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...
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...
by John G. Self | Aug 3, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Military Career Transition, Millennials
How to dress for an interview, once a non-issue, is now a bit more complicated with the rise in the number of senior executives in casual attire and the emergence of Skype/FaceTime and video conference interviews. The TV factor – actually the video factor...
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...
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...
by John G. Self | Jul 26, 2016 | Career Management, Military Career Transition, Millennials
BOISE, Idaho — It is always good to differentiate your brand. You want to stand out. Be remembered — in a positive way. There are a lot of colleges with football teams. Some play in incredible temples of sport adjacent to academic centers of excellence. On game...
