Not-for-profit Archives - The Nonprofit Recruiter

What Is the Difference Between a Nonprofit (NP) and a Not-For-Profit (NFP)?

by Karen Alphonse | Jun 18, 2013 | Advice, Featured

Question: What is the difference between a nonprofit (NP) and a not-for-profit (NFP)? Does it matter? Answer: I tend to use both terms as synonyms. However, there are some distinctions. I reviewed IRS definitions and learned that NFPs are typically focused on a...

Q&A: What Is the Real Difference Between the Not-For-Profit and For-Profit Sectors?

by Karen Alphonse | Feb 12, 2013 | Advice, Featured

Q: What do you think distinguishes the not-for-profit sector from the for-profit sector? Is there really a difference? A: The easy answer is that mission distinguishes the sectors. Not-for-profits frequently have a social mission that is clearly articulated in...

The Four R’s – How Organizations Can Make the Most Of Using an Executive Recruiter

by Carmel Napolitano | Sep 9, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters

Engaging an executive recruiting consultant for your organization’s position search shouldn’t cause you anxiety. You hired a search consultant to ease your anxiety. So, take a look at my Four R’s to get some pointers on how to make the most of the...

The Art of Self-Reinvention or Three Steps to Customizing your Career

by Fredia Woolf | Mar 26, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers

Customizing your career used to be necessary for career changers and candidates transitioning between the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds. But, in the current job market, where there is no cookie cutter candidate and candidate supply in most fields exceeds...

Are Your Executive Compensation Bases Covered?

by Joe Brown | Mar 16, 2010 | Advice, Management, Recruiters

A recent survey found that 73% of nonprofit organizations have a formal policy to review executive compensation. As a human resources and management consultant to nonprofits, what I found striking about this statistic is that it means 27% of organizations do not have...

Q & A: How do you ask for a raise?

by Karen Alphonse | Mar 11, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers

Question: How do you ask for a raise? Answer: From what I am seeing and hearing, the practical answer is that you don’t. Many employers are not even hiring on a full-time basis let alone giving raises. Many have cut bonuses or have made them entirely...

Relax! You’re Just Talking

by Nichole E | Jul 27, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

Often when you’re in an interview, the pressure is on to perform. Unfortunately, in your excitement to sell yourself, you can forget to be human. Salespeople will tell you that in order to close the deal, stop focusing on the sale at the end, and start paying...

5 Things Your Resume Can Do Without

by Nichole E | Jul 23, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

Your resume is your calling card. Long before you reach the interview stage, you are judged by your talents, your affiliations and what you can offer an organization. While you want to cover all of the above points in your resume and cover letter, you don’t...

Weathering a Bad Reference

by Nichole E | Jul 22, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

When hunting for a new job, your references often have the big say as to whether or not you get the job. While hiring managers don’t necessarily take the word of a former employer as gospel, what a former employer says may carry weight in regard to getting you...

What Happens When You’re Overqualified

by Nichole E | Jul 21, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

When job hunting, being overqualified is not usually a question. Being UNDER qualified tends to be the concern. Still, from time to time, we find ourselves in the position where we are overqualified for a position. This once happened to me , so when I applied for the...

When Giving Back Can Get You Ahead

by Nichole E | Jul 13, 2009 | Job Seekers, News

A recent new article sparked a thought in me that I’ve always believed to be true: Volunteering not only opens the doors for the people you help, but it can open doors for you as well. The article, located at boston.com, reports that volunteering is turning in...

Put Forth Positive Thinking and a Positive Image in Your Job Search

by Nichole E | Jul 9, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

I remember a time almost five years ago when I was out of work. It wasn’t long into my unemployment when I got into a comfortable routine of getting up in the morning and looking over the paper with my coffee. Still situated comfortably in my pajamas, I would...

A Tight Economy Calls for Creative Job Search Measures

by Nichole E | Jul 8, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

If you’re looking for a job right now, join the club. Whether you’re returning to work or you are one of the millions of people out of work, the jobs are few and far between. That doesn’t mean that the jobs aren’t out there though. What that...