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Job Seekers: Be What They Need, Then Play Hard to Get
Too many job seekers are contorting themselves into a pretzel to desperately please a hiring manager – longingly hoping to be hired. This suck-up-please-approve-me notion is even worse with experienced job seekers. Nothing more nauseating than an experienced person groveling for love from an employer who doesn’t appreciate what they offer. When you seek approval,…
Read MoreThe Unspoken Reason Why Employers Struggle to Fill 6 Million Jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that there are 6 million job openings currently, and this open jobs number been consistent for the last five months. With unemployment at a record 17-year low at 4.1%, The Washington Post recently cited that employers are engaged in the “biggest scramble for workers in decades.” Yet I speak…
Read MoreLinkedIn Advice: How To Differentiate Between Right & Wrong
LinkedIn Advice: How To Differentiate Between Right & Wrong I am sure you have seen the following claims by LinkedIn profile writers and job search coaches recently. The LinkedIn advice covers the spectrum of absurdity:
Read MoreJob Search Tactics: What to Do When Your White Crayon Needs New Batteries?
Job Search Tactics: What to Do When Your White Crayon Needs New Batteries? When my son was a toddler, I recall a time when he was coloring with a box of many crayons on a large white piece of construction paper – like one of those 128-crayon boxes. These expansive boxes of crayons made me…
Read MoreWhy Job Seekers Should Avoid HR When Reaching Out to Their Target Company
One of my teammates, George, forwarded me this blog post, “Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters” where the author says he does not do interviews with Google’s (or Amazon’s, or other big tech companies’) recruiters who contact him via email or social media. Why? He is a programmer and his perspective is that…
Read MoreLinkedIn: Recent Changes and What Executives Need to Know Now
LinkedIn recently rolled out new changes. These include, but are not limited to: Changes to the LinkedIn profile Changes to the search function Changes to the tracking metrics Changes to messaging. To me, LinkedIn changes are like cell phone upgrades. When they first happen, my routine is disrupted and I feel like I’m…
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