So a little more than 4 weeks after taking over Yahoo! the CEO is being forced out because of an “error” on his resume. One could argue that if he had come in and really turned things around investors and the board would not be asking him to leave but the key lesson that...
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Steve Jobs once said ““It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy” but I wonder if he or Mark Zuckerberg would hire themselves as a result of an interview or even if they could get through the door with their resumes ? Let’s see Mr Jobs, you didn’t complete...
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Sooner or later you’re going to be dealing with an executive recruiter if you’re looking to change jobs. While there are some very good ones most of them have very little respect for candidates and pretend to be your best friend while you’re a prospect. The minute you you’re not a prospect any more...
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The economy is starting to pick up and what I am hearing and seeing is that some companies are indeed hiring again. While this is good news for most of the people who are out of work and looking the rules on how to “get the job” have changed pretty dramatically.
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One of the quickest ways to find out who really is your friend is to see who extends their help when you’re out of work. I have found that a lot of people are quick to turn your back on you when they find you need their help to network but today that is...
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I had an interesting talk this week with an outstanding executive recruiter. She told that she had recently sent two very strong candidates to a company who was looking for a senior level media person. After the interviews the hiring manager was extremely disappointed with the candidates because they did not ask the right...
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Since starting my own successful consulting company I try and share with others, who are out of work, how to turn a negative into a positive. There are still a lot of unemployed people in the marketplace and the deafening silence around job inquiries can be deafening to the point that it causes...
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Mismanagement is alive and well in corporate America
Meetings are supposed to be a time of creative problem-solving (is that a joke?)
Never confuse a business associate for a friend
How much did they pay you to give up your dream ?
What causes people to really love their work ?
