Nailing the Interview: Part I
So you’ve submitted your resume and landed an interview, and now it’s time to shine. Unless the hiring manager is a close friend or relative, you’ve got some work to do. Here are a few tips to help you nail the interview and be well on your way to securing an offer. Prepare Your interview […]
Reading Between the Lines: The Hidden Pitfalls of
Resume Screening
A well-written resume is a vital tool in any job search. Obviously you want your resume to make you shine, and highlight all the great experience you’ve had. You also need your resume to look clean and professional, with no spelling or grammar errors. But once these bright and shiny resumes arrive, what should the […]
Rules of Engagement: Strategies for Handling
Conflict in the Workplace
If you’re like most people, you probably dislike confrontation and avoid it whenever possible. When you mix a variety of personalities in an office environment, you’re bound to have people who clash, and confrontations will likely occur at some point. Avoiding conflict is one solution, but you may eventually be known as the office doormat, […]
Reverse Mentoring: What It Is and Why It’s
Valuable
Reverse mentoring is an idea that’s been around a while now, but it’s still a somewhat unfamiliar and under-used concept in most companies. Basically, instead of the traditional mentoring structure where a seasoned employee takes a young upstart under their wing and teaches them about the business, reverse mentoring flips the script. In this case […]
The Five Year Plan
It’s that classic interview question that everybody dreads: Where do you see yourself in five years? Most people attempt to craft the perfect answer based on what they think the interviewer wants to hear. Forget that. When you take the question out of the interview framework and set aside all notions of what your answer […]
Workplace Whiners: Tips for Dealing with Negative Co-Workers
At some time or another we’ve all worked with that certain type of co-worker who’s just never happy. Maybe they hate the boss, or the job itself, or maybe the whole company is out to get them. No matter what their gripe-of-the day is, one thing is for sure: they’re going to complain about it […]
An Open Letter to New Job Applicants, Explaining
What You’re Doing Wrong
Dear Applicant, Thank you so much for your recent interest in joining our organization. Regretfully, we are unable to offer you the position at this time. As part of our screening process we like to provide feedback to our applicants, which we hope you will find helpful. Here’s a fun fact, Corndog: Employers nowadays often […]
Brand and Deliver: The Importance of Establishing Your Organization’s Identity
If you think “branding” means coming up with a catchy slogan and a pretty logo, you’re kind of wrong – but you’re also kind of right. Logos and tag lines are key components of an overall branding strategy, but branding itself is a broader process. Branding is better described as: establishing an identity in the […]