by John G. Self | Feb 14, 2018 | Career Management, Career Networking
Today’s Big Idea focuses on the frustrations and pain experienced by executives looking for work and battling an increasingly automated job applicant processing system. I will offer some suggestions on what you can do to beat the system. Earlier this week I was...
by John G. Self | Dec 14, 2017 | Career Management, Career Networking
I have been blogging for so long that when I miss a day because I need a day off, or my travel or work schedule precludes me from writing, I miss it because I break my routine. Routines are important. They are like daily habits. Sometimes they are so ingrained into...
by John G. Self | Dec 6, 2017 | Career Management, Career Networking
LISTEN ON iTUNES Executives in the job market know this is the slowest time of the year for launching new recruitment efforts to fill open or newly created positions. Here are five things executives in the job market can do to maintain their momentum through the...
by John G. Self | Nov 16, 2017 | Career Management, Career Networking, Social Media
CHICAGO — LinkedIn is a powerful career management tool if you know how to use it. Think of LinkedIn as a global billboard that is free. That is how my very market savvy friend, Ron Thomas of Strategy Focused Group in Dubai, describes this professional networking...
by John G. Self | Sep 6, 2017 | Career Management, Career Networking
LISTEN HERE Today, the Big Idea for career management — bigger is not always better or more productive especially when selecting certain people for your professional network. I’ll explain that next. Today’s podcast is brought to you by JohnGSelf Partners career...
by John G. Self | Aug 24, 2017 | Career Management, Career Networking, Career Transition/Outplacement
A termination or a layoff is a rattling experience — to your ego, your pride, and conceivably, your financial security. How you manage this dicey period in your career will determine how successful you will be in landing that next better job. Competition for...