by John G. Self | Mar 26, 2014 | Career Management
Entrepreneurs, and the investors who support them, will tell you that a key to success is to have an exit strategy. It may be five, 10 or 20 years out but no one works or lives forever. The exit plan is the strategy to capitalize on the hard work and success of the...
by John G. Self | Nov 25, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
When you have a job that you think is secure, building a network using social media or more traditional methods seems like a waste of time to a surprising number of managers and directors. Their response to the obvious question of, “Why not?” typically is either...
by John G. Self | Sep 9, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
Over the past 20 years I have spent much time with early careerists, hundreds of freshly minted graduate school would-be senior executives. They all think they know where they are going, but clearly, the vast majority do not know how to get there. So they ask for...
by John G. Self | Dec 31, 2012 | Career Management, Recruiting
My 2012 is coming to an end in much the same way it began, at least according to my email, with questions regarding career management, the resume and how to deal with recruiters. Career Management – My email is balanced between people who are concerned about losing a...
by John G. Self | Aug 15, 2012 | Career Management, Recruiting
It is really hard to be disciplined when there is panic in the air. Job creation is anemic—yes, there is job growth, but it is not keeping up with the rate of new workers entering the market. There is a foul smell that suggests the U.S. may be heading for a second...
