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Great article over at CareerJournal.com on what is often the first question in the interview process: tell me about yourself. Written by Arlene Hirsch, this article provides an indispensable road-map to navigating this first set of treacherous rapids in an interview. Hirsch provides many solid tips and points out the potential danger spots. As I [...]

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For the last year or so, I have been working at a startup customer management outsourcer. Emphasis on the startup aspects. Today, I agreed to an offer from a local telecom company. This decision was largely a financial one. In short, I needed the money. My family just could not survive at the salary I [...]

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FCnow, the blog for Fast Company magazine had an entry on shaking hands today. I posted a comment and effectively (I think) recycled a post I made last January on interviewing and making a first impression.

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Finally just got through reading Rajesh Setty’s 25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself manifesto on Change This. He positions this towards technology professionals but it will apply to anyone. EVERYTHING is becoming commoditized. This is a big foundation point of the start-up I am attempting to help launch. Add value. Don’t just sit in a cube. [...]

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Lifehacker picked up an entry from Management Craft on questions the interview-ee should ask during an interview process. Mostly from Lisa Haneberg’s Management Craft. “How to Interview Potential Employers” is a nice guide to the advanced class on the interview process. Hopefully, you’ve already read “Uncle Mike’s Old School Guide to Interviewing” and “The 25 [...]

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I’ve been in hiring mode lately. Screening candidates through their resumes, phone interviews, one-on-one interviews and group interviews. I don’t understand what is happening, but people have just lost sight of some of the most basic and fundamental principles of job hunting. Here are my quick and easy (maybe not) tips to help you get [...]

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