Retention is like life insurance. No one thinks about it until they need it.
With the job market heating up and passive candidates starting to get antsy and look for different jobs, managers need to consider retaining their top talent. The irony is retention costs nothing. Continue reading
Ah, the job search.
Rejection isn’t meant for the faint of heart and in a job search one must have a bullet proof ego to withstand hours of searching for the right job, applying, networking, re-writing the resume – and other mind numbing tasks in order to do one simple thing – replace an income. 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
There is a game being played at work.
After witnessing thousands of promotions and job searches, this is the best analogy I have to describe what goes on: the office is nothing but a game.
As in any game, there are rules.
Make no mistake, the people at the top know the game and the rules, which is how they got there.
Many people decide the New Year is the time to find another job but with this fast moving market people are looking even in forth quarter. The exception to the rule would be individuals at the Manager, Director or Vice President level. They will hang onto their jobs until spring and ditch the job search until after they receive their sizable bonuses. Continue reading