by John G. Self | Feb 12, 2014 | Career Management
Brand management, a tried and true concept in corporate marketing departments, is a common sense idea that has gained enormous traction among job seekers. It was probably not a new, original thought in the realm of career management coaches in 1995 when I first...
by John G. Self | Dec 9, 2013 | Career Management
I think most career counselors and recruiters have this recurring dream: they take the time to share helpful tips on brand management with job seekers but the vast majority are not listening, or, they are just lazy and hoping the extra effort with the resume will not...
by John G. Self | Mar 22, 2013 | Stories
I just had a senior moment. Not the kind associated with old age with an ever so slight hint at forgetfulness or, worse, the earliest stages of dementia, but a real honest to goodness meet up with the inescapable fact that I am now a “gentleman of a certain age.” It...
by John G. Self | Feb 6, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
The most qualified candidates get the job only about 35 percent of the time. That statement, based on research from more than 18 years of conducting executive retained searches, always surprises aspiring candidates. So who is getting the jobs, if not the best...
by John G. Self | Nov 28, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
A popular phrase used to illustrated a wide variety of immutable truths is, “ Too many chiefs, and not enough Indians.” My father, a superb retail baker in the southern style, often said, especially when his business partner/wife tried to control his schedule, “Too...
