Recruiting Misconceptions
We all have our opinions and beliefs about how things work, based on our experience and education. But often, these beliefs are not quite accurate. They are based on limited evidence, intuition, or colored by emotional bias. The same is true in business, where managers sometimes have mistaken beliefs about their company. It happens to Read more »
Selling Yourself
If you are looking for work, you know that you have to sell yourself to potential employers, to persuade them that you are the best person for the job. However, the idea that the job search is akin to selling is a bit off-putting to some people. The idea of selling in general is seen Read more »
Bad Job Ads — A Real Turnoff
Companies post job advertisements with the aim of attracting qualified candidates, but all too often, they have just the opposite effect – turning them off. One job ad, for example, listed 22 detailed essential job qualifications. What talented, sought after job candidate is going to bother wading through that thicket? What is even more problematic Read more »
Onboarding the Right Way
In the past, orienting a new hire was usually relegated to some lower-level worker in the human resources department, and after that brief introduction to the company, the new employee was on his own. Now, however, things are different because businesses realize the importance of getting new employees up to speed, making them feel welcome Read more »
Write It Right
Writing is something we all do in a business environment, and as someone once said about common sense, we all feel we are proficient at it because it is such a common activity. But, as with anything else, there is good writing and there is bad writing. Good writing on the whole is simple, clear, Read more »
Never Make a Snap Decision
You have just been offered what looks to be a great job that may lead to a great career. Should you jump at the opportunity and tell the company right away that you will take the job? Some may believe that is the way to go, but psychologists have found that when you are faced Read more »
The Hunt for the Perfect Job Candidate
When companies have a job opening, they naturally would like to hire the perfect candidate for the job, a person with just the right education, experience, and skill, and willing to work for what the company will pay him or her. And for this reason, jobs often remain vacant for a long time as companies Read more »
Networking for Shy People
When you think about attending a networking event, do you want to run into a corner and hide? Read below for some tips on how to network when you hate networking. First of all, realize – and we mean really realize – that you will not get ahead in your career unless you network in Read more »
What Makes a Good Interview Question?
When it comes to job interviews, people have various ideas regarding what constitutes good interview questions and poor interview questions. The aim of the interview is to get an authentic assessment of a candidate’s skills, experience, character, and work ethic. The best questions, many agree, are those that make the candidate think, ones that do Read more »
Giving Your Mind a Rest
To be at our best, whether looking for a position or working in a demanding job, we need to take breaks from time to time. Recent research has lent support to this piece of common sense wisdom. Taking breaks rejuvenates our mind, gives it the space it needs for creativity. The problem is that during Read more »