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How to Become the BMOC in Candidates’ Eyes
Remember the Big Man on Campus (BMOC), the guy every girl wanted to date and every guy wanted to be? He was cool. Calm. Collected. (He often was the football team’s quarterback.) He was hot. Happening. Hip. Girls would apologize to him if he stood them up on a date...
If You Want a Raise, Be Prepared
So you’ve been working hard, really hard at your job. People have noticed and commented. Your boss has noticed and commented positively. Then performance reviews roll around. Your boss speaks highly of your work and gives you a very positive review. And you wait,...
Why a Cover Letter MATTERS
Job openings always ask to see a resume and often ask for cover letters, but not always. So as a candidate you may think that a cover letter is an “option,” as in “not required.” And it may well not be required, but it’s never not an option, not if you want to greatly...
Simplifying Your Recruiting Process
In our opinion, good recruiting boils down to two things: great (clear) job descriptions and a strong and large community in which to network. In other words, when a recruiter understands the needs of a job completely and has a lively network of professional...
To Fight Unemployment Claims – or Not
As an owner (or HR manager) of a small – or even large – Los Angeles or Orange County business, one of your main focuses probably is on keeping unemployment claims down. After all, you don’t want to have to pay an unemployment claim if it’s fraudulent: The more...
You’re Working Hard, Yet You Haven’t Been Promoted. What to Do
You’ve worked at your employer for at least a year, possibly even two or three. You’ve worked hard, have always come in on time (if not even early) and never left until after everyone else had gone home. You did more than was expected of you and were often...
When You Haven’t Had a Job Interview in 6 Months, Do This
Let’s say you’ve been unemployed for a while. A long while, at least six months. You were laid off from your Orange County company and were able to score a nice severance package and so you decided to “take it easy” for a few weeks, catch your breath, rest up, relax,...
Why Social Talent Sourcing May Not Work
Social media is teeming with people, millions and billions of people: Twitter boasts of 100 million users per day. Facebook was heading toward 2 billion users worldwide in February. LinkedIn, meanwhile, now has half a billion users. And many of them could well be...
Do the Job to Get the Job
We can’t take credit for that headline: it comes from the great Nick Corcodilos of AskTheHeadhunter.com who is a firm believer that candidates have much more power than they believe and that the absolute best way to find work is to directly approach a hiring manager....