by John G. Self | Aug 1, 2017 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
When I was a young marketing representative fresh off three years of successfully selling and setting up the first 14 hospital emergency helicopter ambulance services in the country, I thought I was hot stuff. I was full of it: you get me in front of people and I...
by John G. Self | Jan 29, 2016 | Career Management
Most everyone has a job loss at one time or another in their career. Or, asked to resign, fired, laid off or restructured out of the organization. It is inevitable. It is usually not a happy day for the one losing their job. They worry about their mortgage, the...
by John G. Self | Aug 28, 2015 | Career Management, Stories
TYLER, Texas — I am here meeting with contractors regarding the reconstruction of my home. For those of you who have not been following this ordeal, a very, very large tree inflicted major damage to my house on Memorial Day. It is amazing how time consuming an...
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 | Jun 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ten years ago, executives at Monster.com and other computerized job boards were smugly predicting the death of retained search as expensive, inefficient relics of a by-gone era. Today, the retained search firms, particularly those in healthcare, are reporting strong...
