by John G. Self | Feb 20, 2018 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
If your outplacement firm emphasizes writing your resume for you according to long accepted generic templates as a first step in your transition counseling, you are probably dealing with a firm that is out of date and out of touch. As result of this advice, there are...
by John G. Self | Nov 9, 2017 | Career Management
Outplacement is a service that companies provide to employees they dismiss or lay off. Depending on the outplacement service provider, it can range from the creation of a stock, one-size-fits-all resume and some telephone coaching calls, up to 90 days of consultation...
by John G. Self | Mar 4, 2016 | Leadership, Stories
After two spectacular seasons at the University of North Carolina, Michael Jordan decided to go pro. He chose to forgo his senior year and his degree to enter the NBA draft. It all came down to an economic decision. He was a certain multi-millionaire in waiting....
by John G. Self | Feb 22, 2016 | Career Management
Today, someone is going to be fired. Whether expected or caught completely off guard, the shock and onslaught of anxiety can be equally devastating. Regardless of how well the company handles the actual termination conversation, more than likely there will be feelings...
by John G. Self | Jan 13, 2016 | Career Management
Sometimes it is hard to trust — instrumentation, technology, even Google maps and route navigation. The human mind is a powerful computer that can be adversely affected by our senses, even when those strong impulses in the brain are misguided. For example, when...
