Have We Reached The Push Payments Inflection Point?
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Michael Hobbes Huffington Post December 2017 I am 35 years old—the oldest millennial, the first millennial—and for a decade now, I’ve been waiting for adulthood to kick in. My rent consumes nearly half my income, I haven’t had a steady job since Pluto was a planet and my savings are dwindling faster than the ice […]
Interviewing for a job is full of pitfalls, moments where a wrong answer can knock you out of contention. One of the most treacherous topics to navigate is the one about your required or desired salary. It can trip up the savviest candidate unless you’ve prepared yourself for it. Answer with a number that is […]
We recently called an employer for the first time, and she was quick to tell us about her terrible experiences with recruiters. In fact, she’d had a job out to 3 different recruiters for 3 months, and had received only a couple of referrals. She wanted to know why we’d be any different… When employers […]
Tell me about a time when you: worked effectively under pressure. handled a difficult situation with a co-worker. were creative in solving a problem. missed an obvious solution to a problem. were unable to complete a project on time. persuaded team members to do things your way. wrote a report that was well received. anticipated […]
We should all periodically review where we’ve been and where we are going. After all, it is often said that those who fail to plan, plan to fail. If a new job is in your plans, now is the time to lay the groundwork that will make it more likely. A good place to start is your on-line presence.
Two of the last four candidates I’ve placed have been women. However, it can be hard to find qualified female candidates for the senior-level searches I work on. I’ve spent a lot of time considering why this is.
Résumé trends come and go, and some are more extreme than others. As with fashion, the more outlandish the trend, the more quickly it disappears. And once a trend has come and gone, it quickly looks out-of-date. Remember when we were told that résumés should never exceed one page? That advice has been widely discredited, but for years people tried to showcase their careers on one 8.5 by 11 inch page. How about “functional résumés”, with your accomplishments front and center and your job history condensed at the bottom? These were recommended as a way to pretty-up a less than pretty career track, and have since been abandoned because they came to be viewed with suspicion. If you are using these approaches today, you are hurting your chances of getting an interview.
Note: We came across this article prior to 2005 and have lost track of the source. It remains a good resource. “Tell me about a time you took initiative and went above and beyond the call of duty.” “Describe the most creative idea that you’ve implemented to solve a problem.” “Tell me about the most […]
Your Guarantee for Making an Impressive Interview First Impression. Let’s face it, interviewing is stressful enough without having to answer stupid interview questions. But unfortunately, many interviewers, because of habit, lack of preparation time, poor training, or yes, even laziness, often ask stupid interview questions. Of those, one of the most challenging is the oft […]