Posts Tagged ‘job hunt’
Why Supply Chain Professionals Are Good / Not So Good
I’ve noticed 10 underlying assumptions (through my work with candidates looking at Johnson & Johnson, Estee Lauder, Nike i.e. consumer-focused companies) that interviewers make about supply chain job candidates. When you’ve spent a majority of your career in a supply chain role, the good assumptions are: • You can create win-win partnerships. • You know…
Read MoreWhy Marketers Are Good / Not So Good
I’ve noticed 10 underlying assumptions (through my work with candidates looking at Google, AmEx, IBM i.e. data-driven companies) that interviewers make about marketing job candidates. When you’ve spent a majority of your career in a marketing role, the good assumptions are: • You are creative. • You are an abstract thinker and ‘brainstorm’ well. •…
Read More[Example Included] How to Pitch Yourself
Last week, I shared that the most effective strategy for answering this typical “conversation starter” interview question relies on your understanding of your interviewer(s). What are his interests? What are his priorities? I went further to help give you ideas on how to go about understanding an interviewer before you meet with him. Now, let’s…
Read MoreThe Top 4 Ways Not to Stand Out
I’ve asked about 1,000-plus executives throughout the last decade this question: How do you usually prepare for a job interview? Here are the top four ways that they have prepared for job interviews, they’ve: Read or memorized their resume/job description Guessed and answered the questions they’ll be asked Consulted with a human resources friend /…
Read MoreImprove your interview success rate by imagining this…
Imagine being an interviewer who is rushing her way to meet with a job candidate who is well-positioned for a role on your team. This is your fourth interview with someone who claims to be the best person for the job. The last three interviews lacked luster; you are willing to wait for the right…
Read MoreHow to Hack Your Round One Interview
Four Useless Assumptions That Could Sabotage a Round One Interview “More than 50% of the people currently in Human Resources were once contributors in business units outside of HR” shared a former COO of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). This statement made me think about the assumptions we may go into a first…
Read MoreHow to Outsource Your Job Search
The toughest part of a job hunt for many clients is figuring out who are the right contacts for them to approach each week. It takes time to prioritize the best people to approach. It takes creativity to think about how to start conversations. It takes insight to figure out who is willing to help…
Read MoreHow to Land Interviews: Do Your Homework
How to Land Interviews: Do Your Homework You’ve submitted cover letters. You tailored your resume. You called the human resources manager directly and left messages yet you STILL have not landed an interview at your target company. Go all in if you are committed to working for a specific company in a defined industry.
Read MoreI want interviews
I WANT INTERVIEWS How long have you been looking for a job? Do you feel like you are sending your documents off to a black hole? Would you like to discuss your strategy and marketing materials? Want to better understand why you never got that callback? Chances are you are a few tweaks away from…
Read MoreInterview Insights | Interview Question: Tell me about your soft skills.
Interview Insights: Tell me about your soft skills. This question came up for a recent client who was a consultant for McKinsey and was looking to transition into a general management role within an energy start-up in Boston. There were no questions related to his critical thinking skills nor his ability to crack a case…
Read MoreYou Nailed the Interview — Now What?
One of the most difficult parts of any application—to a school program, for a job, etc.—is the interview. Often, depending on what you’re applying for, there are multiple interviews involved. But it’s that first one that will probably weigh on you for weeks, cause you to look up innumerable tips and strategies, and make you…
Read MoreDon’t Know What to Ask Human Resources Professionals? – 5 Killer Questions to Ace Screening Interviews
Schedule an Express Coaching Session Oh, the awful, painful, repulsive HR screening interview. Root canals are more fun than screening interviews with human resources professionals. As a career coach, I have conducted thousands of mock interviews for anxious job candidates who are about to step into a room with human resources managers. The waiting room…
Read MoreI surveyed 100 subscribers. Here’s what happening (or not happening) in their job hunts
2015 is in full swing and after multiple conversations with you as well as your peers, you fall into one of three buckets. 1. A handful of you are dreading having to polish your résumé yourselves or looking for a professional to take that burden off of your shoulders — either way your résumé is not yet a document that…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for a Job Interview in a Coffee Shop
Those of us who have been through the job hunting process know that the nearby Starbucks is more than a place to grab a coffee; it’s also where you prepare for that upcoming interview. With 30 minutes to go, you need to stand in line, place your coffee order, wait for that order, take your…
Read MoreHave an interview coming up? Start here
I wrote an interview preparation guide for you, the executive who rarely has had to go through a formal interview process because in the past, the next steps of your career have usually shown up at your doorstep – of course not by chance. Your career to date has been shaped by forces that were…
Read More[DARE #11] Get Unstuck – Draft a Roadmap
Santa did it! I was having so much fun this past weekend that I forgot to send over this Sunday challenge. Obviously, my three boys were also having fun. Can you see each one’s huge and joyous smile? Okay, you’re a busy executive so let’s cut to the chase. Dare #11: Draft a roadmap…
Read More[DARE #9] Get Unstuck – Be a philantrophist
It’s the week of Thanksgiving here in the US. In cities across the US, many of us are celebrating our gratitude for family, friends, uplifting colleagues (notice how I said uplifting), and/or gracious clients.
Read More[DARE #8] Get Unstuck – Network WITH Purpose
It takes guts to google yourself for fear of what’s out there. Last Sunday, I asked you to do just that for a few reasons: As I mentioned in last week’s challenge, prospective employers are googling you and truthfully so are prospective partners (including romantic and platonic).
Read More[DARE #7] Get Unstuck – Clean Up Your Online Brand Presence
Last week I took the plunge and enrolled in a one-day course. While the idea sounds simple, it takes a great deal of orchestration to pull off such a task when you have little children. But I did it and truthfully it was fun.
Read More[DARE #6] Get Unstuck – Learn Something New for Free
It’s been five Sundays since the launch of the Sunday challenges. Throughout our time together you have been dared to:
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