by John G. Self | Jul 17, 2018 | Career Management, Career Networking, Job Search
Question: How do you build a relationship with a recruiter? I was recently notified that I was going to be laid off in a restructuring following a merger. I have been calling recruiters but no one is calling me back? What am I doing wrong? JGS Response: You...
by John G. Self | May 26, 2018 | Career Management, Career Networking, Early Careerists
We have all had mentors or colleagues who have helped us with our careers . Too often, though, we forget about important people in our career journey as we move from job to job, town to town.
by John G. Self | May 22, 2018 | Career Management, Career Networking, Interviewing Skills, Job Search
The unemployment rate is approaching record lows and Baby Boomers are beginning to retire, so that means that competition for the best jobs will ease. Right? No, not at the executive level. There, the competition is still intense especially in industries with...
by John G. Self | May 9, 2018 | Career Management, Career Networking, Interviewing Skills
There is a career transition myth that the size of a job applicant’s network or absent his own, the size of his outplacement consultant’s network, is critical in the process of finding a new job. It is simply not true. This myth has been around for a long time. For...
by John G. Self | Feb 22, 2018 | Career Management, Career Networking, Job Search
There are some realities of the job search process that applicants must understand if they hope to avoid frustration or depression, neither of which are particularly helpful as candidates struggle to put their best foot forward in an increasingly crowded job field....
