JohnGSelf + Partners, Inc.

The furloughs and layoffs have begun. Retail is leading the way as neighborhood shops and department stores across much of the country are shutting down either in abundance of caution or governmental order.  The unemployment numbers are staggering.  Not in modern history has  the US economy, and most of the rest of the world, shut […] Read more»

They call it the black hole. “I cannot tell you how many times I have submitted my resume for a job that I was qualified for and I heard nothing, not even an acknowledgement that they received my resume,” one executive recently complained. “It is just a black hole.” Read more»

Job applicants who do not pay attention, who do not take this medium seriously, could limit their prospects. Recruiters across the country, especially in this time of limited travel and social distancing, say they are relying more and more on this medium to conduct critical screening interviews. Read more»