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 [...]
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 [...]
September is here and that means budget season is starting for most businesses with a Calendar year end. Whereas this affects most managers more, employees should start thinking about their future. If you feel that you have become stagnant in your position and there is nowhere for you to go within [...]