There are many things that a professional in the Engineering or Information Technology fields can do to limit their career opportunities. During our next several blog posts, The Doepker Group is going to explore some of those things. The first one is the unwillingness to relocate. And we’re certainly not downplaying the seriousness of relocating. [...]
Most of the time, a recruiter or recruiting agency is attempting to convince a job seeker or candidate to consider an employment opportunity. However, there are times when you should abandon a job or decline an offer of employment if a company or organization makes one. After all, there’s no point in pursuing a job [...]
In our most recent blog post, we examined “The One Characteristic That Could Give You a Huge Advantage.” That characteristic is resiliency. But what does resiliency look like? What do resilient people do? How do they think? These are all good questions, and as it turns out, necessary questions. That’s why we’ve decided to answer [...]
There are many ways to stand out as a professional in the employment marketplace. You could have more technical skills. You could have more experience. You could even have more soft skills (or people skills). In addition to skills, there are also characteristics. These aren’t skills, per se, but they’re closely related. They involve how [...]
Fifteen or 20 years ago, nobody was talking about personal branding. The only way the term “branding” was used involved product brands. But my, how times have changed. Now everybody has a brand, and that includes you . . . whether your realize it or not. Before we go much further, let’s examine a quote [...]
In a previous blog post, we explored the "Top Reasons Why People Hate Their Jobs." However, it’s not enough to just know why people hate their jobs. After all, if they do, then they probably want to do something about their situation. Of course, one of the things they can do is try to make [...]
It would be great if everybody loved their job. However, that is far from the reality of the situation. Even during the best of economic times (such as this current candidates’ market), some people simply do not like their current employment situation. In fact, there are those people who downright hate it. Perhaps you are [...]
In a previous blog post, we discussed qualities that could give you an edge over other candidates in the employment marketplace. One of those qualities was a proactive attitude and frame of mind. In this blog post, we’re going to expound upon the necessity of having the proper attitude, whether it’s with your current employer [...]
Even though we’re in a candidates’ market, there is still competition for the very best jobs in the employment marketplace. That’s because everybody wants one of the best jobs available . . . and that includes the best candidates. As such, there is often a fine line between getting a job that you want and [...]
As we’ve discussed before in this blog, “ghosting” is the practice of not showing up for something related to the hiring process of an organization. That something could be a phone screen, a face-to-face interview, or even the first day of work. Unfortunately, “ghosting” has become more common during the last year or so. The [...]