Tag: job seeking
Talent Tip # 103: Lessons from Professional Wrestling: 5 Tips to Bodyslam Your Competition During the Hiring Process
June 7, 2018
Have you ever watched professional wrestling?
Yeah, neither have I.
But based on the three second clips I’ve seen over the years, it reminds me of the hiring process. (Without all of the scripted moves, fake tans, neon-colored lycra, and exposed body parts, of course.)
One minute you are watching an organization deliver an atomic leg drop on a candidate for making a careless mistake, and the next you’re witnessing a candidate proffer…
Read MoreTalent Tip #39: 80% of Success is Just Showing Up: Landing a Job in Another City
November 13, 2012
I often work with candidates who want to move to a specific city, but they don’t want to relocate until they have landed a job.
And therein lies the rub.
In any market, and especially in a down market, securing a position in another location is very challenging.
Why? Several reasons spring to mind.
It’s all about the Benjamins. Organizations don’t necessarily have money lying around to pay for a flight/hotel for out-of-town candidates. If they do have the budget… Read MoreTalent Tip #32: Friends Don’t Offer Friends Questionable Job-Seeking Advice
April 17, 2012
There’s a troubling phenomenon afoot in the job-hunting universe: friends are giving friends some really questionable advice. Trying to land a new job is hard enough, but it’s just plain rough if your friends are working against you!
Here’s a recent example of the shenanigans. A candidate I was working with refused to provide information that my client requested. The information was standard: five years of tax returns, her personal diary, the results of a Rorschach inkblot test, a urinalysis,…
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