Success requires many things. Some of them are difficult to do and require a lot of energy. However, some of them are not and do not. Unfortunately, there are people who are not familiar with the latter category, which is a shame, since they can contribute greatly to professional success. There is one simple skill [...]
In a previous blog post, we discussed one of the most dangerous assumptions that an employer can make while interviewing candidates. That mistake is automatically thinking that the candidate has decided to leave their current employer. That, of course, might not be the case. The candidate could just be exploring the opportunity and what is [...]
Perhaps this is not a question that you’ve asked before. However, you should ask it. After all, you’re invested in your career. You want to enjoy success and satisfaction during it. Doesn’t it make sense that your employer would want the same? “No,” you might be thinking. “My employer wants to make money, and they [...]
There is a good chance that you’ve resigned from a job at least once in your life. So you may be asking yourself, “I know what a resignation is. Why would they devote a whole blog post to this?” The answer is simple: not everybody knows the difference. Allow us to illustrate with a simple [...]
The margin for error for employers in this current market is razor thin. If an organization wants to successfully hire the best candidates, then that organization can not make too many mistakes during the interviewing and hiring process. In fact, it would be in its best interests if it made NO mistakes. However, being perfect [...]
It’s October 31—Halloween! This is a great time to talk about what scares people. Specifically, it’s a great time to talk about what scares both candidates and employers in today’s market. Actually, to be more accurate, it’s a great time to talk about what should scare candidates and employers. (Just because they should be scared [...]
Not all candidates who find themselves in the hiring process of an organization is in that process because they were looking for a new job. Sometimes people are in a hiring process because they were contacted about an opportunity (by a hiring manager or recruiter) and they’re simply interested to see what options are available [...]
We’ve discussed in this blog on more than one occasion that top candidates have leverage in this current employment marketplace. That, in fact, is why it’s referred to as a “candidates’ market.” We’ve also discussed how value is central to the hiring process. Specifically, when an employer hires, that employer is looking to hire the [...]
We’ve discussed in a previous blog post why you should never “burn bridges” in your career. You never know when something that you’ve said or done (or not done) will come back to hurt you at a later date. It happens more frequently than anybody imagines, and people almost always think that it won’t happen [...]
It’s no secret that we’re in a candidates’ market. After all, unemployment is historically low. There is a record number of job openings in the country. In fact, there are more job openings then there are unemployed people to fill them. So with all of that said, candidates are definitely “in the driver’s seat,” so [...]