Between a Rock and a Hard Place In Your Job
You’ve been asked to influence global leaders across Asia, Europe and North America to replace localized staffing processes with a uniform, centralized one. You’re not given a travel budget. You’ve …
7 Ways to FAKE Being Quick on Your Feet
As someone who’s always 10 seconds late with a witty comeback, I’ve always envied people who could think quickly on their feet. Appearing confident in conversations is a key business …
Can I “Pick Your Brain”?
Quick story: The other day I walked into an acquaintance’s pet shop to grab a few cans of food and some cat litter. It’d been well over a year since …
Good News for Rural Job Seekers!
Hearing about the latest job search strategies can be frustrating if half of them don’t apply to you. As a job seeker living outside of a major metropolitan area, you …
Should I Take THIS Job?
Depending on your situation, any opportunity might look appetizing in the moment. It takes a self-aware and confident person to turn down a good offer to wait for the great …
It Really DOES Cure All Ails
Like sleep, hydration and movement are the foundation of physical health, networking is the foundation of your career health. Resume lost in application cyberspace? Ask an internal contact to shepherd …
An Unintentional Death
Thinking is becoming extinct. In the same way washing machines and cars have contributed to the atrophying of our bodies, our one-click world is slaughtering our need to think. Beating …
Where Are You Leaving Your Brand DNA?
Steve Jobs likened brand building to a bank account. He coined the term “brand deposits” to describe how experiencing positive interactions with a company (e.g., a successful product launch) increased …
Turn 2nd Place Into a Win!
If you’ve ever hired employees, you know that it usually comes down to two good candidates who would both be a strong fit for slightly different reasons. Such is life, …
The ABCs of Beating An Internal Candidate
Okay, admittedly this is tough to do. The likelihood of getting selected over a pre-identified internal candidate is slim, but there are still a few tricks you can have up …