by John G. Self | Mar 10, 2021 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills, Your Career Success
We begin today with thanks for the promising economic forecast and the prospects of returning to normal, not the same normal we experienced in the past because there are elements of our world that will forever be different. But today, there is hope for economic...
by John G. Self | Mar 5, 2021 | Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Interviewing Skills, Job Search, Your Career Success
There are two kinds of questions in a job interview: Core Questions and Categorical Questions. The latter is about specific information regarding your performance. The Core questions are essentially behavior and value questions that should afford you an opportunity...
by John G. Self | Jan 29, 2021 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Interviewing Skills, Resume
(c)2021 JGS + Productions This is a terrible job market. You have to be on top of your game. Focus on those elements that you can control. Nationally recognized career transition coach John Self shares three important...
by John G. Self | Jan 26, 2021 | Career Coaching, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills, Job Search
A friend, a senior executive of a large health system, called me today. (c) 2021 JGS+P Productions He was furloughed last March along with the 22 million other Americans. His layoff was converted to permanent layoff status in August. Since then, he...
by John G. Self | Jan 25, 2021 | career advancement, Career counseling, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills, Job Search
I don’t know about you, but I loved when my father, a successful bakery owner, told me stories about growing in his family’s baking business. His stories created powerful mental images. I could almost smell the fresh baking cakes and loaves of...
by John G. Self | Jan 14, 2021 | Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills, Job Search
Stop! If you want to land the job of your dreams, you must step up, change the way you interview, and become a good storyteller. A job interview is more than you answering questions. It is an opportunity for you to use stories to frame who you are, your...
