Turning the Tables: Searches from the Candidates’ View
As a committee member or hiring manager bogged down in a seemingly endless search process, it is easy to forget that the numerous documents you...
Are Your Executive Compensation Bases Covered?
A recent survey found that 73% of nonprofit organizations have a formal policy to review executive compensation. As a human resources and...
Q & A: How do you ask for a raise?
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...
Putting your Résumé to Work – the 8 Jobs it has to do
A colleague working at a prestigious university for the past 15 years posted the following on his Facebook: “I have reached the time in my career...
Negotiating NonProfit Job Salaries
Employees often have many salary-related questions. What is the most tactful way to broach this sensitive issue? When is it appropriate to raise...
“I’ve landed!” One Woman’s Secrets to Finding a Job in a Tough Market
Tania Jones’ job search lasted ten months, one week and five days. She counted each one of them. Unexpectedly laid off in the depths of the 2009...
Holding Steady when your Career is like a Game of Chutes and Ladders
What do John Thain (former Wall Street golden boy) and Toyota have in common? Both have known fame and fortune, and both found themselves in...
How Prospective Employers Look Beyond the Resume to find the “Truth” about Candidates
A critical differentiator between you and other equally qualified candidates competing for the same job is what people say about you. These days,...
Job Search Refresher: Looking for a Needle in a Haystack
What is the current picture of the career marketplace? Some statistics are downright dispiriting. For example, the US Labor Department reports 7.2...
What the Movies can teach you about Leadership and Job Performance
The movie Invictus has some powerful messages for aspiring leaders and job-seekers alike. Based on a true story about Nelson Mandela engaging the...
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