Let's expand our work vocabulary. What do you say we bring out another workplace buzzword? There seem to be no shortage lately so let’s bring in another.🤝 Have you heard of the term "chaotic working"? It's a term that's popped up recently due to the seemingly unpredictable and stressful nature of work. 🤔 There are a number of factors that have contributed to [...]
📢🎯 Since I am a recovering CPA and work with metrics-oriented professionals, it’s always interesting to look at the numbers behind the job interview process. 🌟 Believe it or not, the interview process can be full of surprises and fascinating statistics? 📊🤓 Let's take a look at just a few! 👀 ✨ Did you know that the average interview process lasts around 23.8 [...]
📈 The numbers are in and the landscape of Q2 2023 witnessed a fascinating contrast between private equity and startup funding. While private equity experienced a slight decline in exits, startup funding faced its share of challenges. Let's check out the data from PitchBook and Crunchbase and look into the dynamics at play. 🔍📊 📉 According to a July 26 report by PitchBook, [...]
So let’s start that job search. You’ve got an already busy executive schedule without a lot of extra time in your day. Where to begin and what to expect? 🕵️♂️ Job searching can be tough, especially for senior level executives. Based on what I hear and read, here are 4 of the hardest parts, along with some solutions: • Lack of transparency or [...]
Another workplace term for you this week. How about this one – fake flexibility. It’s a situation that I’ve bumped into a few times over the last month or so in sort of a bait and switch kind of way. Fake flexibility 🤦 is when companies offer employees the ability to work remotely or flexibly, but then make it difficult or impossible for [...]
How am I doing in my job? It's that time of year for many 📅 – performance reviews along with those awkward “career counseling” lunch meetings. How much do they actually help employees though? Performance reviews 📃 have been a staple of the workplace for decades, but their effectiveness has been called into question in recent years. A study by Gallup found that [...]
Is the white font technique the ultimate solution to get past ATS software and land your dream job? First – what is “white fonting”? This is the practice of placing keywords in the white spaces of a resume in a white font so they are not visible to the human eye, but they can be picked up by an ATS. This practice is [...]
Jump Start Your Career! 📈 Looking for ideas and angles to get ahead of the pack & advance your career? According to recent studies, 78% of professionals are looking to boost their careers this year. But where do you start? Let’s look at some ideas. 📈 1️⃣ Embrace Lifelong Learning 📚 Continuous learning is the key to staying relevant and adaptable in the [...]
🌟 Is the interview process starting to feel like an endless maze? 🤔 Stories are (once again) popping up about overextended hiring processes. A candidate told me this week about being in step 8 😮of an interview process wondering if they should withdraw. Sorry – with 30 years of recruiting experience - I feel pretty comfortable saying that any interview process that’s 8 [...]
Ready for your offer? 💼💸 You’ve made it down to the final stages of interview for what you believe is your dream job! Everything is pointing towards a great match – and then – you get a lowball offer. Ugh. Before you write this one off, let's explore how you can be prepared and handle it with confidence. 📉 First, it's crucial to [...]