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Spring weather is finally hitting the Midwest, and we can actually go outside and see grass instead of snow. Where I live, the first spring Friday is usually a colossal waste of time at work, as everyone tries to figure out a way to play hooky. Folks here at FOT do the same (don’t tell Kris Dunn), so I thought …
In case you’ve missed it, I’ve recently quit my HR job. You can read about that here and here. It was a total Jerry Maguire moment. I was surprised once I put myself out there how many job offers I was able to get in a two week time period. So if any of you are riding the unemployment train, …
Interviews can be a lot like first dates. You stress about what to wear. Should I overdress, look professionally hip or wear something really memorable? You prepare. What are my questions/answers to keep the conversation moving? And… you want to know how you did! Did I bomb? Did we share a connection? Does he/she think I have potential??! While I’ve …
Hit on this article about how companies should stop talking about their products and/or services and instead tell their customer’s stories. Brilliant – and also, fairly common sense. Translate this into interviewing. How lovely would it be if the person you were interviewing talked less about themselves and more about how their clients/customers viewed their experiences with them?! Tough to …
Dear Judy, I like you, I really do. Your resume is gorgeous, dare I say you’re perfect on paper in many aspects. You’ve got the keywords that I’m looking for, worked for the right companies, graduated with a fabulous degree and it looks like you’ve kind of progressed through your career, hop by hop. But here’s the thing. You stay …
“School’s out for summer. School’s out forever.” Alice Cooper’s lyrics hit home this month as a fresh crop of new grads enter the world and gasp, “Now what?!!” I have a cousin who just graduated from LSU and is headed to graduate school in the fall. He’s staying in Baton Rouge for the summer and some of the relatives are …
It’s that time of year when college and universities around the world will release onto us the great minds of the 2013 graduate class. This always makes me think of the popular advice – Wear Sunscreen: While this advice might be from 1999 – it still rings true today – but like everything else in the world this can be …
From the Department of the Incredibly Obvious it seems like organizations in financial distress are often unable to attract the talent they need to try and turn things around. Or said differently, when the ship appears to be sinking, it can be pretty hard to get new talent to climb on board. But while we all seem to know this …
how can i get back with my ex girlfriend One of the most read blog posts I've written in the last two years is: How To 'Really' Get An Entry Level Job. It's pretty basic, straightforward advice on how I would go about finding an entry level job, if I was just coming out of college. One piece of advice …
I was talking recently to a head of HR of a manufacturing company in the Midwest about some recruiting challenges they were having. You see, I don't know if you know this or not, but I'm kind of a big deal when it comes to providing solutions for people's recruiting challenges. Anyway – my solution for her was she needed …
