My addiction to job hunting ( “the hunt”) has made me somewhat of an expert at landing jobs-and a job hopper. “Look at me! I’m moving on to greener pastures!”, “I’m going to where I’ll be paid what I believe I’m worth!”, “At my new employer, management will get me.”…

FIT! FIT! FIT! I can’t stress enough how important an employer seeing you as “one of them” is to being hired. A few jobs back, while analyzing stats reports, my phone rang. It was Crocs’s Director of Talent Acquisition calling from the company’s head office in Boulder, Colorado. He’d come…

When Job Hunting Make Finding a Great Boss Your Priority Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Over the course of my career, I learned the “hard way” that it’s better to report to a good boss at a bad company than a bad boss at a good one. The typical job seeker reads through job descriptions hoping to…

No job seeker wants a prolonged job search, especially if they’re unemployed. Holistically the most efficient way to land a job is to stay focused and determined-persevere! Create a daily job search schedule with daily job search activity goals ( e.g., Number of applications and reach outs to companies you’d…

From 2001 to 2004, I worked/lived in India. I saw firsthand heartbreaking poverty. My takeaway from my experience in India is that North Americans have no real problems, just 1st world problems. Our financial stress, feeling unsuccessful, constantly seeking fulfillment is caused by marketing propaganda’s influences and overabundance. It’s no…

You’ve gone through a phone interview and 2 face-to-face interviews, and a Myers-Briggs Personality Test. You like the company. Your last interview was with the person who’d be your boss-you bonded, you connected. The following day HR calls to inform you they’ll be emailing you an offer. Anxiously you check…

When Job Searching What’s More Important, Your Resume or LinkedIn Profile? This question can be answered by answering: What does the world see, your resume or your LinkedIn profile? Whether you’re actively or passively looking for a new job, it’s no secret an up-to-date and engaging LinkedIn profile will get you noticed by employers and recruiters. …

Some “food for thought” when it comes to syncing your reality with your job search. Years ago, a defining moment for me occurred at 2:30 AM on a Friday morning in Times Square. A few minutes earlier, it had stopped raining. My friend was trying to hail a taxi to…

In my last column, I discussed the question every interviewer begins with, “Walk me through your resume.” Essentially, you’re being asked, “What’s your career story?” …