If you’re married, then you probably know what a “honey-do” list is. Even if you’re not married, you probably know what a “to-do list” is. Basically, it’s a list of things that you need to do or want to do. In a previous blog post, we discussed what the current economy and the marketplace conditions [...]
These are good times for job seekers and candidates in the employment marketplace. For one thing, the economy seems to be doing just fine. For another thing, the unemployment rate in the country has been hovering near historic lows. And not only that, but employers are also quite eager to hire. They’re even being more [...]
Welcome back to our series of blog posts about how you can grow and maximize your career. In the first blog post in this series, we presented the following three steps: Plot a path for reaching your destination. Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize. Be proactive about your plan and priorities. Then, in the next blog post in [...]
We recently published a blog post about “3 Simple Steps for Growing and Maximizing Your Career.” To recap, those steps were as follows: Plot a path for reaching your destination. Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize. Be proactive about your plan and priorities. While these steps are more general in nature, we also have some simple steps for [...]
Right now, the U.S. economy is good. In fact, this is the second-longest bull market in this nation’s history and it could still become the longest. As a result, economic conditions are favorable for professionals and job candidates. Not only that, but there is also a significant shortage of workers and candidates in most industries, [...]
The employment marketplace is hot for candidates right now. There is no question about that. As a result, job seekers and candidates have more leverage, not just with potential employers, but also with their current employer. That’s exactly why some companies present a counteroffer to employees who give notice because they’ve accepted a job offer [...]
There are many stages in the hiring process, and one of the most important stages is the final one: the offer stage. However, whether or not a candidate accepts an offer of employment is dependent upon all of the stages that preceded it, not just the offer stage. Specifically, an employer should “sell” the opportunity [...]
Feedback can be a fickle thing, depending upon who you are. Some people welcome feedback, no matter how much it sounds like outright criticism, while other people don’t like any form of feedback that does not paint them or their performance in glowing terms. The latter approach is not a helpful one in terms of [...]
We’ve addressed the topic of personal branding before in The Doepker Group blog. To recap, the way in which you brand yourself depends upon the experience that you provide to people when you interact with them. More specifically, personal branding centers upon the experience that people feel they’ve had with you. That’s because you might [...]
Employee retention is definitely a concern of employers in today’s marketplace. That’s because finding and hiring top candidates is already difficult. Adding to that degree of difficulty is the fact that more and more professionals are exploring other employment opportunities. Earlier this year, a new report from Gallup estimated that U.S. businesses are losing a [...]