Given that International Women’s Day is celebrated today – March 8, I began to think about female bosses and colleagues with whom I’ve worked over the years. Many have been smart, strong, understanding, thoughtfully critical, and ultimately fantastic people. I count many as friends years [...]
“Mom, you are not listening to me”….”Mom, let me finish….” . Guilty! I hear this more often than I prefer to admit. Before my little 4 foot tough guy has the chance to share his whole story with me or his current dilemma, I already have the answer. I have solved his [...]
On January 3rd, I skipped into the office ready to conquer the world. I was thrilled to be back in the rhythm of my normal routine after almost 2 weeks off. My business partner, Carmela, on the other hand admitted that she needed a couple days to ease into it. The question is – how to keep these [...]
Often times when seeking a new job we are left with a choice of whether to accept a new position or stay with the old position. It is at this point we need to evaluate numerous variables. Job Responsibilities: Is it a lateral move or a step up Supervisor: Who will I be reporting to, is this someone [...]
Not sure why but this has been the week that my colleagues and I are fielding calls from candidates who are currently in seemingly good jobs…but want OUT because they don’t feel appreciated. I get it. You go to work every day. It needs to basically be one of your (relatively) happy places. It [...]
Stumbled across this blog on Indeed and thought it would be relevant to many. Job tenure has changed with the times. Our grandparents might have worked for a single company during their career. My grandfather was with Chrysler from his first job through retirement. Those days are generally long [...]
With new government job numbers in and record low unemployment hovering around 3% it’s good to take a look at why people are continue to change jobs. The first question I always ask “why do you want to leave your job.” Inevitably the first response given is money. But no employer is going to [...]
Everyone knows the old adage: a picture is worth 1000 words. As a part of the modern recruiting checklist, most recruiters and potential employers are taking a look at your social media accounts. Glassdoor had a good blog on this subject that I thought I’d comment upon. While we are looking for [...]
The Holiday Season is here and the inevitable question arises: “Do I get my boss a gift?” Some people consider giving the boss a gift to be tacky and could end up labeling you a suck-up by your co-workers. So, before you splurge on a gift for your supervisor first consider whether [...]
About 90% of the time, candidates who are debriefing us on the interview they just had with our client believe that the interview went well and they expect a job offer to be forthcoming. Many times, the candidate has misread the clues that the client provided indicating they weren’t quite the [...]