by John G. Self | Oct 16, 2022 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Uncategorized
Most people are reluctant to move outside their comfort zone Best-selling author W.T. Hamilton wrote that the comfort zone is where ambition goes to retire and where dreams go to die. He called your comfort zone “a sly and convincing place; often your hopes and dreams...
by John G. Self | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
In talent acquisition, BOTS are the bane of a job seeker’s existence. BOTS produce more WTF reactions than any other aspect of finding a job. DEFINITION: “Bots are used to automate certain tasks, meaning they can run without specific instructions from humans....
by John G. Self | Oct 9, 2022 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills, Uncategorized
JGS Productions As a job applicant in management or executive-level search, your biggest challenge is being interviewed by a recruiter who is intensely curious. What you include on your resume is not going to give the interviewer insight into your emotional...
by John G. Self | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Job applicants fail in the interview process because they fail to close the deal. This is akin to a sales representative working hard on a sales pitch to an important client but then leaving without asking for the order. Every applicant wants the job. To be...
by John G. Self | Aug 27, 2022 | Career Networking, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills, Uncategorized
It is all about having a conversation. When you engage someone in an elevator, bus, airplane, at a bar, chat them up and when the time feels right, ask them what they do. Once they respond, the door is open for you to try out your value brand statement, a...
