If your job sucks, and there’s nothing you can do about it, you may be tempted to look for another one. Be careful: remember job interviews are sales pitches as well as candidate evaluations, and all that glitters may not be gold. Here are some ways to cut through the pitch and find out if you’re [...]
When you run a recruitment agency, people leaving to take up permanent work placements is common place; however even in this day in age we hear stories from other local business of how people have perhaps not so elegantly parted ways with their employers. We too have experienced some unusual parting of ways, from text messages giving 3 hours notice, [...]
If a potential employer is going to look over your internet presence before interviewing you, you can do the same. Reviewing a company’s Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn profiles can offer valuable insight into what a company is working on before you head in for your interview, and give you something to talk to the hiring [...]
Most career problems stem from the fact that we are terrible at picking jobs. We think we are picking a good job and then it turns out to be a bad job. It’s almost impossible to pick a good job on the first try, actually. So don’t think you’ll be the exception. Economist Neil Howe says that only [...]
The winter weather forecast is not good. Snow has already arrived in certain parts of the country and forecasters are predicting it could be a harsh winter. The chances are that at some point this winter you may be struggling to get to work, and many workers will simply not be able to make it [...]
Imagine that an electric company wants to build a loud, ugly power line on your property. They ask, “How much would we need to pay you to make this happen?” You’d probably demand a lot of money. Now imagine that that power line already exists on your property. How much would you pay the electric [...]
Being proud of your work and showing some self-esteem and confidence will get you a long way in life, but at the office, sometimes it’s the ability to forgive yourself and learn from your mistakes that’s more valuable than pure ego. Self-compassion can help you learn and grow, which is key to succeeding in any [...]
As Christmas draws near we’ll be taking a brief break* during the festive season. We will be closed on the following dates during the festive season. Tuesday the 25th December Wednesday the 26th December Thursday the 27th December Tuesday the 1st January 2013 Wednesday the 2nd January 2013 Thursday the 3rd January 2013 Between these [...]
It’s a situation pretty much everyone finds themselves in at some point during their careers: sending your resume out to scores of recruiters and/or hiring agents…and not hearing anything back. Before you consider giving up on your ideal job, here are three powerful tweaks you can execute that will immediately increase the amount of attention [...]
When you’re out of work, looking for work should be a full-time job. Even so, refreshing and responding to posts on job boards is less effective than ever. So what do you do? Hannah Morgan at Career Sherpa has a suggestion: stop spending so much time on job boards and use that time to find interesting companies, [...]