the Chemistry of the Job Interview
For some hiring managers, the chemistry of the job interview influences hiring decisions as skills. Hiring decisions have so much to do with chemistry that personal chemistry might be the biggest element in the interview process. Think about it. The interviewer has read your resume. This person must have some reason to believe that you…… Continue reading Interview Tips: the Chemistry of the Job Interview
6 Steps to Making a Great Job Interview Impression
Great Job Interview Impression Fine tuning your ability to make a great job interview impression will make you more competitive against other applicants. Dress the part. If you are going to meet people for the first, dress appropriately. If you are going to a swimming party, take a bathing suit. If you are going to…… Continue reading 6 Steps to Making a Great Job Interview Impression
Jay Wren: the CPG Industry Recruiter
What is the consumer packaged goods industry? I do get ask that question from time to time. The consumer-packaged goods industry is comprised of those companies that manufacture, advertise, and distribute products that are in a package and readily consumable. Examples of consumer-packaged goods are canned soup, laundry soap, beverages, paper towels, candy, and so forth. The…… Continue reading Jay Wren: the CPG Industry Recruiter