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....
(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...
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...
It was in an interview during March of 1999 when Al Gore stated that he took the initiative for creating the internet. Since its creation (regardless of who created it), we have had access to an amazing amount of information. And we can access the...
As often as quarterly, I conduct a session at a few Career Transition organizations on "How To Work With A Recruiter." It is a popular topic, attended by Managers and above that are receiving services through these organizations. There is so much mystique...
This is an all too common comparison of services in the search industry. While the terms are common in discussions about the search field, the nuances about the differences are anything but common. These nuances are rarely understood by a candidate; they are more...
Just a few years ago, the search industry was down 50% from the previous year. Unemployment hit 10%. Companies were shedding people. Replacement hiring - only if really needed. Interestingly, candidates would not return calls - they were 'hunkering...
On December 18, 2013, Fox News Latino carried an article titled, Attractive Adolescents Benefit From 'Beauty Bias' Across Ethnicities, Study Says (by Bill Vourvoulias). I was surprised to see the title, not...