As technology has proven critical in enhancing competitiveness, many business entities maintain a presence on the Internet. While the initial intent of this presence was the growth of name recognition and revenues, companies have discovered that the Internet provides them a cost-effective and productive tool to attract the human capital required to improve their productivity […]
Frequently, our clients question the necessity of preparing a cover letter or letter of introduction. Underpinning their question is the assumption that such a document creates more material for the employer to digest, and that more material equates to more work. As hiring managers are compelled to assess as expediently as possible the qualifications of […]
“The Invisible Man” was a novella penned by H.G. Wells in 1897 and popularized to succeeding generations by the classic 1933 motion picture starring Claude Rains as Griffin, a scientist who develops an invisibility theory. Griffin postulates that by changing a person’s refractive index to that of air, the subject’s body would neither absorb nor […]
Too often, an initial review of your resume by a prospective employer is more about uncovering liabilities and eliminating you from consideration than it is about identifying why you might be a highly qualified candidate for the opening. For that reason, your resume should be constructed in a way that eliminates mention (if possible), camouflages, […]
With age normally come a number of positive personal attributes, among them maturity, stability, life experience, and wisdom. Yet, for the more seasoned job candidate (and I define more seasoned candidates as 40/50-something or older with 20 or more years of work experience), the process of finding a good job is not simply 2 or […]
From the time of Man’s Fall from grace and innocence, the seeming dichotomy between job and career has been the subject of considerable thought and discussion. Of course, man – from his prehistoric origins to modern-day – has always been required to engage in activities to sustain his existence and, by fulfillment of his own […]
