“Conventional wisdom” says that hiring slows down in the summer and during holiday periods. Why? Vacations and long weekends can cause hiring to stall because critical decision-makers are out of the office. At the same time, remaining staff can be overloaded with higher priorities. But don’t let your job search cool down! Keep things moving …
The past few weeks I’ve been awash in keywords as I’ve been working on the second edition of a best-selling book on that very topic: The Best Keywords for Resumes, Letters, and Interviews When Wendy Enelow (my frequent writing partner) wrote the first edition of the book, keywords were an emerging concept. More than a …
I love Comcast. Not because of their services (which have been excellent in the week since installation), but because of the technician, Angel, who came to install our new internet, cable, and phone services. Angel loves Comcast. He spoke glowingly of the company culture, stock purchase plan, and senior executives who spend time in the …
It’s natural that job seekers want to make themselves look as good as possible. That desire can cause some strange, counterproductive, and even unethical behavior … as I learned from clients and colleagues in recent conversations! Here are the lessons learned: NEVER LIE It’s common and quite natural to frame your stories to show yourself …
One of the compensations of flight delays … Last week I enjoyed a conversation with an executive who was traveling home after two days of intense interviewing. In his search for a new sales manager for the Boston territory, he had followed the usual hiring route: Reviewing resumes to find candidates who had the fundamentals …
Happy new year! If you’re in job-search mode, here are a few tips to jump-start your efforts in this new season. Get prepared before you leap into action. Even Superman took time to change into his superhero clothes. If you leap before you’re fully prepared, you may crash and burn rather than soaring to success. …
Near my home, two gas stations sit side by side. Always, one has higher prices than the other – as much as 30 or 40 cents per gallon. So you’d think customers would be flocking to the low-priced option, wouldn’t you? After all, gas is a commodity and most of us grouse about how much …
I had the opportunity to sit on a jury this week. The process is fascinating, the responsibility awesome. Because (in my mind, at least!) everything always comes back to careers, I couldn’t help but observe how the trial process relates to interviewing for a job. And how we, the jury, had to make our decision …
Recruiters love LinkedIn. It’s a vast database of detailed information about professionals in every field imaginable. And it has terrific search features that let recruiters drill down to find the precise mixture of skills, experience, and attributes that a hiring company is seeking. But, like all of us, recruiters are busy. They need to be …
I’ve attended 2 excellent recruiting conferences recently: TheLadders’ JobMobile Summit and LinkedIn’s TalentConnect. At both, I heard smart, passionate, caring recruiters and executives talk about how important it is for companies to get recruiting right – to identify, cultivate, attract, develop, and retain the talent they need to reach their goals. I was inspired! I …