Category: Career Management

  • New Year's Resolution

    It's December!  In one month, we'll be trying to remember to write 2014 on our checks (if you still write checks).  We'll be focused on making 2014 a great year - and keeping our 'newly committed to' resolutions.  Weight loss; exercise; volunteering more ....

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  • 'Tis The Season - The Holiday Season

    On August 15th, our Blog title was 'Tis The Season" - it was all about job hunting in the fall (mid-September to mid-November)....

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  • Learning Together

    This past week, I had the opportunity to attend two one-day conferences - the International Association for Corporate and Professional Recruitment (see www.iacpr.org) Small Search Firm Forum as well as this same association's...

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  • How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?

    Baby boomers - a large group of people that are an interesting demographic phenomenon.  We are a large generation - the largest actually.  And daily, thousands of them (okay - us) are retiring.  That said, most are still working and plan to work for years...

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  • 'Tis The Season

    The Blog post after this one will be post-Labor Day.  While technically not fall, the summer is coming to an end.  Schools have started across the country.  People are back from their summer vacations.  It is time to get back to work. There is a seasonality to job...

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  • What is YOUR favorite interview question?

    I am working with a not-for-profit organization to help with the selection of a new Executive Director.  As part of my work, I am leading an interview training session.  We all know the cardinal rule of...

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  • Seller's Market?

    We are bombarded with statistics . . . . . . 7.6% - the May unemployment rate for the US (June's rate will be out on Friday July 5th) ...

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  • Candidates Say The 'Darndest' Things!

    Remember the show - "Kids Say The Darndest Things"?  It made us laugh.  It was embarrassing - although usually not to us directly.  Well - over the years, we have the equivalent thing happening at our search firm - but from senior-level...

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  • Who do you trust - a computer OR a person?

    This is not a test question; this is also (clearly) not an attempt to be humorous.  This is a serious question relating to the topic of interviews.   Using computer technology to help with interviewing is not necessarily new, but it is evolving and is something we should...

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  • We Minnesotans enjoy our summer!

    We just hit our first 90+ degree day;  actually - we set a record - 98-degrees.  (This follows a LONG winter - that seemed to only end a few days ago.)  Everything slows down during the summer - offices seem to be vacant on Friday afternoons.  It seems like 1 of every 3...

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