If you’ve been laid off from your job, you may have a lot of questions about how to approach your search. Read these tips to help you avoid putting your foot in your mouth and to help you along the road to a successful hunt.
"Interview Suits" Make a Return Appearance
With many companies “casual” and organizations with relaxed dress codes heading up “top employer” lists, knowing what to wear to an interview is a lot more complicated than it once was. The New York Times suggests a trend toward the “interview suit.”
Can You Identify Your Single Greatest Accomplishment?
I’m working with a client whose documents include a note about a specific role that she performed in one of her positions. She indicates that this was “her single biggest professional accomplishment.” This led me to ask: How many of us can identify our single greatest professional accomplishment? Can you? What if someone asked you […]
What to Eat Before Your Interview
Who would have thunk it? It turns out that eating yogurt and nuts can help reduce anxiety, according to a new study by scientists in Slovakia. (Hat tip: Speechworks) Joey Asher reports on Speechworks’ blog: The scientists gave either amino-acid supplements or a placebo to a group of men and asked them to give a […]
Using Twitter to Hire – the Employer's Perspective
Yesterday, I shared several stories from people who used Twitter to help drive their career bus. Jessica Smith found her “dream job” from a tweet. Kyle Flaherty, moved his family from Boston to Austin, TX as a result of a job hunt that started as a tweet! Kyle’s boss, Pam O’Neal (who hired him as […]