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…
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 –…
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…
Sustainable Career Success I was talking with a friend last week and we happened upon the topic of what distinguishes people who rise to the top of their chosen profession and those who seem to struggle through their work life (and maybe even their personal life). As you can imagine this quickly became a rather…
Make sure you’re fishing in the right pond This month’s article focuses on helping those individuals who don’t have a lot of experience being a job seeker. Maybe you are getting ready to graduate, looking for an internship, returning to the workforce after an extended absence or newly transplanted to a new geography. This one…
I have the privilege of working with amazing people every day. Since we are in the business of finding and hiring talent for our clients, we spend between 4 and 6 hours each day talking with people about their careers. We spend an equal amount of time combing thru resumes. Without sounding too Black and…