by Karen Alphonse | Nov 14, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
Your organization can directly benefit by partnering with an experienced recruiter to conduct specific key search functions. Recruiters can help attract talent, screen likely candidates and check the background and work history of your preferred candidate(s) in...
by Laura Gassner Otting | Oct 4, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Interview PreparationTo Be Asked or Not To Be Asked: These Are the QuestionsBefore you step over the threshold of an interviewer’s office door, you better be prepared to impress them with well thought out answers to questions you haven’t even yet heard....
by Fredia Woolf | Aug 25, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Management
From my experience working with leaders of all kinds, I have noticed many different styles and approaches can be effective depending on the context, situation, organization or personalities involved. But, there seem to be four essential characteristics that always...
by 0187289787602 | Aug 23, 2011 | Advice, Featured
How many times do we have a problem in front of us, and the solution is so painfully simple that it takes what seems like forever to figure out? This happened the other night at our house. Our family was enjoying a television show when someone requested, with regard...
by 0187289787602 | Aug 19, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
I honestly cannot believe that I look back at certain aspects my life and know somebody, somewhere considers them old fashioned. I’m not talking about the fact that we used to have to get up, go over to the television and turn a knob to change stations, nor am I...
by 0187289787602 | Aug 16, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
I have a really big pet peeve. I try not to let it get me, but it does, and it just happened here. My husband was singing along to a song when the lyrics went from English to Spanish. He continued on without pause even though he could not keep up with the beat to...
by 0187289787602 | Aug 12, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Where were you when you first heard your parents were 40 years old? (Indeed, this moment is burned in our memories with many other “Where were you when’s …”) I was in our family’s garage with my friend Lisa swapping what felt forbidden information about our...
by 0187289787602 | Aug 9, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
When thumbing through the newspaper this weekend, an article caught my eye. “The Accidental Cartoonist,” provides some insight into the career development of Robert Trussell. A writer and reporter for the Kansas City Star for decades, Trussell writes that his...
by 0187289787602 | Aug 5, 2011 | Advice
Wow, did I just have one of those moments that made my personal finance blood run cold. Before I begin, you should know that I really, really like knowing how much things are going to cost ahead of time. You should also know that “really, really like” is a huge...
by 0187289787602 | Aug 2, 2011 | Advice
So, there I was yesterday morning doing something I’ve done for so many mornings since I was old enough to read and what I’m certain many, many of you were also doing. I was reading the comics! From grade school through high school, this was part of my daily routine,...
by 0187289787602 | Jul 29, 2011 | Advice, Job Seekers
I’m a pretty no-frills kind of person – a lifestyle I adopted and ultimately embraced once I was out of college and left to my own devices. I listen to financial radio shows for tips, I almost always buy store-brand/generic products, and a mantra around our house is,...
by 0187289787602 | Jul 25, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
I admit it’s been quite some time since I’ve been part of an active job search putting together my resume, sending it out, making that follow-up phone call to make sure the resume arrived … See? I told you it’s been a while. That follow-up phone call suggestion wasn’t...
by Fredia Woolf | Jul 20, 2011 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
The dog days of summer are upon us. Work – or seeking work – must continue, but we would rather be sitting under a tree or playing in the water. It is hard to feel stressed, overwhelmed or under pressure when the temperature is hovering around ninety degrees. ...
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 15, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
There are so many options for presenting yourself professionally. Conventional means include your resume and biography. In addition, you can use your LinkedIn and Facebook profiles to present yourself. The same goes for Twitter and any blogs you host or to which you...
by Carmel Napolitano | Jul 5, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Occasionally, I find myself watching the wise and wealthy Suze Orman on one of her various, televised programs for PBS. Her “People first, then money, then things” mantra is one of her positive affirmations that I take to heart. Of course, Suze is laughing all the way...
by Fredia Woolf | Jun 21, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Management
Are you one of those people who gets excited by new ways of doing things? Or, do you get frightened and prefer to stick with the tried and true? Does your organization management constantly try to look around corners and make pre-emptive changes in anticipation of...
by Fredia Woolf | Jun 7, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
The ninth annual D: All Things Digital Conference took place last week, and it was refreshing to read about a world in which leaders are forward-thinking and visionary, where people are enthusiastic and optimistic, and where innovation and excitement about the future...
by Fredia Woolf | May 24, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Management
For the past decade, I have had regular conversations with a woman who leads an academic department in a US university. She was a long-time insider suffering under the yoke of the previous leader and thrilled to be appointed chair of the department when he retired. ...
by Fredia Woolf | Apr 26, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
In a recent spring-cleaning effort, I decided to clear out some of the clutter and unnecessary detail that clogs my brain. My desk was clear (for a day, at any rate), my inbox was empty (for five minutes) and, as I started looking for some common themes in my client...
by Carmel Napolitano | Apr 19, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Back in February, I wrote about how the reference process can be best used when considering candidates. In this post, I’ll discuss how candidates can best be prepared when asked for references. Here are some of my suggested “Rules of Reference” for candidates: Always...
