It’s standard advice to receive when job searching. Everyone tells you to research the company before, during, and after you put in an application so you can properly decide if this job will be the right fit for you. But no one tells you how you should research a company. The common and likely response […]
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Changing Careers During COVID-19
If you were recently laid off, you’re most likely deciding your next move with all this new free time. Now is the time to rethink the direction in which you want to take your career. If you’ve recently lost your job, choose to think of this as an opportunity to find what you really want […]
6 Things to Do If You’re Laid Off During COVID-19
We’re in an uncertain time and many companies are having to make cutbacks to reduce expenses. Unfortunately, one of those cutbacks is to staff. Several people are losing their jobs and they’re left wondering, “what now?” We all feel a little lost at the moment. We’re all looking for some answers to our laundry list […]
How to Crush the Behavioral Interview
While we can’t predict every question an interviewer will ask, we can prepare for the most common ones. Among those common interview inquiries are the six most common behavioral interview questions. When crafting an answer, it helps to know the purpose of each question and why it’s being asked. Each question has a goal. […]
10 Interview Questions and Answers
You landed the interview – congratulations! Over the next few days, you’ll want to prepare for your interview. Pick out the right outfit, plan for the drive to ensure you arrive 15 minutes early, and practice your answers to the questions that will most likely be asked. While it isn’t guaranteed what they will ask, […]
Upcoming pdxMindShare Events!
We’ve been busy at pdxMindShare lining up great speakers for our monthly career-focused workshop and networking events, and we have some dynamite topics and presenters on the horizon! As a reminder, all of our events happen on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Our location is going to change since our friends at Trader Vic’s […]
September Wrap-Up & Fall Events
In September, we had first-time speaker Danielle Baker from the Science of People present at our monthly workshop and she was nothing short of fabulous! Her topic on the power of body language gave attendees great information regardless if they were happily employed or on the hunt for a new position as it focused on […]
Meet Danielle, pdxMindShare’s September Speaker on The Power of Body Language
It’s hard to believe September is already here, but we are excited to welcome everyone to our event next week, Tuesday, September 15th, as we haven’t seen you all since July! We are also looking forward to welcoming Danielle Baker to speak at our career-focused workshop on the power of body language and how to […]
DreamPath’s Presentation from June’s pdxMindShare Event
Last night at Trader Vic’s in downtown Portland, we had the honor of having DreamPath founders Balki & Balaji present. Having been in jobs they didn’t like themselves, they took matters in their own hands and developed software to help people find dream employers based on the interests of the person looking for a job. […]
Meet DreamPath Founders & June’s pdxMindShare Speakers
Next week, Wednesday, June17th, we will host our monthly career-focused workshop and networking event at Trader Vic’s in downtown Portland. Each month we bring in expert speakers to help professionals in the area reach their career objectives. Whether it’s to get a promotion, a new job or change careers, our goal is to give attendees ideas and tools to […]