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 | 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...
by Bernie | Jun 3, 2024 | General Job Search, Bosses, General Career Advice, Interviewing, Salary/Compensation
A number of years ago, I created a post about accepting counter offers that I vehemently disagreed with. The author of the article stated reasons why you should always accept a counter offer – clearly he’s never worked in recruiting or HR! Since it’s been many years...
by Bernie | Mar 11, 2024 | General Career Advice, General Job Search, Interviewing
The first time I interviewed a candidate was almost 35 years ago. Can you imagine how many I’ve interviewed since then? Yes, thousands! In that time, if I had to make a best guess at how many of them asked me (the interviewer) good questions, I’d say less...
by Bernie | Jan 29, 2024 | General Career Advice, General Job Search, Interviewing
My first professional interview, as an interviewer, occurred in 19XX. I’m sure I was more nervous than my candidate, but as the interviewer I’m sure I felt like I had a bit of an edge because I was the one asking the questions. However, as a candidate, your...
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