There is a simple but highly effective formula I learned while working in the outplacement business. This simple formula has served me well in thinking through problems…… Read more “Par for the Course”

http://etshr.com/creativity-and-career-counseling/ Creativity seems to be a capacity that individuals possess in varying degrees. When creativity is broadly defined, we see that every person exercises creativity in their…… Read more “Creativity & Career Counseling”

One of the most widely researched topics in the field of personal achievement is goal setting. Numerous studies over many years have substantiated that setting goals, particularly…… Read more “The Importance of Goal Setting”

Entire books have been written on the art and practice of interviewing, from the perspective of both the interviewer and the person being interviewed. Here, I wanted…… Read more “What to Ask When Interviewing”

You can view networking as a process of developing marketing representatives for yourself. If people know more about your capabilities and interests, and you have impressed them…… Read more “Are You Partaking in this Networking Mistake?”

If you asked 10 different people for feedback on your resume, you might just get 10 different, and sometimes opposing, opinions about how long it should be,…… Read more “Resume Tips from a Hiring/HR Expert”

1. Accept and acknowledge different ideas   2. Suspend immediate judgment   3. Restate and clarify, to the satisfaction of the other person, before responding   4. Assume there is rationality…… Read more “Guidelines for Management Team Meetings”

Having led major talent acquisition organizations within insurance and financial services, I’ve looked at the function of staffing aka talent acquisition as having the same mission as…… Read more “The Economic Relevance of Talent Acquisition”

Early on in the process of coaching executives in transition, I like to make the point that the job search, like most of life, can be filled…… Read more “The Importance of Flexibility During a Job Search”