Better Watch What You Say!

To date, there are 1.3 BILLION people on Facebook, over 280 million on LinkedIn, 241 million on Twitter and well over one million videos are viewed on YouTube each day …. all of this has occurred within the last 10 years.  Amazing!  Our world and how we connect with...

Beauty and the Job: What Price Must Be Paid?

A while back I read a Newsweek article which talked about the role looks play in getting a job.  Since I thought it was interesting, I want to share it with you and add my two cents as a veteran recruiter turned career coach. As much as people don’t want to hear this,...

Can Your Career Stand a Shift?

“Hi Bernie.  I really enjoy your blog posts and learn a lot from them, but I have run into a dilemma and I haven’t seen you blog about this yet.  How do I shift my career?  You see, I really would love to coach football but I am working as an accountant and I’m...

Are You Your E-mail Address?

As most of you know, when applying for company positions, you will likely encounter an automated system – an applicant tracking system.  During the process, you must always add your contact information.  Some systems will even pull this information from your resume...

Don’t Snub the Help

Even though I started doing recruiting 25 years ago, I actually began my career in sales with an international consumer packaged goods company.  While there, one of my more seasoned coworkers gave me some very valuable advice – don’t snub the help.  You see, the...

What’s the Plan?

In all of the years I have coached professionals (even before I started my company), I have been amazed at how many of them have done little to no planning for their career.  People plan dates, vacations, for a family, and even retirement, but don’t put much rigor...