The most important step in preparing for your next career success is to first clarify what you want to do. Accepting a new position simply to meet a financial need, while very important, may result in a poor fit between your strengths, interests and values, and the new company’s culture and needs. Instead, learn the…
By Priscilla Archangel, Archangel & Associates, LLC Make the most of the brief moments you have with leaders. Focus your Pitch on them. Pique their interest so that they’ll want to learn more about how you can help them achieve their goals.
As published by HBR.org How long does it take a recruiter to decide if you’re right for a job? It’s actually around seven seconds, according to eye-tracking research. To put that into perspective, close your eyes and take two deep breaths. That’s the time, on average, hiring managers spend skimming your resume, sizing up your…
Thanks to one of our recent Transition Café meeting attendees, Paul Campbell, for sharing this article and permitting us to reproduce it. Paul composed this as a guide for professionals who are relatively new to the workforce, but much of it applies to all of us!
By Scott Tatro 1) Have Faith & Count Your Blessings 2) Know thyself first 3) Targeted approach 4) “Give First” Networking Approach 5) Informational interviews. Have a specific ask, don’t ask for a job 6) Use LinkedIn Properly 7) Follow the value of 168 (number of Hrs. in a week) 8) Stand out above the…