Spring is in the air and this usually makes us think of new beginnings and fresh starts. We recently worked with a client who artfully named her search Career 2.0. After many years with one employer it was time to move on. She came to us with no resume or …
Question: As career professionals (coaches and resume writers) we have found that job seekers tend to rely too heavily on job boards and end up wondering why they aren’t getting interviews. However, we are now hearing that recruiters often source candidates from job boards. Do you use job boards to …
In Part I we looked at what is the behavioral interview and when is it used. In this 2nd part of this series we will offer some commonly-asked behavioral interview questions, followed by some deeper analysis questions you as the interviewee can ask at the end of the interview. To …
Developed in the 1970’s by industrial psychologists, behavioral interviewing asserts that the most accurate predictor of future performance is past performance in a similar situation. While some employers conduct strictly behavioral interviews, others will mix traditional and behavioral questions to make more of a balanced interview experience. Where traditional interview …
The journey to landing your next job will look slightly different from that of your neighbor, but there is a rhyme and a reason to most of what the search entails. While we never cease to be amazed at the proficiency and creativity of some, we do sometimes find ourselves …
My realtor friend was recently bemoaning the fact that all too often a client will get so attached to a house they don’t want to keep looking. Before the tour is even over, they’ve painted the walls, arranged the furniture and moved in. When a client gets this mindset, he …
Whether or not you hire a firm such as CE (which we highly recommend), rely on your career center or do it yourself, the job search just takes getting going and sticking with. Follow this flowchart of fun to see where you stack up, what you’ve mastered and what needs …
What Do I Want To Be… It can be called your “Authentic Work,” “Passion,” “Niche…” Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios calls it “Finding What You Love.” As Comedian Paula Poundstone jokes “Adults are always asking children what they want to be when they grow up …
“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.” – Pearl S. Buck February for college graduates usually brings the tsunami of graduation audits, internships and a terrible case of spring fever. The joy of the prospect of …
The New Year has a way of testing our resolve, and it’s usually by this time of year we know just how much we have. Whether we told ourselves we would de-clutter our homes, return to the gym, or reduce our intake of caffeine, studies say 46% of us abandon …
