Don't discount the persuasive power of linguistic and rhetorical language in conversations! All too often, so many candidates walk into...

We keep reading about soft skill generational differences among Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millenials and whether these real and...

In today’s ever-morphing hiring landscape, employers are devoting more energy for determining if a candidate is a good cultural fit....

Several years ago I had an amazing opportunity come my way from someone in my professional network, while I patiently awaited a...

The skills gap that has been in employment news since the mid-1990s continues to be an issue in some areas of the marketplace. The old...

Inadequate soft skills still a problem with candidates In a recent survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),...

Most of us have never been faced with a no-win scenario. In the Star Trek movies, Captain Kirk,when a student at Star Fleet, beat the...

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) annual conference is providing personal career consultations with conference attendees....

We all know the role talent, knowledge, and experience play in getting hired and succeeding in any professional career. But little is...

Your career and your professional brand can suffer from entropy as well (“Career Entropy” doesn’t seem to exist as a formal term, so...

I’ve been involved with my share of job and career fairs over my 25+-year career, mostly at conferences that sponsor the event. The...

“First Impressions Video”, “Video Cover Letter”, and “Video Résumé” all sound like creative and unique ways to be remembered by hiring...

We all have blind spots in our personal makeup. Sometimes we need feedback from others to bring them to our awareness. Blind spots result...

Sports figures, sports writers, and fans all talk about the importance of momentum and the role it plays in a team or individual’s...

In Confessions of a Hiring Manager Rev. 2.0 (Second Edition), I write of a simple 5-step cycle for keeping a job and career strategy...

For a hiring manager meeting a candidate for the first time, the instantaneous assessment may include such questions as: Trustful or...

I recently read an excellent article in the October 2001 issue of  Harvard Business Review by Robert Cialdini entitled, “Harnessing the...

Adam Smith (1723 – 1790) was a pioneer of political economy and a Scottish philosopher. He is best known as the author of An Inquiry into...

Here are 5 strategies straight from my Influencer and Thought Leader Bootcamp: Given the various presuppositions, prejudices, and...

Didn’t get that job offer you wanted, even though you followed all the right strategies and tactics (hopefully the ones I recommended)?...