You Remember Your Last Memory of An Event
When recalling an event, the human brain remembers the last memory we had of the original event. Like the childhood game ‘telephone’ where one person shares a story with another, …
What You Don’t Know…
What you don’t know can lead to assumptions, erroneous conclusions, and potentially poor decisions. Our brain is constantly trying to make sense of behaviors we observe and in the absence …
First Impressions
There is a well-circulated statistic that 33% of interviewers know in the first 90 seconds if they’ll hire a candidate. The human brain is extremely proficient at detecting (sometimes barely perceptible) cues …
Should I Disclose My Pregnancy in an Interview?
For every story of a woman who shares her pregnancy and gets passed over, another woman proclaims she disclosed and got hired. It’s a risk. While the laws are designed …
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 …
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 …
Most Job Seekers DON’T Do This (and it costs them the offer!)
After personally reading thousands of applications and conducting hundreds of interviews, there is one thing that makes it infinitely easier to hire a candidate – the tie-back. Most job seekers understand …
Likability: It Matters More Than You Think
Whether in a job search or looking to get ahead, the research is consistent: you’ll get farther if you’re considered “likable.” The Journal of Applied Psychology* published a study showing …