by John G. Self | Feb 1, 2022 | Career advice, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement
JohnGSelf Productions Should you test the market for a better job with better pay and benefits? Absolutely. There are more jobs available than people interested in applying, so the odds of finding a good position with more money and better benefits are in your favor...
by John G. Self | Jan 28, 2022 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Job Search
Here are three truths about your job search. One of the most common telephone calls recruiters receive sounds like this: “Hello, I need you to find me a job!” The caller’s tone is frantic and panicked. They do not know how the recruitment process works. Here are three...
by John G. Self | Jan 26, 2022 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills
JGS Productions Here are three easy steps to help you become a star in job interviews. Every job can be broken down into component parts: including operations/management, finance and budgets, human capital, and subject matter know-how. For each category,...
by John G. Self | Jan 20, 2022 | Career, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Changing Careers
JGS Productions Sometimes, in our darkest moments come opportunities for growth and greater fulfillment. This begs one of life’s most important questions: are you happy with your career, or are you just paying bills until you die? As the Great Resignation...
by John G. Self | Jan 17, 2022 | Career Management, Career Networking, Guiding YOUR Career, Military Career Transition
JGS Productions Hello. To say I am glad to be back with GotAMinute would be an understatement. Procrastination, someone once said, is the art of keeping up with yesterday. Oscar Wilde was fond of saying, “I never put off tomorrow what I can do the day after.” In...
by John G. Self | Jan 11, 2022 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Job Search Tips, Uncategorized
In customer service, the phrase “moment of truth” refers to that initial contact, that first few seconds of interaction – with the service adviser at a car dealership, the nurse arriving at the bedside, a flight attendant greeting passengers; that initial impression...