There have been a few articles lately that have addressed poor networking practices (and by virtue of their information - better ideas for networking). Earlier this month, LinkedIn shared an article, Conversation Killers: How to...
Our last Blog post was about networking at this time of year. (Interestingly, the Wall Street Journal Report carried a story about the importance of job hunting and networking this time of year just this morning.) While networking is clearly the number one way in...
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Many years ago, a study was done that actually tried to quantify how long it takes to find a job. Through multiple-regression analysis (a subject I once studied in graduate level statistics), 57 different factors were identified that impacted...
This coming week, I have the privilege of being a guest presenter at the University of Minnesota. The class I will be attending is Management 4008 - Entrepreneurial Management - Launch to Maturity. The easy part of my presentation is talking...
Two diverse topics - but under one heading. These are true 'situations' that have come to our attention in just the past two weeks. Both came from senior level HR people. Their stories (with no names, of course) follow.
Confidentiality:
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The last post was titled Gone in 6 Seconds! It really doesn't take long to screen a resume (at least for the initial screen). What do we look for? The two questions contained in the Blog title can be answered at the same...
TheLadders recently posted a study on how long the average recruiter spends looking at a resume. So much for the myth of 10 seconds - we're down to 6 seconds!
Enter Dr. John Sullivan's article (see www.ere.net - posted July 16, 2012): ...
Every year (for the past few years), I have been asked by the people at Lee Hecht Harrison (in Minneapolis) to give a presentation that we title "What a Difference a Year Makes." The first year was purely about economic...
Earlier this week, I was listening to the Wall Street Journal Report (on the radio between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.). They mentioned a CareerBuilder study on the high percentage of job seekers that apply for jobs for which they know they are NOT qualified. (This was a...