Unleash your Curiosity in your Next Interview
Tell me if this sounds familiar You see a position posted on LinkedIn and it’s in your sweet spot, even the company’s mission checks the box for you. You decide to throw your hat in the ring because you know you’re ready to make a career move. You’ve just been waiting, cautious. You aren’t interested […]
How to Interview like you already have the job (Part 3)
I have a recruiting riddle for you: What is something everyone desires, no one can perform their job effectively without, and you have complete control over whether you possess it? I’ll play the jeopardy theme song for a few seconds while you think about it. ….the answer: what is credibility. (all those nights of watching […]
How to make your next interview your best interview (part deux)
Are you good at thinking on your feet? Do you hold other people’s attention during a meeting? Have you been told that you’re a good storyteller? If so, it’s likely that you will rely on all of these skills in your next interview, but are they enough to make your next interview your best interview? […]
How to Interview like you already have the job
(a 3-part series on making your next interview your best interview) The Genesis of this 3-Part Series So there I was, on a phone call with a former colleague, discussing the realities of displaying both confidence and humility during an interview. As a senior executive, she had a few interview experiences that appeared to favor […]
Which is matters more in an interview, IQ or EQ?
Companies want to hire the best and the brightest. Individuals who can learn, understand, and apply information. Every position requires savvy technical skills (technical = whatever specific knowledge you need to do your job), problem-solving skills, and analytical thinking. These are related to your IQ. Does anyone else remember when individuals included their GPA on […]
My Fragile Professional Brand (and how you can avoid making the same mistake)
I was part of a large layoff in December 2019. It stung, but I wasn’t mad. The writing was on the wall, as they say, and my employer provided a generous package. The problem, that I didn’t know at the time, was that my professional identifiers were aligned to my title and company and I […]
How to Navigate Out of Mid-Career Fog (a path for doers)
We’ve all heard the predictions about what’s coming next: Pack on …and the list goes on. After we listen to talkers talk about their predictions, Many people will get certified in the brand-new-shiny thing. Some will consider changing industries. Others will double down on their experience even if it no longer fuels their fire. Some […]
Want to Excel in your Next First Interview?
so you can move to Round 2? Tired of your first interview being your only interview with a potential employer? Blame the #1 interview question that tanks most interviews. You probably already know the question, “Tell me about yourself” It’s asked in virtually every interview and it continues to send people to the bottom of […]
Who Told You That?
On any given day, I spent as much time as possible on the playground when I was in elementary school. If I wasn’t there, I was usually at home with my family, including my 4 siblings. These two environments meant that at some point during the day in my young life, I would demand, “who […]
I Didn’t Expect to have a Tantrum at Work (and the lesson I learned)
As a corporate recruiting leader, my days were filled with interdepartmental meetings, one-on-one meetings, strategy evaluations, report writing and fire extinguishing. Lots of fire extinguishing. You know, the real and perceived ones that we handle every day, sometimes every hour. It was in this environment that I recall a moment and an important lesson I […]