Is the Downturn Opportunity for Businesses?

Let’s add another positive point for the opportunities that arise when the economy is in a downturn.  For those of you company owners/managers who have job openings, and this will happen as a result of normal turnover, people moving around to position themselves more favorably in a new role, and for a variety of other [...]

Acing the Interview

Yesterday I discussed some ideas for getting yourself noticed within the job search process.  Hopefully, your approach to job hunting has been expanded a bit so that you are looking at some opportunities you might not have thought about before.  Getting a new job is a job in itself.  Be sure to devote six to eight [...]

Advice for Job Seekers

Tough times out there for job hunters and I am more than sympathetic.  Ted told me yesterday that the economy is really driven on consumer purchasing.  When people are not afraid, they spend, whether they have the money or not.   This is because they believe that tomorrow will be a better day.  Today, most people [...]

Diversity and Cultural Fit

We often hear about leaders of companies who avoid the use of assessment tools because they believe that these tools could screen out diverse candidates and could expose their organizations to lawsuits.  Is this true or false? The answer to that one is, it depends….If you utilize a tool that is not well constructed and [...]

“Fit”…a Two-Way Street

What does it mean to find an employee that truly “fits” your organization?  What does a good “fit” look like from the perspective of the applicant?  Organizational fit, job fit, and motivational fit are key factors that drive how new employees will assimilate to the work environment, mesh with the corporate culture, as well as how [...]