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Imagine you are a hiring manager trying to decide which candidate to call in for an interview. You do the first thing all hiring managers do….. and pop over to their LinkedIn page. Candidate #1:  LinkedIn page checks out.  No major red flags.  You check out their LinkedIn “activity.”  They’ve liked some posts and commented…

Have you ever been in a job interview where you were asked, “What motivates you?” Did you scramble to come up with an answer? Perhaps it wasn’t even an authentic answer that you ended up sharing. Instead, it was one you thought you should say to the interviewer in order to position you well for…

Dazed and confused. That’s how most people feel after being told they are laid off. First disbelief.  Shock.  Sadness.  Grief.  Anger.  Panic.  You go into a brain fog. Your brain isn’t typically in “checklist” mode after being shown the door at your place of work.  (Let alone being shown the door during a pandemic.) I…

Job searching is a lot like being an entrepreneur. There are tons of shiny objects, it’s easy to get distracted, and it’s challenging to know which activity will yield the highest ROI. I am often asked, “What is the most effective way to structure my job search activities?” One thing is for sure.  If 80%…