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LEGO Masters Lesson

LEGO Masters Lesson My latest obsession is watching this show called LEGO Masters. It’s a competition among master LEGO builders who compete for the title of Grand LEGO Master. The competition is a blend of creativity, storytelling, architecture, engineering, and graphic art talent brought together in competitors who build these magnificent structures out of LEGOs.

How to Find Employers That Value Achievement Fit vs. Culture Fit

The term “Culture Fit” has caused controversy in hiring circles and raised questions if the concept breeds unconscious bias in hiring against minority groups. Also, as job landing consultants, my team and I hear more often from executives and rising leaders that having a beer with a prospective employer / candidate is no longer helpful…

Fill Your Shoes with Career Accomplishments

Brian received his first draft resume from us and he told us he felt it was overstated. “I feel like I sound like a braggart when I read it,” he said. “Ok… let’s walk through it line by line to see what we need to scale back…,” we replied. We proceeded to go through Brian’s…

How Can Gifts Become Baggage in Your Career?

I have been blessed with a gift that has served me well my entire life. My gift is I’m the girl you want to be in the foxhole with — I will stop at nothing to get out. So if you are with me in the foxhole, you will get out too. No doubt. I…

Are YOU Preventing Yourself from Being Hired?

You may think the reason you aren’t being interviewed or hired is because you’re not the right fit, wrong time, wrong place, or any other number of excuses. But have you considered the idea that it may be YOU who isn’t letting yourself be hired? It’s shocking how many people are the ones sabotaging their…

5 Principles to Achieve Career Happiness

Employers really only want to hire happy people. They don’t want to hire your baggage that may get in the way with you doing your job. It’s a heartless world and we are just living in it, right? NO!! It’s not. It’s not heartless and you DESERVE to be happy. I know you are…

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