The interview has just started. Pleasantries are exchanged and the candidate—we’ll call her Jill—is confident. She’s been rehearsing for a job interview like this a million times since getting the call. She’s prepared. Word perfect in fact....
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How Will We Approach Our Careers in the Future?
How will we approach our careers in the future? Imagine if by 2050 people are living until age 120, or by 2100 we’re living until 150! Maybe we should rethink this historical “job for life”, and instead break our careers into three or four distinct...
This JobSeeker Extended His Job Search: Why?
Why not use professional resume writing services? I took a call from a fellow just recently and he’d lost his job. As with most people who don’t have oodles of disposable cash lying around, he wanted to get another job quickly. That made sense. What made...
The 4 Corners: Strategic Job Search Preparation That Works for You
Companies looking to hire have created protocols that suit them . It usually works like this: Advertise the position Tell the candidate proper response methods. (phone, online, job fair) Respond to the candidate in a timely manner… (that’s more of a wish-list...
Job Search: The Emotional Rollercoaster
It starts with a feeling of low energy. A bit like that end-of-week procrastination we all get, but this time it’s tinged with something else you can’t yet define. You’ve been on top of the merry-go-round of interviews, applications, telephone calls,...
You simply can’t please everyone
I know the process of job search is hard. People ranging from your mum to the supervisor at work and the friend-of-a-friend who is a manager will give advice that ranges from outdated and absurd, to the cutting edge. I also know it is confusing. The fact is, you can...