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Thanks to Daryl for sending in this tip – and job lead – in response to Bob’s request for job-hunting tips earlier this week.
I have been between jobs three times so far in my life and now I am one of the people that hires other people at my job. [...]
The Ides of March
"Beware the ides of March!"
This is the warning issued by the Soothsayer to Julius Caesar in Act I, Scene 2, of the Shakespeare play, Julius Caesar. Caesar just laughs it off. Of course, the Soothsayer’s words prove prophetic. Caesar is stabbed to death on the floor of the Senate on March [...]
The Gap Between Safety Rhetoric & Safety Commitment
Safety is like the weather. Folks love to talk about it but they don’t do much to change it. At least that’s the way with a lot of people in the business world. So when I hear management go out of their way to proclaim safety as the primary goal, I can [...]
Job Interview Faux-Pas to Avoid
Picture this. You’re having a conversation with a potential business colleague when your cell phone rings. With a wistful look, you apologize and pick up the call. A pause and then you ask the gentleman: "This is a personal call that I just have to take. Could I trouble you to step [...]
What to Do When You’re ‘Over-Qualified’
It seems so unfair not to get a job because you’re over-qualified–to be rejected because you’re too good. If you really want the job, why should the employer care if the position is beneath you? Indeed, shouldn’t employers embrace the idea of bringing in the extra firepower you can provide?
Sadly, this [...]
Search Firms Get Back to Hiring Mode
What a difference a year makes. After a tumultuous 2009, executive search firms have entered 2010 with renewed confidence in the executive hiring market, and they’re planning to bolster their own consulting and research teams to meet that demand.
The Job Trend Numbers
My company, ExecuNet, keeps a monthly Search Firm [...]
Doubting One’s Safety Profession Decision
I can indeed appreciate what Corey Jones is referring to in his article of Feb/18. There are many times during the year when I believe that my safety efforts and daily reminders are never truly valued and quite misunderstood. 2009 was a particular bad year for our distribution centre in terms of [...]
What to Look for in a Safety Consultant
Much of what the average safety practitioner reads each day comes not from peers but consultants. This growing cadre of safety consultants and their prevalence in the print and electronic media isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There are many excellent consultants out there; but there are many less than excellent consultants, [...]
