What’s Wrong with My Pitch? (c) Amy Geffen
Your LinkedIn page is an integral part of your job search strategy. Hiring managers and search firms are using Linked In as their number one place to troll for viable candidates. Don’t worry what your current employer may think. Just click on the NO button so when you update your profile no one is notified […]
If you think you want a change, or hate what you do now, but have no idea what you could do, you are not alone. After 10 or 20 years in a career many of us feel we are at a dead end, or we have lost interest. Even after a couple of […]
5 Ways to Handle a Difficult Interview
We all hope that the interview will go great. The interviewer will ask us all the right questions to elicit our best skills and accomplishments. And we all know that isn’t always the case. Some interviewers talk too much and don’t ask you the right questions. Some ask you […]
If you are over 50 you are probably feeling like things aren’t what they used to be. Are you feeling old? Left out? Are you getting excuses for not being hired? Are you told you are over-qualified? Whether you are over 50 or 60 or yes, even, 70 and still want to work here are […]
It’s that time again. The end of year performance review, bonus time and also the time for new year’s resolutions.
Have you stayed on one job too long? But feel too comfortable to leave? Afraid of making a change? Here are some reasons to start looking for another job. And there is no better time than […]
Of course I suggest point #4 as being a strong one as a good recruiter can get past most HR red tape and right into the hiring managers hands AND then provide you feedback as you go through the process! Of course you have to be a fit for the client – but if you are, […]
As much as you prepare for an interview, things can go terribly wrong. A question that you never thought of comes up and you can’t answer it. The interviewer digs deeper into why you really left your last job or how did you get along with your boss. Or asks for an example of a […]
Did you know that 40% of job seekers find their next position through networking? Oh, you didn’t know that? Are you still spending most of your time answering ads on the internet? Then you are wasting 40% your time.
Who is in your network? How do you expand it? And how to you actually network to […]
When you prepare for an interview it is important to sound natural and not rehearsed. Canned answers to the easy questions are not okay. Hiring managers have heard it all. You have to talk about your accomplishments and learning experiences – whether in response to an easy question or a difficult one.
Here are some typical […]
