by John G. Self | May 25, 2021 | Career Building, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Guiding YOUR Career, Interviewing Skills, Job Search, Personal branding
Far too many people struggle in job interviews to define their value because our minds are wired around the virtue of modesty. We struggle with the appropriateness of bragging about ourselves, even when it comes to our skills in a job interview, the one place...
by John G. Self | May 24, 2021 | Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Networking, Career Transition/Outplacement, Digital Brand, Early Careerists, Executive Coaching, Guiding YOUR Career, Interviewing Skills, Job Search, Military Career Transition
JGSP: Job Search Tips We all have that one dominant strength; sometimes, it is a characteristic, that defines who we are. Mine is my enthusiasm. Enthusiasm has allowed me to be a star salesperson with no formal training in the discipline of sales. ...
by John G. Self | May 18, 2021 | Career, career advancement, Career Building, Career counseling, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Digital Brand, Early Careerists, Guiding YOUR Career, Interviewing Skills, Job Search, Job Search Tips, Military Career Transition, Personal branding, Personal Growth, Rural / Community Hospitals, Strategic Networking, Video blog
In 1970 FRAM auto parts introduced the slogan, “You can pay me now, or pay me later.” It was uttered by an actor made up to look like a hardworking, grease-stained auto mechanic. As a career transition coach, I think of that great line when I take calls from people...
by John G. Self | May 1, 2021 | Career Building, Career Transition/Outplacement, Guiding YOUR Career, Resume
Free Resume Review If you are struggling to land job interviews, your resume is, more than likely, the problem. For a free resume review, schedule time today. With more and more companies relying on computerized Applicant Tracking Systems to screen resumes, it is...
by John G. Self | Apr 30, 2021 | Career Building, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Guiding YOUR Career, Interviewing Skills, Uncategorized
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Now that sounds like an appropriate definition of most job searches conducted by managers and executives that I have seen. In the last seven years, the...
by John G. Self | Apr 21, 2021 | Career Building, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills
If you have been to a wedding in this lifetime, you no doubt have heard a friend of the bride read a verse from 1 Corinthians extolling three essential virtues: “faith, hope, and love; the greatest of these is love.” In your job search, the three essential elements...
