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I’m getting ready to learn from “Growing Your Business” mentor Mark LeBlanc, in Salt Lake City.
One of Mark’s messages has had a significant impact on how I run my business. It is deceptively simple, yet is really, really powerful.
In a business, he says, we need to identify three “high value activities.” Those are activities that [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Fun With a Purpose, Networking, Required Reading, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
October 10th, 2011
Samantha Lacey, a recruiter, writes Do candidates expect too much?
She talks about one job seeker (aka, candidate) who just about had a job until he declined the type of BMW the company was going to give him, instead asking for a different model. Then everything fell apart, and the recruiter looked really bad. Many parties [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Recruiters, Salary & the Market, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
October 6th, 2011
Another thought-provoking post on Recruiting Blogs, this one by Francois Guay titled Top 10 Reasons Why HR Hates Recruiters and Vice Versa. According to his LinkedIn Profile, Francois is in Canada, and has experience as an HR exec and a recruiter. His blog is Attack Defend Disrupt.
And here I thought it was just job seekers [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Networking, Recruiters, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
September 28th, 2011
Here are 7 personal branding tips to incorporate in your job search:
Have a great business card. It can be really simple or somewhat complex. It should have relevant information only, and help the recipient understand/remember who you are and what you have to offer.
Have an email signature that reminds people who you are and how [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Fun With a Purpose, LinkedIn, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
September 26th, 2011
I remember the first time I “tried” to go to a networking meeting for people in transition.
Somehow, I didn’t make it there, and went home. At least I “tried.”
The second time I did the same… I “tried,” then went home.
I was embarrassed and nervous, and I really didn’t think I’d get any value out of [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Fun With a Purpose, Networking, job search author: Jason Alba comments: 4 Comments
September 20th, 2011
Here’s an exercise that you need to do RIGHT NOW.
Imagine you are a recruiter trying to fill a job (a job that is a perfect match for you, the job seeker).
Go to Google and do a search for the right candidate (which is you, of course).
Are you coming up on the searches?
You can’t use your [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Fun With a Purpose, Recruiters, Resumes, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
September 19th, 2011
Here’s a post I didn’t think I’d read… from Recruiting Blogs, Jeffrey Moore writes Should you apply for a job online?
His conclusion is summed up in this line:
“Short answer? Yes. Long answer? Hell yes.”
Very interesting.
Most job search coaches tell their clients to not spend time, or to really limit their time, to online job boards, [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Job Search Tools, Networking, Recruiters, Resumes, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
September 7th, 2011
It is becoming more common for a company to ask you to do a Skype, or video, interview, instead of fly you out to their corporate offices. This has been happening in universities a lot, and a friend of mine owns Hireview, a company that helps hiring managers and HR control interview costs with video [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Fun With a Purpose, Interviews, Job Search Tools, Networking, Recruiters, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
September 5th, 2011
I read a really interesting post last week by Bill Schultz, a professional recruiter. His post is titled Big Placement Hangover, and he talks about the emotions he went through when he made a big placement (which means, he made a lot of money when the candidate got placed).
You think the job search is an [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Networking, Recruiters, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
August 31st, 2011
Thom Singer has another great idea in a very short post titled Reach out to people. Go read it… it will take 45 seconds.
When I read it I thought about the many people who sit at home thinking they can’t call or email someone because… probably because they are too busy.
I am “too busy.” People [...]
tags: Career Articles & Resources, Career Discussions, Career Education, Networking, job search author: Jason Alba comments: No Comments
August 16th, 2011
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