by John G. Self | Nov 4, 2021 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Interviewing Skills, Uncategorized
Three applicants, all with almost identical credentials, excellent knowledge, skills, and experience, meet the requirements to turn around a troubled department. All three finalists performed well in their in-depth interviews. As the hiring authority, how...
by John G. Self | Nov 3, 2021 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Uncategorized
You are a corporate star. You have done your job well and responsibly for 10 years, but then there is a merger, and you are unceremoniously thrown into new territory – looking for a job. You are unfamiliar with the new rules of automation and technology that...
by John G. Self | Nov 2, 2021 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills, Uncategorized
Why are we reluctant to ask for help when we lose a job? Even when it means that not asking for help can prolong a job search? The reality is looking for a job is more complex today, from understanding AI technology that screens your resume to the...
by John G. Self | Oct 29, 2021 | Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Job Search Tips
Many of my classmates have retired. Now, I don’t hunt, I don’t fish, and I am terrible at golf. Besides, I am having too much fun to retire. And my wife reminded me that she did not marry me to have lunch every day. Ouch, but I get her point. My 28-year...
by John G. Self | Oct 20, 2021 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Recruiting
JGS Prod The pandemic has accelerated the pace of business change. Not all, but many of these changes – more flexible work schedules, virtual conferences, and sales meetings, and remote work options – are, for the foreseeable future, here to stay. Video calls,...
by John G. Self | Oct 18, 2021 | Career Coaching, Career counseling, Career Management, Changing Careers, Early Careerists, Guiding YOUR Career, Interviewing Skills, Job Search Tips, Military Career Transition, Video Interviewing
JohnGSelf Productions You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Capable but cautious job seekers react much in the same way. You can show them the way, but they don’t always adjust to the latest market conditions. In today’s job market,...
