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Why Job Descriptions Fail

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In one of those “Other duties as assigned” responsibilities at the bottom of my job description, I found myself heading up a program to build a course of instruction on job evaluation for plant engineers. My company, a large manufacturing corporation, used a modified point-factor system of job evaluation for manufacturing jobs that was not only complex in nature but sensitive because its adoption came about through a negotiated union buy-in. Having been brought to… Read More »Why Job Descriptions Fail

What Leadership Is Not

What is leadership? The viewpoint used by Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in the famous Jacobellis v. Ohio case in 1964 regarding pornography and obscenity comes to mind: “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description…  but I know it when I see it…“ Like other things that we weakly try to define, in many cases we understand a concept by observation… Read More »What Leadership Is Not

The Weekender: Special Job Seeker Edition – Archives v.1

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                  Job Seekers: Be Like Q-tips – We talk incessantly about personal branding and how much or how little it can mean to a job search. I still hold firm to my opinion that skills and accomplishments are more important than just a brand, but what do you do when your brand is worn out and not seen as useful anymore? Then it is time for retooling the… Read More »The Weekender: Special Job Seeker Edition – Archives v.1

A Tunnel Tutorial for Job Seekers

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In the half-full/half-empty motivational pithy platitude hall of fame is an old saying that we have all heard: The light at the end of the tunnel (signifying the Yay-I’m-Almost-There syndrome) may actually be a train coming toward you (also known as the Oh-Shit-Not-Again syndrome). In the middle of a tunnel you never know exactly where you are located. Motivation to continue is based on the basic survival need that you cannot remain where you are.… Read More »A Tunnel Tutorial for Job Seekers

Recruiter: Specialist and General Practitioner

Last summer my wife and I enjoyed some quality vacation time in Nashville. It was great to travel somewhere not for business (even though my laptop was a constant companion at the hotel) and we did get to spend some time with another couple, my brother-in-law and his wife. They were also escaping work for a bit of recreation and sightseeing. We had a great time in spite of the gazillion-degree heat wave. The heat… Read More »Recruiter: Specialist and General Practitioner