A colleague of mine works directly with employers trying to fill open positions. Recently, one of the employers he was beginning to work with expressed his frustration about hiring. “How can I find candidates who want to work for me? What can I do?” I told my colleague I was beginning to dive deeper at… Read more »
How often do you think about what the people you list as a reference say about you? I am guessing not often. For many of us, we think about our references only when we are looking for a new job. And even then, we quickly mentally scan our friends and colleagues list in our heads… Read more »
7 seconds. That’s how much time you get to make a first impression. And we are often reminded to make great first impressions, especially in certain situations – job interviews, meeting future in-laws, networking events, etc.. But what about our second, third, fourth, and subsequent impressions? Shouldn’t these be “good” as well? The answer is… Read more »