by John G. Self | Sep 28, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition
LITTLE ROCK — I like clothes, I value a good merchant and I appreciate a beautiful, well designed store. But even though I have more than 20 years of executive search experience, I am not qualified to lead a search for the CEO of a national retail clothier. Why? I...
by John G. Self | Sep 23, 2016 | Career Management, Early Careerists, Millennials
Are you looking for a job or a career? This is not some glib throw away line. It is the question of a lifetime. Are you looking for a career or will you be satisfied, will you settle for a job? From my perch, a career is about achieving a professional career goal — ...
by John G. Self | Sep 20, 2016 | Career Management, Early Careerists, Millennials
Editor’s Note: John is taking the day off to prepare for Chief Executive Officer candidate interviews in Dallas and Kansas City. This post was originally published on Friday, September 6, 2013. Over the past 20 years I have spent a lot of time with early...
by John G. Self | Sep 18, 2016 | Career Management, Early Careerists, Leadership, Millennials
Random thoughts about career brand management and my advice to the very talented and values-conscious Millennial generation at the start of a new week. Do your job, get it done. Understand your targets – aka your boss’s targets — and make him or her look good. ...
by John G. Self | Sep 16, 2016 | Career Management, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition, Resume
Today is another difficult, emotionally challenging day in the life of an executive recruiter. We have to eliminate a dozen executive candidates — people with hopes, dreams and, in some cases, the very real need to find a job. From that group of 12 we will...
by John G. Self | Sep 8, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition
Editor’s Note: A national expert on career transition and outplacement, Nancy Swain is a regular contributor to SelfPerspective. She lives and works in Dallas. If you have questions for Ms. Swain, her email address is Nancy@JohnGSelf.Com. A cover letter is...
