Well, this should NEVER be in a job ad: “Must adapt and deal comfortably with ambiguity.” However, I have been seeing it quite a bit in recent years. Particularly since COVID. That isn’t an excuse to put such a statement in a job ad. Certainly, this occurs in a workplace occasionally, but ambiguity is defined […]
It was National Employee Appreciation Day last month, but you can’t tell. While individuals are increasingly seeking a better balance in their work, companies are pushing back. Despite the fact things changed permanently after March of 2020, many corporations haven’t recognized this reality. All that wonderful talk about taking care of people has been replaced
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Our industry is celebrating its annual International Update Your Resume Month this September. However, I am here to tell you that every month should be Update Your Resume Month, because keeping track of your career successes should be a regular part of your monthly tasks. If you only do this once a year, when it
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With all the hubbub about AI in hiring, we should remember it can help in certain areas. From qualifying candidates struggling to understand ATS keywords to assessing true jobseeker skills, it can benefit. AI can posit additional keywords that apply and help a candidate to make it past the scanner! Yes, AI only works as
Companies complain they are bleeding experienced employees, or laughing off the exodus by saying it’s just part of the Great Migration. If you are seeing this happen in your company, ask yourself some serious questions, and stop making assumptions. Every talented employee is a loss of productivity, innovation, brain trust, and good will. How long
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Expect everyone to text you? Rarely listen to real voicemail messages? Utilizing voice-to-text or text-to-voice technology to screen your calls (those are some unusual messages)? Well, you are losing out on REAL interviews that could lead to REAL jobs, from REAL companies. While I often write about challenges of the jobseeker, this one is about how
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Thank you to Casandra Andrews and HerMoney.com for my latest interview with their publication. Here is the article in its entirety: Here’s how some companies are helping staff members strike a healthy balance between home life and their jobs. There’s nothing like living through nearly two years of a global health pandemic — with much
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Most often it isn’t the job posting or the overall impression of the company you get from research, it’s the interview that tells the story. Make sure you ask questions in an interview, and do not wait until the end. If the interviewer(s) can’t have a conversation with you throughout the interview, where you both
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With the “Great Resignation” in full swing, many are considering just why they might resign from a job and what to watch out for in their current work environment. This Forbes Coaches Council Experts Article details nine warning signs. My suggestion is #2, and the link to the full article is below. 2. Feeling Anxious
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This list of book resources will not only help the entrepreneur but the jobseeker. Whether career management, personal branding, leadership, or dealing with change, there is book/resource here for everyone. My resource is #4: 4. The Power Of Habit (Charles Duhigg) The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
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