It’s big. It’s awkward. It’s intimidating. It’s the elephant in the room at most all job interviews. The salary question. There are a number of questions candidates’ dread, but few strike as much fear as talking money in an interview. Ask for too much and you may loose the job. Ask for too little […]
Job hunting can be daunting enough, but when you’re not the strongest candidate – and you know it – it can be down right terrifying. There can be many reasons for being the Underdog. You may be early in your career with limited experience, or on the other end of the career spectrum and […]
So you have a career goal, but do you have the skills to get you where you want to go? Setting a career goal without knowing what skills you need is like setting off on a road trip without knowing how much gas is in the tank. It won’t be long before you come to […]
Fun Fact: An interview is less about you and more about the questions you ask the interviewer! WHAT??? Think about it. If your resume has done its job (see: “Your Resume Has ONE Job: Do it Right!“), the interviewer has an excellent snapshot of your experience. The interview is your opportunity to […]
Surprisingly Simple Steps To A Killer Accountant Resume Call it a resume. Call it a CV. It’s a sales tool. It’s job: to help you get in front of the hiring partner. Period! Make it clean and concise. A resume is an ad, not a user’s guide. The hard truth […]
TMI: Too Much Information! The curse of overkill. Thanks to Facebook and other social media, sharing our lives is the norm. However, there’s sharing and then there’s over-sharing. Never over-share during a job search. Don’t Get Voted Off the Island First, let’s talk resumes. There’s a lot written about what to include […]
Phone. Email. Text. Social Media. The menu of communication choices today is vast. Using the wrong communication can and will get you ousted from a job opportunity. How do you choose the right channel for each stage of a job search? Follow simple communication protocol. The Job Hunter’s Guide to Communication First […]
Beware: There are zombies in the workplace. Are you one of them? If you’re a ‘Dead Head’, simply roaming through your daily work, you need to revitalize. Often a job change is the best way to resurrect yourself and your career. We all know changing jobs is stressful. As traumatic as leaving […]
Career Lookout: Climbing the Ladder of Success There are many deeply personal reasons to change your employment situation. However, from a purely tactical point of view, there are four strategic reasons to change jobs within the same (or similar) career field three times during the first ten years of your career: Broader […]
When I say “lazy”, I don’t mean a do-nothing. No firm wants dead-weight, a team member who sits around and accomplishes nothing. I mean a lazy-learner. In this sense, lazy is actually a compliment. You see, lazy-learners look for the fastest, easiest way to do something. They’re life-hackers. Lazy-learners simplify, stream-line and don’t […]
