by John G. Self | Oct 26, 2020 | career advancement, Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Management, CEOofYou
Read Time: 2 minutes CFO: What if we invest in our employees, and then they leave? CEO: What if we don’t and they stay? This joke has certainly made the rounds over the years, from professional meetings and trade shows to employee engagement seminars and blogs....
by John G. Self | Sep 29, 2020 | career advancement, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills, Job Search
Read Time: Less than 2 minutes Candidate: Can you tell me why I wasn’t chosen? Recruiter: We selected someone we felt does not just preserve the organization’s existing culture and values but would add to it. Companies with...
by John G. Self | Aug 13, 2020 | career advancement, Career Coaching, Career Networking, Career Transition/Outplacement
Ashley Longshore is a bit of an oddball. Some people have described her as the Andy Warhol of the 21st century. She is an artist and trend spotter who lives and works in New Orleans. In a town populated with many interesting people, Ashley stands...
by John G. Self | Jul 31, 2020 | career advancement, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement
“When it comes to my career, I feel like we are about to begin playing a very big game — a global game — of musical chairs. The music will start playing and when it stops, there will be a lot of people with no place to sit.” I spent the day...
by John G. Self | Feb 19, 2020 | career advancement, Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills
Canva.Com For more than 25 years as an executive recruiter I interviewed hundreds of senior executives. Most had impressive records of accomplishment based on their resumes but only a small few talked about how their experience and track record of success would...
by John G. Self | Jan 20, 2020 | career advancement, Career Management, Interviewing Skills, Uncategorized
“There are two ways to share knowledge. You can push information out. You can pull them in with a story.” Author unknown “Why did you stop recruiting and start advising executives on career transition and career management?” That is a question I got a lot...
