Financial Planning career
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10 Good Ways to ‘Tell Me About Yourself’
I love this article because it gets straight to the heart of the interview process. Skills, work history and so forth are important but only in terms of getting you to the plate. Ultimately, the interview is where you have a chance to hit it out of the park. Being prepared, asking the right questions and engaging the interviewer are all critical to your ability to land the role you really want. Each of these ...
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An Employer Of Choice – These Are The 10 Commandments That Set The Great Apart
We, as recruiters, spend a ton of time evaluating talent and making sure that the right person gets into the right position at the right time. Unfortunately, employers often drop the ball once the hire has been made. This article does a good job of highlighting what many great organizations do to make sure that the talent they are hiring continues to contribute on a long term basis. Not a be all, end all summary, ...
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Interview Cheat Sheet
Interview prep is one of the most overlooked steps in the job search process. Why? I do not know. Unfortunately, a candidate that does not adequately prepare will often come up short when it matters most. This article does a pretty good job of summarizing those things that are most important. Take a look and if you have questions or need more depth on any or all of the concepts, don’t hesitate to let me ...
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8 Most Common Interview Questions – With 8 Best Answers
The following is a nice article that highlights some of the questions you might be asked through the interview process. The questions are rather generic but I like that because they are often asked in a variety of ways and the generality used here should help spur thoughts about other ways they might come up. Just make sure to practice your responses to each. You get one shot…nailing the answers to these questions could really ...
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10 Good Things To Do While Between Jobs
Remember that the situation you are now in is not permanent. You will not remain in the unemployment phase indefinitely. You are simply between jobs and while hunting, here are 10 things you can do to stay positive and proactive while waiting to get your job offer. 1. Join a Job Search Group The job search can be overwhelming. There are others out there feeling the same things you are. Meeting once a week can keep you ...
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What Does Your Online Reputation Say About You
What does your online reputation say about you? Have you “Googled®” yourself lately? Perhaps there was a time you did a search for someone that you were or have been close to. Were you shocked at some of the information you turned up? The internet is an amazing source of information, but the internet also doesn’t forget much. It’s like that saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” unless it was put on Facebook®, Twitter®, YouTube®, etc. Nothing at all ...
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Your Resume Shouldn’t Play Games
Why unconventional resumes drive hiring managers and recruiters nuts. By Lisa Vaas Steve Silberberg is into a lot of things: certified Wilderness First Responder; published in scientific journals; and, according to his database-driven, configurable, searchable online resume, maintains a collection of over 2,100 air sickness bags. Everybody hates this resume. Only about five hiring managers over the years have refrained from requesting a standard Word resume, “even though I wrote an RTF generator ...
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We can’t all be Robin Williams
Robin Williams turns 60 on Thursday and I nearly died laughing watching the five minutes of his segment on "Inside the Actor's Studio" — all before James Lipton got a chance to ask his first question: Click below to watch the segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evq8wnvTC3M&feature=player_detailpage#t=96sfirst I've written before about the importance of smiling on the phone, or psyching yourself up before an interview, or getting a mirror so you have someone to smile back at you ...
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Improve Your References!!
Why are references so important to a candidate referral? Occasionally, I run across a candidate that is a reluctant to share references until there is certainty an offer is going to be forthcoming. Or, they may provide references, but ask that they not be contacted because they are very busy professionals and the candidate is uneasy about having someone contact them regularly. Perhaps, there is a fear ...
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Setting Goals
We know it’s important. So why do many people think the act of setting and successfully achieving goals is so difficult? It is an extremely powerful skill to have. The key to setting an important and long term goal is to break it down into smaller, do-able action plans and work your plan. Basically we all set goals to achieve what we truly and internally want to accomplish. Often times we set these goals ...
