Phone interviews are increasingly common today.  There are several reasons, and chief among them is convenience.  Cell phones in particular make reaching people very easy.  Too many candidates and not enough time on the employer’s end also contribute to this trend.  Phone screens help to weed out the wheat from the chaff.  With candidates as [...]

Let’s assume for a moment that your job search has finally resulted in the hoped-for outcome.  You’ve made it through an extensive, lengthy, and grueling series of interviews.  You’ve given your best effort to dazzle and impress your future employer and it has paid off.  They’ve decided to make you a job offer.  Congratulations!!  It’s all smooth [...]

Many things in life are stressful and I’d have to say that being unemployed is high on the list of stressful events one can experience in their lifetime.  It’s increasingly common in the current economy and it can affect anyone.  No one is safe today or exempt.  If you think you are indispensable, you aren’t.  [...]

He knows me as Gramdad.  I inherited that mantle from my own father.  It’s a title I cherish. 
Mason, my grandson, is 16 months old now, and I suppose I am biased but he’s a handsome boy, smart, and just downright adorable.  (Okay, enough with the bragging.  Just had to indulge for a minute.) 
This Gramdad role [...]

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I sometimes wonder why the food pictured on a menu just never seems to look as appealing when your server delivers it to your table.  The portrayed image and what actually arrives can be disparate realities.  What you see is often not what you get in many avenues of life.  I know it’s probably happened [...]

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Years ago, a company’s ability to check references was mostly limited to two things: access to the telephone and enough time to make the calls.  Most references involved calling personal and business contacts a candidate had provided to the potential employer.  Those days have changed.   

Fashion trends come and go but the tried and true formulas for interviewing never go out of style. 
With the economy and business declining, unemployment at levels we haven’t seen for many years, and insecurity and uncertainty prevalent, companies have become less inclined to take risks when it comes to hiring.  In the current climate, I have [...]

Establishing a good working relationship with one recruiter or multiple recruiters is an important tool in furthering your career and even in establishing yourself on the road to employment success.  Whether you’re on the market now, employed and “testing the water”, or you receive the proverbial call out of the blue, a recruiter can hold the [...]