Wednesday, May 9th, 2012: Yahoo’s (YHOO) latest CEO, Scott Thompson, is in trouble because his resume didn’t quite manage to be entirely truthful. As such, he enters an inglorious group of CEOs who’ve inflated their academic achievements. Bausch & Lomb’s CEO Ronald Zarella claimed to have an MBA but didn’t. Veritas Software’s CFO did likewise. And astonishingly, CEO of [...]
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012: Dear Evil HR Lady,I am unemployed for over a year, after completing my MBA. I then had a fixed term contract that I did not manage to turn into a permanent position due to the difficult economic times back then (my direct boss was very happy with me). I have since then mildly been involved [...]
Monday, May 7th, 2012: One of New York job coach Robert Hellmann’s recent clients had an impressive résumé as a senior human resources manager. The client had logged 20 years, managed 30 people and commanded a budget of $10 million. But he found himself at a point in his life where he didn’t want the pressure that comes with a senior [...]
Monday, May 7th, 2012: You know this already. But it raises interesting, subtler questions: What jobs did all those women get? And how did the gender breakdown change by industry over the past 40 years? This graph answers those questions. It shows how the gender breakdown changed in major sectors of the economy between 1972 and 2012. The size [...]
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012: The resume is a funny little document. The goal is to get you a job interview, but can a one-page statement of work history really convey much about a person? No wonder most people get their jobs through networking. A resume is kind of a cold introduction. Read the rest here.
Monday, April 30th, 2012: Work is a financial necessity for almost everyone, along with the sacrifices work sometimes demands. It can be drudgery. But work also can be fun and exciting. The competition can be energizing. Work can be an important and positive part of our lives. I learned a lot about this from Amy Wrzesniewski and her work with job crafting [...]
Thursday, April 19th, 2012: When your interviewer wraps up your job interview by asking if you have any questions, you might think that he or she is finishedassessing you, but that’s not quite the case. Interviewers draw conclusions about you based on the questions you ask–or don’t ask. You don’t want to give the impression that you’re not very [...]
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012: Job interviews are stressful, not least of all because it’s hard to tell if you’re on your way to the next round or being crossed off the short list altogether. In a first interview, it’s very rare for an HR person or hiring manager to offer you a job right off the bat. But there [...]
Thursday, April 12th, 2012: Forbes.com came out with an article on 10 of the toughest interview questions. Topping its list was, “Why should I hire you?” This is understandably one of the most unnerving questions to be thrown at you; but consider why it’s being asked at most interviews, and understand how to answer it. If you break it down [...]
Thursday, April 12th, 2012: On any given workday, Brandon Hilkert, 31, might be found sitting in front of his MacBook Air at home in West Chester, Penn., in a coffee shop nearby, or at a co-working space he frequents in Philadelphia called IndyHall. That kind of flexibility, he says, is one of the reasons why he loves his job [...]
