Summer is heating up and so is the job search for many in the U.S. Yesterday a report ran that we are now at the same unemployment level as it was in 2008. People are ready to make a change.
Clients constantly ask me if what is hot in the job search. Here are 6 hiring trends in 2013. Continue reading
My client looked at for me a long time across the table in Starbucks and said, “I can negotiate for others, but not for myself, she said. For whatever reason, talking about money really stresses me out.”
This surprised me a great deal. Competent woman, educated and an admirable career path. Certainly well accomplished and in a sales role to boot! Continue reading
What’s the difference between HR and a Recruiter? And Why You Should Care?
Speaking to an audience recently, I realized the attendees had no idea what a recruiter did and often confused them with HR.
In fact, no one understood exactly who gets their resume when and where they send it off. Continue reading
Job seekers of all levels are constantly confused about where to look online for the next new opportunity. It’s important or you’ll find yourself spending hours in front of the blue glowing screen with little return on your investment of time.
Here are some interesting statistics for Indeed.com that I just learned from a training class. Statistics came from Indeed after careful market research. Continue reading
William Shakespeare said “Expectation is the root of all heartache”
As Westerners, this tends to be our downfall: expectation.
When unchecked, this becomes our Achilles heel, the thing that drives us nuts and ultimately bitter. Yet we do it. Again and again. We expect our children to behave in a certain way – towards us. We expect our spouses to listen and support us, at all times. We expect our boss to give us the raise, the praise the whatever. We wait. Expectations looming in the dark. Wants go unfulfilled. Disappointment festers. Yet here we are. Continue reading