by John G. Self | May 29, 2022 | Career Management, Guiding YOUR Career
by John G. Self | Apr 29, 2022 | Funny Quotes, Guiding YOUR Career, Weekend Quotes
Producer’s Notes: Friday is the most challenging day of the week for this gig. I must be sure John’s sense of humor does not run amok when selecting the humorous quotes and signs. In today’s episode, I shamed him into modifying one quote — we removed...
by John G. Self | Mar 17, 2022 | Career Transition/Outplacement, Changing Careers, Guiding YOUR Career
As we approach the start of Spring — officially at 11:43 AM on Sunday — there are a few certainties: spring will begin while some unfortunate souls will still be shoveling snow. Easter is less than a month away, and colored eggs and chocolate Easter Bunnies will...
by John G. Self | Mar 2, 2022 | Career Networking, Career Transition/Outplacement, Guiding YOUR Career
How much time should you invest in developing a relationship with search firm recruiters as a job seeker? This subject is not widely understood, so let me unpack three myths about how the process works and you make the call. Search firms handle only about 30 percent...
by John G. Self | Jan 24, 2022 | Career Transition/Outplacement, Guiding YOUR Career, Resume
JGS Productions Ninety-eight percent of all Fortune 500 companies use Applicant Tracking Systems to sort and evaluate every resume submission. Sixty-six percent of all large companies use this automated technology. When you incorporate job sites such as...
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...
