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Interviewing Using Your Personality Type

Awareness is important in job interviews. Self-awareness is even more important. With years placing finance & accounting execs, I’ve seen how personality types—introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts—shape success differently during the interview process. Leveraging your personality type can turn a potential hair-raising grilling into a big win. 🏆 Introverts, about 36% of U.S. workers (APA, 2025), excel in focused settings—one-on-ones are their turf—but group [...]

dhobeika2025-03-18T10:16:39-04:00March 18th, 2025|

Layoffs in 2025

Layoffs are making headlines again in 2025, and the ripples are hitting Tampa Bay’s hiring scene. After a tumultuous 2024, companies across industries are trimming headcounts—some 19 tech firms alone cut 5,200 jobs this year (NerdWallet, Jan 23, 2025). Beyond tech, Marriott’s shedding 833 roles in a restructuring push (mondo, Jan 14, 2025), while CVS Health dropped 2,900 corporate jobs to save $2 [...]

dhobeika2025-02-26T10:14:49-05:00February 26th, 2025|

Career Growth in 2025

Looking to move your career forward in 2025? As a CPA, CFO, or financial professional looking to advance your career, taking a strategic approach will work in your favor. Whether you're aiming for a senior leadership role, a sector switch, or entrepreneurial ventures, deliberate precision in your professional presentation is key. While we could do a weeklong seminar on this, here are a [...]

dhobeika2025-02-12T09:03:39-05:00February 12th, 2025|

Holiday Season Job Search

During the holiday season, many professionals may find themselves contemplating a career change or actively seeking new opportunities. While the holiday season may seem like an unlikely time to be job hunting, it can actually be a good time to make a career move. 🎄 According to a recent article by Forbes, the job market typically slows down during the holidays, as companies [...]

dhobeika2024-12-03T08:46:19-05:00December 3rd, 2024|

Multiple Resumes in a Job Search

Your resume is your first chance to make a good impression with a potential employer, so it's important to make it count. But with so many different job openings out there, how can you be sure your resume speaks to each one? 🤔 The answer is simple: have multiple resumes. By having multiple resumes, you can customize each one to highlight the skills [...]

dhobeika2023-11-15T08:42:19-05:00November 15th, 2023|

Trust in the Workplace

🤝 Fostering trust in the workplace is essential for a thriving professional atmosphere. In a recent article, Achievers provides valuable insights on how to achieve this crucial objective, with a particular emphasis on practical strategies for trust-building in the workplace. The background for this idea of workplace trust can be found in a couple of statistics. The study behind the article shows that [...]

dhobeika2023-10-25T08:59:44-04:00October 25th, 2023|

Tell Me About Yourself

🕵🏻Tell me about yourself. It’s one of everyone’s favorite interview questions and one I role play frequently with candidates. 🌟 Mastering the "Tell me about yourself" question is essential for making an engaging first impression. In a recent article in The Muse, Stav Ziv provides interesting ideas and examples to help you shine during this critical moment. Here are four key takeaways to [...]

dhobeika2023-10-31T09:14:29-04:00October 24th, 2023|

CPA Shortage Going Forward

Everyone in the CPA industry is aware of the shortage of accountants. It’s a pretty straightforward problem – but let’s look at some numbers and trends. 📈 There are a few factors contributing to this shortage. One is the aging workforce. According to the AICPA, almost 75% of the CPA workforce met the retirement age in 2020. So how about retention? 🏫 A [...]

dhobeika2023-10-23T11:07:25-04:00October 23rd, 2023|

Using References in a Job Search

Your confidential search for the next step in your career is moving right along. 🤫 Interviews are going well, and you’re headed into the final steps. Then the recruiter asks for references. Gulp. How am I going to do that – this is supposed to be confidential? Statistics vary but different studies show up to 80% of employers check references before making a [...]

dhobeika2023-10-31T09:17:01-04:00October 18th, 2023|

Coffee Badgers in the Workplace

Here we go. Ready for a new workplace term? I’ve got you covered. The new term making the rounds is “coffee badging”. ☕This is a new trend where employees go into the office (badge in) for a brief period of time, usually to grab a coffee, show their faces around, socialize with coworkers and then leave. This trend is becoming increasingly popular as [...]

dhobeika2023-10-31T09:19:09-04:00October 17th, 2023|

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