by John G. Self | Jul 13, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
Editor’s Note: This is an oldie, but goody. It’ was originally shared in 2012, yet continues to be one of the most often visited posts I’ve ever written. The use of academic credentials following a candidate’s name is a source of debate, spurred on...
by John G. Self | Aug 19, 2015 | Career Management
VERNON, Texas — In a highly competitive job market that will only become more so, why would you be content to send out a less than your best effort resume? Our firm is flooded with resumes asking for comments or suggestions. Some of the resumes are produced by...
by John G. Self | Aug 27, 2014 | Recruiting
You have a critical choice between two employees. You can hire only one. So who will it be? One is an articulate Harvard MBA who is cool, confident and calculating, someone with excellent references from professors and friends and from a highly successful family, a...
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 20, 2013 | Stories
The best time to be in a retail bakery is in the morning. The aroma is overpowering. Freshly baked coffee cakes and breakfast danish loaded with cinnamon and almonds. The smell of breads and cakes just out of the oven. Wow, the aroma alone will sell the products....
