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How to master your job search: The mindset

Master your job search

A job search these days is a pretty fraught thing. How do you master it? If you’ve read this blog even a handful of times, you might know my basic deal: Moved to Texas in July 2014 for a gig… Continue Reading

What if we let employees design their own jobs?

What if employees designed their own jobs?

Let’s start with these points, OK? The hiring process isn’t the most amazing thing at most companies Job descriptions are often not fully indicative of what the person will actually do A lot of people exist at work and don’t… Continue Reading

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The most common interview questions do little to advance the hiring process

Job Interview Questions

I just came across this post on HubSpot about ‘The 10 Most Common Interview Questions — And How To Answer Them,’ which is in turn based on March 2015 research from Glassdoor into ‘The 50 Most Common Interview Questions.’ The order of… Continue Reading

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Does LinkedIn’s effectiveness sit on a throne of lies?

LinkedIn-throne-of-lies

I’ve always been a big fan of LinkedIn in any number of ways — as of this morning, I have 458 posts over there, although admittedly almost all of them are repurposed from this site and most are horrifically unpopular… Continue Reading

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Can we end the job-hopping stigma?

Let's end the job hopping stigma

Human Resources has been chasing ‘the seat at the table’ for probably three generations now, but many organizations still treat it as a compliance function and many outright ignore it. From a senior management standpoint, the reasoning is simple: HR doesn’t generate… Continue Reading

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The most incredible disconnect of the hiring process

Disconnects in the hiring process

If you like this post, feel free to share it with your friends. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post.  I had a bunch of experience with the hiring process of all-sized companies between about October 2013 and… Continue Reading

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Five factors you need to create change

Five factors you need to create change

Take a look at the graphic above. Your goal is change. Every organization needs to change sometimes — business plans adjust, revenue streams change, leadership turns over, etc. So if your goal is change, how do you achieve that? Here… Continue Reading

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Job role and definition is crucially important to the bottom line

Relevant Skills and Job Roles

How a job is designed — the role of the job, essentially — is extremely important to how a person performs, and we need to understand and discuss this more. First? A quick personal story. I recently got laid off… Continue Reading