Getting Hired

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Are There Really Generational Differences in the Workplace?

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

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Cultural Fitness: Are You in the Right Shape to Get Hired?

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

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Leap of Faith: Why I Turned Down a Lucrative Job Offer (long post)

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

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5 “Soft Skills” Interview Questions You Must Prepare For

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

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If You Don’t Like the Hiring Game, Change the Rules

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...

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6 Reasons Why Public Sector Employees Need a Social Media Presence

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

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6 Tactics for Working a Job/Career Fair

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...

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The Myth of Momentum

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

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A Simple 5-Step Job/Career Strategy Cycle

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...

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Overcoming the Imbalance of Power in Job Interviews

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

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Impression Management and The Science of Persuasion

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

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Adam Smith says: “Before You Take that Out-of-State Job….”

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...

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5 Tips from Impression Management Master Class

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

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Why Not Getting the Job Offer Isn’t All Bad

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

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Comparing Public and Private Sector Organizational Values

public sector to opportunities in the private sector, they have to embrace new ways of how they approach these positions. It’s not just...

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10 Ways to Embed Your Brand in the Minds of Hiring Managers

All hiring managers want to hire experts and while it’s relatively easy to become an expert, it does require time (the experience...

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The One “Seal the Deal” Document Every Candidate Needs

(Long post) In my books, seminars, and personal career strategy consults, I encourage people to have a variety of documents in their...

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3 Critical Factors for Getting a Job Offer: No. 3 – Your Value Proposition

Your Value Proposition The third critical factor for getting a job offer is your value proposition. Your value proposition clearly states...

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3 Critical Factors for Getting a Job Offer: No. 2 – Establish a Continuum of Belief

My previous post addressed the importance of creating value in the mind of the hiring manager. Closely related to creating hiring manager...

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3 Critical Factors for Getting a Job Offer: No. 1 – Your Value

In my 25-plus years in different hiring manager positions for Fortune 500 companies, I have identified three variables that are of...

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