by John G. Self | Oct 16, 2016 | Career Management, Recruiting
Today’s Quote “When I was looking for jobs and interviewing, they’d always want me to say, ‘I’m a great multitasker. And I wouldn’t. My inability to multitask was seen as a negative. Now I can just say, ‘I am a monotasker. I am someone who works best when I...
by John G. Self | Oct 12, 2016 | Career Management, Career Networking, Recruiting
Today’s career management tip: When dealing with recruiters, it is a two-way street. John explains how the candidate networking process works, and how you can use it to build ties with search firms, even if you are not personally interested in the job they are...
by John G. Self | Sep 2, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Millennials, Recruiting
There are two ways to answer a question in an interview: reactive and proactive. While proactive is a bit of a misnomer — you are not strictly anticipating a question and answer before it is asked — it is all about taking the initiative and connecting your value...
by John G. Self | Aug 31, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Military Career Transition, Recruiting
“I’m sorry, I don’t know.” While that response is certainly better than a fabricated answer contrived from whole cloth, if it is repeatedly used in a job interview there will be consequences, mostly negative. I am in the middle of screening candidates for several...
by John G. Self | Aug 30, 2016 | Career Management, Millennials, Recruiting
Here is the rundown for today’s podcast: We have a three-pack of career advice. Part I focuses on the practice of overwhelmingly unqualified candidates who apply for jobs they know nothing about. This is a huge problem and is reminiscent of what Monster.Com...
by John G. Self | Aug 25, 2016 | Career Transition/Outplacement, Onboarding, Recruiting
An executive search firm that wants to charge you extra for onboarding is part of the problem, not a solution. You cannot have one without the other. Firms that include onboarding are the exception, not the rule, and that is one very important reason that turnover of...
