Taking Stock 

Hiring people is a little like buying stocks. You may be ready to buy (as in hire a candidate) thinking the value of that investment is likely to increase. Unfortunately, you’re sometimes buying from, or away from, someone (the current employer, another company...

The Role of Hiring Managers 

This segment is for those of you who are, have been, or are likely to be hiring managers. As you begin the staffing process, there is a variety of information you might find useful in making the process move swiftly and smoothly. Depending on position, it may take...

Networking

You can view networking as a process of developing marketing representatives for yourself. If people know more about your capabilities and interests, and you have impressed them with your communication skills and ability to clearly articulate your value, then they are...

Job Interviews

Entire books have been written on the art and practice of interviewing, from the perspective of both the interviewer and the person being interviewed. Here, I wanted to share with you the one question I believe every person being interviewed should ask the person who...

Resumes

If you asked 10 different people for feedback on your resume, you might just get 10 different, and sometimes opposing, opinions about how long it should be, and what exactly should be on it. The rage for the last several years is to have the “right” key words on your...