by John G. Self | May 19, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
You are out of a job. An important question you need to ask yourself is what would you have had to do in order to avoid being out of work? What would you have done differently? Better performance? A more powerful “rabbi”, someone who would have protected you? ...
by John G. Self | Jan 15, 2014 | Career Management
Most candidates think the job search is about them — to find the next job to escape unemployment or to take that next step in their career. That perspective is wrong and will only prolong a candidate’s search or thwart his/her plans for advancement. Employers...
by John G. Self | Apr 19, 2013 | Career Management, Healthcare
Let’s talk candidly about career management. More than likely the professionals who should read this probably won’t read this. I talk to a lot of people at conferences, airports and on the telephone. Executives, especially those in healthcare, are troubled by tough...
by John G. Self | Jun 26, 2012 | Career Management
In case you haven’t noticed, unemployment among recent college graduates is at record levels. In an April dispatch referenced in The Atlantic, the Associated Press reported that more than half of America’s recent college graduates are either unemployed or...
by John G. Self | Jun 1, 2012 | Career Management
The nice thing about waking up before dawn is that you can retire to your study with a cup of coffee, think out loud and there is no one around who will tell you that you are wrong. As I read the news regarding the monthly jobs report, my thoughts returned to several...