Career Moves
“Tell Me About Yourself” and Other Translations to Interview Questions
If you’ve ever been through a job search, you know that every interview question is code for something else. It’s just a matter of figuring out what those questions mean. Here are a few of my favorite translations: Tell me ... Read More »
Resumes Outside the Box
One of the biggest barriers individuals find in jumping into a job search is inevitably the dreaded resume. If you’ve been in your job a few years, maybe a decade even, chances are your resume is gathering dust in a ... Read More »
Who’s Interviewing You? Dig Deeper!
You have an interview tomorrow, and all that you know is a list of who’s interviewing you. What do you do? If you’re like most people, you probably jump onto the company’s website to check out the interviewers’ bios and ... Read More »
Humanize Your Brand – Make “Ugly” Desirable
Tell me, friends, have you met TOMS yet? Perhaps you own a pair, or maybe you’ve just seen them on the street. But one thing’s for sure. Whether or not you’ve seen these shoes or tried them on, I can ... Read More »
How to Master a Job You Don’t Know How to Do
One of my favorite quotes comes from Chad Bauman, the Director of Communications with Washington D.C.’s Arena Stage. Chad said, “Never take a job that doesn’t scare the crap out of you.” Chad believes that taking a job you already ... Read More »
Projects Are the New Job Interview
The process of job applications is changing significantly. In this job market, employers are increasingly realizing that making a hiring decision based on resumes, cover letters, and interviewing skills might not be enough to determine the success of a candidate ... Read More »
Get the Job You’re Totally Not Qualified For
Here’s how the regular internet job search goes. You visit a job search site, you type in some combination of words, and you pray that what pops up looks good, right? But inevitably, in that stack of hundreds of job ... Read More »
The Importance of Tracking in Your Job Search
In a job search, if you’re pouring the right amount of time into your search, you may apply for countless jobs each week. The difficulty then becomes, how do you keep track of everything you’re applying for? You may think ... Read More »
Decoding the Language of Corporate Culture
When you begin your job search, you’ll ask yourself and the companies you’re interviewing in numerous questions. You’ll wonder about salary requirements, you’ll painstakingly review job descriptions, you might have the opportunity to peruse org charts and job descriptions of ... Read More »
Celebrity Careers Enhanced by the “Mommy Track” – What About Yours?
Will becoming a mother hurt your career? Entire books, hell entire sections of bookstores, deal with this very topic. Will pregnancy and maternity leave and soccer games be detrimental to your career? Will you always look back at those women ... Read More »
