Tell Me About Yourself

Many of the interviews that I have taken started with this statement.  The way you answer this statement will set the tone for the entire interview.  Talking about yourself to the interviewer should be an easy task as no one is more qualified to speak about you than...

Alive & Vibrant

The weather has an effect on my attitude and my outlook on life on any given day.  I just experienced 5 consecutive days of rainy, gray weather where I thought the sun would never break through the clouds.  Although that type of weather may be great for buying a car,...

Lost & Overwhelmed

I’ve been there and so have most people that I know at least once in their lifetime, especially when it comes to searching for a job, any job.  Or I have felt trapped in the job I once held and was looking for a way out, but was too lost and overwhelmed to begin my...

Employment or Unemployment? That is the Question

Throughout my times of unemployment, the economy was usually running well and finding my next job was not all that difficult.  That all changed in September 2012.  I was employed by a firm where I was the Director of Recruiting.  Things were going smoothly as I had...

Company Short-Sightedness

After this past recession that America experienced (there are those who believe that it has not ended – I am in that camp), the revelation was advanced by many magazines and other outlets that a high percentage of companies would only employ you IF YOU WERE ACTIVELY...