Editorial

Business is all about numbers, making numbers the language of business. It’s puzzling why so many job seekers make their job search harder than needed by not speaking the language of business. The most common […]

I’ll break it down: If your interviewer likes you, they’re going to hire you. If they don’t like you, they won’t hire you. Likeability is the rarest commodity there is. During an interview, you assume […]

Most people use social media to serve their self-interests. What could be more self-serving than evangelizing your local businesses, the heartbeats of your community’s economy? Thriving local businesses create local jobs, support local charities, and […]

In my previous column, I outlined the steps for preparing for an interview: A. Research the company and its leadership team. B. Consider why you want to work for the company.  C. Identify the company’s […]

An interview is your chance to showcase your skills, how brilliant you are, blah, blah, blah… none of which is impressive. I’m interviewing you because your resume and LinkedIn profile convinced me you can do […]

Shiny objects catch our attention. When job searching, you want to be that shiny object that catches the attention of employers; exposure is the key. There’s no “shiny” without exposure.  Some people—perhaps you know one […]

In Mad Men’s season four episode Waldorf Stories, Roger Sterling tells Don Draper, who’d just interviewed a junior copywriter candidate, who unbeknownst to him was Roger’s wife’s cousin, advice he gave him he knew seldom works […]

More than ever, job seekers, with a sense of entitlement, are hyper-focusing on getting paid what they’re worth. Job seekers seldom consider, let alone quantify, the value of their work, which determines their worth. Hence, […]