3 Signs You Might Be Accepting the Wrong Job

  Almost nothing is worse than accepting a job that you were excited about, only to come to realize months later that you hate it. And to make matters worse, when you really think about it, the reasons why you hate it were right in front of you during the interview process. But you ignored…

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7 Ways Recruiters Will Attract and Hire Talent in 2017

  My buddy Chris Russell of Career Cloud wrote an article for Recruiting Headlines titled, “20 Recruiting Pros Share Their Plans for 2017” where he polls 20 recruiters from various fields and asks them: “What will you be doing more of/less of to attract talent next year?” I tallied the answers and here are the…

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How Dare They Ask Me That!?

People are often offended by the questions they are asked on an interview. Stupid questions. Ridiculous questions. “Questions that should not be asked, but god help us all, they are still asked” questions. You know… Questions like:

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The Perils of The Perfect Interview

The paradox of the flawless record. This was the title of Seth Godin’s Sunday (9/4/2016) blog post. I am not even going to attempt to concisely summarize it’s precise meaning, so here you go: The paradox of the flawless record If your work has never been criticized, it’s unlikely you have any work. Creating work…

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Interview Mastery: Silencing the Little Voice Inside Your Head

Interview Mastery: Silencing the Little Voice Inside Your Head Imagine the little voice inside your head actually speaking aloud on an interview… Would you still get hired? What separates the people who are great at the interview game versus the people who are not so great? It’s the little voice inside their heads. Or rather…

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RIP Dos Equis Man

Even the Dos Equis Man does not have job security with his amazing track record of success. Heineken, parent company of Dos Equis beer, has announced that it is retiring the Dos Equis Man, aka “The Most Interesting Man in the World,” advertising campaign. Here is the crazy thing….Heineken says they nearly tripled their business…

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