Waiting to hear back from a hiring manager or recruiter after an interview can be quite stressful, especially if you’ve made it though the rounds and are waiting for a final decision. Whether you’re working with a recruiter or directly with a hiring manager, these are a few possible…...
How Do I Look for a New Job Without My Boss Knowing About It?
I am a Director of Product Development and it doesn’t look like I will make the next step here, so I am looking to see what else is out there for me. My concern is I do not want anyone at my company to catch on that I am looking.…...
A Two-Minute Guide To Artificial Intelligence – FORBES
If you keep hearing about artificial intelligence but aren’t quite sure what it means or how it works, you’re not alone. There’s been much confusion among the general public about the term, not helped by dramatic news stories about how “AI” will destroy jobs, or companies that overstate their abilities to “use AI.” A…...
How Can Former Entrepreneurs Get Back to a More Traditional Career Path?
I’ve been through a few hiring/recruiter processes, as I continue to run an independent strategic marketing and communications consultancy with an ever-growing client list. Recently, in mid-career, I earned an executive business master’s degree so that I might transition from sole proprietor consultant to senior staff of a company or…...
The ultimate guide to acing an interview
Put your best foot forward at your next big job interview with CIPHR’s essential guide to acing that interview Interviewing for a new role or internal promotion is, understandably, a nerve-wracking process for many. CIPHR’s ultimate guide to acing an interview is here to support you every step of the…...
When to Just Shut Up and Do It
Just shut up and do it:Discomfort is the path to success, but not all discomfort is the same.Sometimes discomfort means STOP. You’re uncomfortable with fudging the numbers, for example. In ethical areas discomfort means stop.In the area of development, discomfort means press forward. The only way to increase capacity is…...
Six Essential Items Everyone Should Have In Their Career Toolbox
It’s impossible to predict when opportunity is going to knock. Whether you are actively applying to new jobs, you’re approached by a recruiter out of the blue, or an internal position at your current company opens up, it’s essential to be able to respond quickly. Here are six essential items everyone should…...
How To Turn Down A Job Offer Without Burning Bridges
Sometimes you have to make the difficult decision to turn down a job offer. It’s never easy to make that decision, and sometimes telling a hiring manager or recruiter is even tougher. The most important thing is that you don’t burn any bridges. When you decline a job offer,…...
Recruiters and staffing agencies say your soft skills are important too
Based on two recent blogs I read on LinkedIn Today (a great feature), recruiters and staffing agencies are not only concerned about job candidates’ hard skills; they’re also concerned about their soft skills. And this makes sense. Who would want to hire a dud who brings the operation down with…...
Age discrimination is preventing older people from getting back into work, research finds
Age discrimination is cited the top obstacle to getting back into employment, according to the latest research by the job search engine Jobrapido. The job search engine surveyed 2,027 people in the UK who are currently not in education, employment or training for work and had previously worked in…...
3 Tips for Women Aspiring to Succeed in Technology
There are times that I believe women are held to a higher standard than men. We’re expected to juggle multiple roles every day: a great mom, a loving daughter, a supportive spouse, a career ninja, just to name a few. And with all of this, we’re expected to balance the…...
How Should My LinkedIn Profile Differ From My Resume?
How should my LinkedIn profile differ from my resume? I thought I was basically just copying and pasting the resume on the profile but recently heard that is not correct, why not? The primary difference is that with LinkedIn you have a much smaller amount of space to make…...
How To End Corporate Bullying and Manipulation – People Development
DeNA Light-Up founder Mel Carnegie, talks about the taboo of inappropriate workplaces and how to end corporate bullying and manipulation.Source - Read More at: peopledevelopmentmagazine.com...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Starting A New Job
Regardless of who you are or where you’re at in your career, the process of starting a new job can be a scary thing to go through. Source - Read More at: peopledevelopmentmagazine.com...
Job Search Strategies: 15 New Ideas For Your LinkedIn Profile
Being found on LinkedIn just might be the key to your career search. According to Jobscan, 87% of corporate recruiters use this platform to find and source candidates. Every sixty seconds, 120 people join LinkedIn. There are nearly 600 million users worldwide (and 133 million in the U.S., the largest participating country…...
Can an Experienced Executive With No Degree Get Past the ATS?
How can a job seeker with many years of experience, but no degree, get a resume through the screening process and have the opportunity for a face-to-face interview when the job posting says a degree is required?After 24 years of recruiting, I don’t think I have had more than a…...
