Approximately 130 to 160 e-mails per day per person here . . . . . . some are advertisements/Groupons; some are from professional associations or organizations we have 'subscribed' to. Many (hopefully, most) are from people we have reached out to on behalf of our...
My co-founders and I have different start dates for Abeln, Magy, Underberg & Associates. Ken/Mary Abeln and I (David Magy) started the firm in 1996 . . . . . Ken and Mary on July 1, 1996 - with me joining them on August 1, 1996. (My delay - completing my transition...
Our last blog post talked about relocation - and the need to address the question directly. Will you relocate? If a position requires you work at a certain location, this is a rather basic question. There is another area that requires a rather basic...
One of our current (and wonderful) clients was telling me a story of a recent search they were conducting (this client uses multiple firms depending on the level and/or function of the role). The story was about a candidate they loved for a high-travel senior...
I have written on this topic in the past under different titles. My favorite (title) still comes from a Head & Shoulders® commercial:
You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression
Social media can be a lasting and damaging impression....
Over the last few days, I spoke with two transition groups on How To Work With Recruiters. We covered multiple topics - the general definition of retained versus contingent...
(Our first guest blog - thank you to Brenda Devlin!)
An HR professional in the job market:
As an HR leader, I found myself in the job market recently after successfully restructuring myself out of a job. Going into the job search, I...
Each new year, there are a plethora of websites that list the top new ideas and/or trends for the coming year. People often look for opportunities – what industries and or new markets should be pursued? For the entrepreneur, this is a...
Happy New Year! It's the last day of 2015 - time for one more Blog to end the year and, most importantly, give people a great start to 2016.
13 Things You Should Never Say On Your First Day At Work
This article appeared earlier this week in the...
The subtitle should read:
Tell The Truth
We have written about people who do not tell the truth about their credentials in the past. We find that between 10% - 15% of all candidates fabricate a degree on their resume. It is easy to catch . . . . . we...