We’ve discussed the face-to-face interview extensively in this blog, and with good reason. The face-to-face interview is one of the most important parts of the hiring process. It’s the "make-or-break" point for both the employer and the candidate. However, you more than likely won’t get to the interview stage without a great resume. The logic [...]

In a previous blog post, we discussed “5 Steps for Jump-Starting Your Career in the New Year.” To review, those steps were as follows: Talk with your supervisor.Focus on results.Invest in yourself.Increase your networking efforts.Contact a recruiter. Now that we've started 2022, this is still an opportune time to position yourself for career growth. A [...]

Everybody gets stuck in a rut from time to time. Heck, some people have been stuck in a professional rut for so long that they can’t remember a time when they weren’t stuck in one. That’s why it’s important to assess where you are in terms of your career, especially as we prepare to enter [...]

We’ve dealt extensively with the face-to-face interview in this blog. The reason is simple: job seekers want to know what they can do to make their interview the best that it can be. And why is that? So they can receive an offer of employment, of course! This blog post is also about the face-to-face [...]

Earlier this month, we published a blog post titled, “4 Things a Candidate MUST Do During the Hiring Process.” Consider those four things the foundation of your behavior. That’s because you’re still competing against other job seekers and candidates. That means you still need to be at the top of your game, and that means [...]

The interviewing and hiring process is a two-way street. Yes, there are certain things that you as a candidate expect from the organization considering you for employment, and you’re right to expect those things. However, on the flip side of that coin, there are certain things that the organization expects from YOU during the process, [...]

Job seekers often wonder what makes them a “good candidate.” They contemplate this after applying for a number of jobs for which they believe they ARE qualified, only to not receive an offer or employment, or in some cases, to not be contacted about the position at all. Unfortunately, there is often a discrepancy between [...]

The title for this newsletter article is rather unusual . . . but it grabbed your attention. Normally, an article will instruct about how NOT to do something, such as sabotaging your chances of being hired. However, if you’ve been in the recruiting business for any length of time, you’ll witness all sorts of behavior [...]

This is an interesting time to be in the employment marketplace. After all, we’re in the midst of a “Great Resignation,” during which millions of workers are quitting their jobs in pursuit of “greener pastures.” But what if you haven’t quit? What if you’ve kept your job, but you’ve watched some of your co-workers and [...]

When it comes to finding a better opportunity, everybody wants to increase the odds that they’re going to receive an offer of employment from the company for which they want to work. Here’s the myth: Being represented by a recruiter will cost the company more money to hire you, and therefore, will decrease your odds [...]