It is great to have a job offer to consider, but what if you are in a position to keep your options open?  You do not want to join the ranks of unhappy professionals who accept a job in haste, only to realize after the honeymoon that they’d made a terrible mistake. A bad match [...]

I was describing the reality of what happens on the receiving end of the job application process to a group of job seekers recently as part of  a presentation on how to land a key interview. It’s not unusual for an organization to receive dozens, or even hundreds of online applications for every position they [...]

Most people are not professional job seekers! That’s a good thing… because most people are working in jobs and not looking for a job. When they do need to look for a job, there are many tasks that are uncomfortable for them because they haven’t done them before and so they feel awkward. As a [...]

It’s pretty common to hear job seekers talk about their frustration with Corporate / In-House Recruiters or HR Representatives at the companies they are pursuing. In most cases their frustration is really the result of not understanding the role, the challenges, and the processes that recruiter faces. The more that’s understood, the better your results [...]

One of the most common pieces of advice given to job seekers when they are trying to decide what they want to be when they grow up is: “Follow your passion!” or “Do what you love!” While there may be some exceptions, this is usually bad advice and advice that has left many people’s careers [...]