Many employers today perform what are called pre-screening interviews with job candidates. These often are shorter...
Acing the Pre-Screening Job Interview
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5 Tips to Help Your Career Thrive During COVID-19
These are uncertain times. The pandemic has disrupted many careers. But whether the pandemic is a career stumbling...
When it’s Time to Start Your “Plan B” Job Search
When the pandemic hit, and lockdowns proliferated, companies began furloughs and layoffs. You lost your job. Since...
You Got the Job Offer! Should You Take It?
You applied for a job opportunity. You were called in for an interview. You aced it. You were called in for another interview. Ditto. The hiring manager tells you she’ll make her decision in a week and in that week you hear from her and she offers...
Hacking the College Job Fair
Yep, it’s February. If you’re a college senior, you’re busy. And one of the things your busy with is getting ready for your campus’ college job fair this spring. What? It’s not on your radar!!! Why not!? College job fairs are a terrific way for you...
Everyone’s Leaving My Employer. Should I Go, Too?
Today’s hot, hot, HOT candidate market means many people are leaving one job for another. And it feels as if everyone is doing so. Why? Because they can. With unemployment in Los Angeles County at 4.6 percent (in October, the latest figure...
Making Career Resolutions that Actually Stick
Merry Christmas! While chances are that you’re reading this on some day other than December 25 (the day this went live) and you’re no doubt now thinking of which gifts to return, why not also take some time in preparation for the New Year to think...
Navigating the Office Holiday Gift Giving Obstacle Course
It’s December! Bring on the office gift exchange! As we move into the 2018 gift-giving season, many of us may wonder: Do I give my boss a gift? Do I have to purchase holiday wrapping paper from my colleague’s son’s Scout fundraiser? Can I opt out...
Making the Most of the Holiday Season
The holiday season is here! Times of good cheer, holiday parties (at the office and friends’ homes), gift purchasing and giving/receiving….and a GREAT time to finally get some work done! Work in December often slows down as you and your colleagues...
Negotiating Salary? Don’t Say This!
So you’re in the salary/pay rate part of the hiring process. (Congrats on getting to this point, by the way!) And you and your soon-to-be-employer both want pretty much the same thing, but with a BIG variant: each of you wants to come to a number...
The Wisdom of Creating Your Own Brain Trust
CEOs have them. So do entrepreneurs. What they have is a small group of people – possibly five or so – that they go to when they need objective advice and strategy. This group is known as a brain trust and you should have one for your career. A...
When Following Your Passion is a Bad Idea
We hear over and over to “follow our passion” when it comes to careers. But this may not be a good idea. After all, our skills and natural abilities must align with our passion in order to be successful within it. For example, if we have no sense...