9 ways to ensure that you DON’T get the offer It’s summertime! Feeling like I’ll take a lighthearted theme this month. One of the coolest things about my job is that I get a firsthand recall of the best—and the worst—things that happen during an interview. The following are actual occurrences – I’m fairly certain…
How to accomplish a productive pivot One of the recurring questions I get when I am talking to working professionals is, “How do I navigate a career change?” Great Question! Let’s say you’ve been travelling a career path for a few years and you’ve come to a point where you aren’t having fun, aren’t fulfilled,…
When is it ok to talk about salary and benefits? I was talking with the team today and we recently had several candidates stumble over the salary/benefit/flex time questions so we thought this might be a good subject for this month’s article. Here’s the deal – unless you are independently wealthy and a workaholic, you can expect a…
Get yourself out of neutral I just finished an article for hiring managers on tuning up their teams. I talked about how to introduce change as a way to increase performance, service or efficiencies – you know, the stuff that hiring managers care about. It occurred to me that professionals who are rollin’ along in…
New Year career tune-up tips The New Year is a great time to review the work you’ve done and set goals for the work you want to do. In this case I’m not talking about performance at work, but rather your career as a whole. There are some traditions you can put in place to help guide you…
That keep you from getting the job This month is a ‘back to basics’ post. I usually try to be upbeat, positive and encouraging in my blog postings, but there are a few things that candidates do during the process that are just dumb moves. So this month I’m calling you on the carpet –…
This is a video that Kelley and I did for Hangar30. This organization is dedicated to life skills and wellness education for our National Guard members and their families. Much of the information is relevant to anyone so I thought we would share. http://www.ready54.org/read-articles/2013/december/work/video-how-to-nail-a-job-interview/?cat=work Enjoy! Kimberly For more information on getting hired – and for…
Networking tips for most of us I had the pleasure of speaking at an industry event last week to an incredible group of technology executives. We spent some time talking about networking and the benefits of being prepared for holiday cocktail parties. One of the members told a story of receiving a job offer as a direct result…
As a Talent Acquisition Consultant I spend a great deal of time talking with people about their careers and companies about their hiring practices. Every month I review hundreds of resumes and professional biographies from a single page to an 8 page chapter. I also am asked regularly what a ‘good’ resume looks like and how to get noticed by potential…
Whether you’re happily employed in your current position, looking around for a switch or unemployed, Linked In is one of the key tools in your in your professional toolbox. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do as a professional, an up-to-date profile is going to serve you well. Why? Here are a few of the 100…