Selecting A Mentor: An Overview

by John G. Self | Aug 25, 2016 | Career Management, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition, Millennials

In today’s podcast, John addresses the process of finding a long-term mentor.  He discusses a couple of approaches and offers four guidelines for forming this important relationship.

Turning Back the Career Clock

by John G. Self | Aug 23, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Millennials

Here is the rundown for Tuesday’s SelfPerspective Podcast. Today, John is in the Augusta, Georgia area working on a new search.   John donates some of his spare time coaching ACHE colleagues and others looking for their next job, advising them on their resume...

Your Resume: Avoid A Common Mistake

by John G. Self | Aug 9, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition, Millennials

Here is the rundown for today’s podcast. John focuses on common problems with resumes, specifically how candidates screw up listing their employer, title, scope of responsibility and quantifiable accomplishments. Sounds simple?  Well, most people have apparently...

Don’t Make “Presidential” Campaign Mistakes In Job Interviews

by John G. Self | Aug 8, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition

Within the context of career management we are witnessing a remarkable Presidential campaign, for both obvious reasons, and some that are not so apparent. Whether you are running for president of your school class, your homeowner’s association, the Parent Teacher...

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEWS: Throwing a Curve to Change the Pace

by John G. Self | Aug 2, 2016 | Career Management, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition, Millennials

Here is the rundown for today’s podcast. John focuses on the ‘ trick’ question, also known as the curveball.  Recruiters like to use this technique when they sense a candidate is becoming too complacent, that they are successfully anticipating the...

Don’t Lose Your Passion

by John G. Self | Jul 28, 2016 | Career Management, Early Careerists, Leadership, Military Career Transition, Millennials, Recruiting

Here is the rundown for today’s podcast. John reflects on his early career as a  reporter, editor and an investigative journalist for newspapers in Tyler, Lubbock and Houston Texas. He was loved what he was doing, even on the bad nights covering gruesome crime...