by Bernie | Feb 24, 2025 | General Career Advice, General Job Search, Interviewing, Layoffs, Negotiating Job Offers, Networking
When conducting a job search, it can be easy for many to believe the employer is in control. Employers have the job(s) you want so they dictate the terms, right? Honestly, in many cases, this is true. And, over my many years of recruiting, I often encountered...
by Bernie | Sep 16, 2024 | General Career Advice, Goals and Achievement, Professional Development
Last year, I coached a client about her career aspirations and how to obtain them. As we continued to talk, I kept getting a feeling that she wasn’t telling me the whole truth. Oh sure, she was able to answer my questions and do so with relative confidence, but...
by Bernie | Aug 26, 2024 | General Career Advice, General Job Search, Interviewing
Previously, I shared the first of a two-part blog post to give candidates some perspective on how recruiters view candidates and their job search efforts. As I mentioned, most candidates place all of their job search focus on the process portions of their search, but...
by Bernie | Aug 12, 2024 | General Career Advice, General Job Search, Interviewing
When searching for a job, most people spend all of their focused on getting their resume just right, applying for numerous jobs on-line, trying to network, and getting ready for their interviews. Doing all of this is a good idea, but there’s one other aspect I...
by Bernie | Aug 1, 2024 | General Career Advice, General Job Search, Layoffs, Uncategorized
If you’ve ever conducted a job search including canvassing the major job boards, you’ll know that if you search long enough, you’ll find a job that fits your background perfectly (albeit, sometimes “long enough” can seem pretty darn long!). You’ve done every task...
by Bernie | Jul 1, 2024 | General Career Advice, General Job Search, Goals and Achievement, Interviewing, Professional Development
Whether working or in a job search, confidence wins! Confidence is attractive, infectious, and comforting. Comforting? Yes, comforting. When you convey to another that you trust your own knowledge, capability, and effort to accomplish something, it can be very...
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