So the time, blood, sweat and tears you’ve invested into building your perfect resume and cover letter has paid off: you get an interview! Now what? In fact, the resume and cover letter are only half the battle; acing the interview requires a completely different level of skills and preparation. One HR recruiter told me, […]
With many of the decisions I make or the directions I take in my life, I weigh it with the perspective of what I call ‘The Rocking Chair Factor’; in other words, when I’m an old man looking back on my life, am I going to be in a rocking chair with a smile on […]
How to beat the job search sabotage: negative stinking thinking This past week I participated in four different speeches and seminars. During the question-and-answer portion of these events, I had separate questions that went something like this: Job Seeker: “I’m having a hard time finding a job. Because I’m older, my computer skills aren’t up […]
On November 9, AH Jobs List will be holding its quarterly seminar entitled “The Reinvent Event.” This seminar will feature discussions on a variety of career reinvention strategies. This event typically sells out, so make sure you register soon. Click here to find out more information and to register. I’m an example of a […]
Stuck? Unemployed? Ready to follow your passion? Learn the process to transform your career: an interview with Linda Sollars Linda Sollars, is President of Creating Purpose (www.creatingpurpose.com) and is one of Denver’s most well know job-seeking consultants. She will be leading the career reinvention seminar at next week’s AH Jobs List Reinvent Event which will […]
There seems to be a common thread amongst the hundreds of happy and successful people I’ve interviewed over the years. Generally, they all spent a great deal of time – many years in some cases – envisioning what their happy, ideal life looked like. They used to think about what it was they really wanted […]
One of the most common strategies in successful branding is to develop a believable brand promise that creates a positive perception about a product in the eyes of the targeted audience the product seeks to influence. Through that perception, the brand will trigger a response from the targeted audience, which, if successful, will initiate a […]
The New York Times recently profiled Chris Cunningham, co-founder and C.E.O. of Appssavvy, a social media-focused marketing firm. He gave save valuable insight into what many people who are interviewing candidates are thinking and some good advice to job seekers. In part he said, “We look for people who really want the job. And that […]
On one hand, the employer is trying to find someone who is the perfect ‘fit’ in many ways. They do try to sniff out folks who they fear are too senior and would take another better-paying job the minute they could. Try to address the issues of ‘too senior’ in the conversation you are having […]
A recruiter at a company has one responsibility: to find qualified candidates! Believe me, if you are the best candidate for the job, they want to know that and they want to be your top advocate to get hired! Typically, an HR recruiter finds that it is impossible to identify an applicant that meets 100% […]
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