Finding and attracting great talent can be a daunting task for early-stage and high-growth companies ā traditional hiring methods simply donāt work in the startup space. If youāre a founder or entrepreneur, we invite you to join us every other week on the Build Your Dream Team Podcast as we share strategies and best practices…
3 best questions to ask in an interview Congratulations, youāve made it to your interview with the hiring manager! It’s important to have questions prepared ahead of time and to keep things positive. You want to make sure you get the most value out of the questions you ask. Often candidates focus on the negative,…
First time working with a recruiter? Here’s how to show up for your initial screen! Screens are the first part of the interview process. Itās your chance to make a great first impression as a candidate, and get a glimpse of your potential future employer. The initial screen is often with an outside recruiter, but…
A collection of career wisdom in honor of the Graduating Class of 2023 This month I thought Iād honor the class of 2023 by soliciting comments from some of the smartest career coaches I know. These amazing women spend hundreds of hours every month reviewing resumes, preparing candidates for interviews, coaching on salary negotiations and…
Bad advice that job seekers follow ā and what to do instead When it comes to job search advice, you can count on every single person having an opinion. I just did a Google search for ājob search adviceā and got 126,000,000 results in .52 seconds. Thatās a LOT of information! How in the world…
How to answer pandemic-related interview questions Whatever word you use to describe the last 27 months, I believe we can all agree itās been messy. Jobs, families, travel, friends, well-being ā everything has been affected and no single human has been immune (from its affects, that is). The pandemic has wreaked havoc on our careers…
Looking for a job is a lot of workāitās stressful, emotionally taxing and time-consuming. Not to mention how uncomfortable and foreign self-promotion can seem! The Job Seekers Toolkit is a brand new podcast designed to bring you practical, up-to-date advice on strategic career management and landing your dream job. Listen in weekly as Annie shares…
When you are early in your career its normal to take the first offer you receive, and for a few years, you probably jump every year or so with the objective of gaining skills, experience and earning more money. But at some point in the first decade of your working life you will probably tire…
You can’t go a day without seeing an article about the labor shortage, the affect itās having on businesses and the so called āgreat resignation.ā While I respect an individualās decision to change jobs or change careers, this needs to be done with some forethought. Just applying for positions that you are interested in will…
Is your resume living in the past? It might be time for an upgrade! Does this sound familiar? You graduated college and worked really hard to put together a professional looking resume. Then every time you updated it, you simply added your current position. Now it has been 15 years and four jobs later and…