Work Quotes That Go Beyond Motivation: What They Mean for Career Growth and Hiring Everyone has seen motivational quotes on coffee mugs or LinkedIn posts. Most of them get scrolled past in three seconds. But occasionally a line lands differently — not because it sounds good, but because it reflects something true about what it…
Read MoreThe Q2 Hiring Advantage: Why Right Now is the Best Time to Fill Your Key Roles Most companies think about hiring reactively. A leader leaves, a project stalls and a gap becomes impossible to ignore. The search typically then starts too late, is under pressure, and has less leverage than the situation deserves. The companies…
Read MoreBizarre Interview Questions: What Employers Really Want to Know In today’s competitive job market, standing out in an interview can be tough. While most interviews focus on your skills and experiences, some employers like to throw in a curveball with a bizarre question. These odd interview questions are not meant to trip you up but…
Read MoreVideo Interviews Give Hiring Managers an Edge: 7 Reasons to Make the Switch For years, phone interviews have served as a preliminary screen to determine which applicants warrant an invitation to interview in person. While they continue to be useful, today’s technology opens up previously unavailable interviewing possibilities. In our last post on video interview…
Read MoreVideo Interview Tips: What Recruiters Actually Look for on Camera If you’re seeking a new job, you need to be camera ready. No, you don’t need a makeup artist, but you do need to prepare for a video interview, which is becoming more and more common in today’s workplace. In this article, we’ll cover the…
Read MoreHiring Manager Interview Etiquette That Keeps Top Candidates Engaged Some time ago we published an article about “ghosting.” That’s what it’s called when job candidates have interviewed well and might even have a job offer, but then they disappear. They don’t respond to phone calls or email, or they might not even show up for…
Read More9 Zoom Etiquette Tips to Put Your Best Foot Forward Professionally By now we’ve all experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of virtual meetings. Zoom has reported 300 million daily participants using their video-conferencing platform during the second quarter of 2020, according to Betsy Morris in this article for The Wall Street Journal….
Read More6 Elevator Pitch Tips for Job Seekers to Make a Lasting First Impression Job seekers always need to be “on.” Whether the interview just started or you are at an informal business networking event, you only get about 30 seconds to make that crucial first impression. What you say and how you say it up…
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