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Corporate Compensation Guide for the Job Seeker

A popular topic of discussion among job seekers is how to negotiate salary when the day comes that an offer is forthcoming. It is also a popular topic on websites, blog posts, Twitter chats and around Starbucks…just about anywhere that is a forum for such a conversation. Family and friends will help with advice along with the professionals, but the result is a confusing array of conflicting ideas. Some advice is just blatantly bad. A… Read More »Corporate Compensation Guide for the Job Seeker

Don’t Believe All You Hear About Personal Branding

In previous articles I have advised job seekers to think like a recruiter. Every step of the hiring process takes two parties to make it happen: candidate and company. Anyone looking for a new career opportunity is actually doing the same thing that recruiters or sourcers do when they are looking for someone to hire…only in reverse. There is no official universal rulebook for either side, but both must create a play book and formulate… Read More »Don’t Believe All You Hear About Personal Branding

Hire a Hero

This is a re-post of an article I published in October 2011 “Hiring Former Military is a Smart Move.” It seems fitting on a day designated as Memorial Day that we not only remember those who have served but also the special needs of returning heroes and their families in a challenging employment environment. Every civilized country has given deference to those who picked up arms to defend their home soil. You may debate whether… Read More »Hire a Hero

The Candidate Experience – Part 1: Sourcing and the Thrill of the Chase

In case you missed the first installment in this series (No, Part 1 is NOT the first installment) then you need to understand the logic of presenting the candidate experience in this manner. Using my Star Wars damaged brain I started the story with the final episode in The Candidate Experience – Part 3: Transition to Employee where we looked at the stakeholder involvement and influence during the final stages of hiring a new employee.… Read More »The Candidate Experience – Part 1: Sourcing and the Thrill of the Chase

The Candidate Experience – Part 3: Transition to Employee

No, you didn’t miss the two preceding parts of this series. They will come later. It appears that most of the discussion whirling around us is about improving the candidate experience during the recruiting and interviewing phase. I contend that Part 2 is important, but there is also a before and after picture that needs to be considered as well. The experience is not over after someone commits to accepting an offer of employment. In… Read More »The Candidate Experience – Part 3: Transition to Employee