So, you think spending a few minutes applying to jobs through a job board is a complete job search plan? Think again. Job boards are still a valuable part of the process, but the usefulness of this approach is trending downward. Three years ago almost 25% of new hires came from the boards, last year it was down to 20% and the latest figures are around 18%. Companies are starting to measure the results of… Read More »Networking: The Job Search Imperative
When we talk about networking, it conjures up a broad foggy blur of reaching out globally to individuals who may have immediate impact on our goals and desires, but for the most part the network is seen to to be a long term sustaining mutual support system. The question occasionally asked about networking is, “What can I do if I need results now?†The obvious, but somewhat unhelpful answer, is that you should have started… Read More »Networking: The Barrier Buster
Whether you are in human resources, communications, sales, underemployed or unemployed, you will hear the mantra “Network, network, network!†over and over again. Introverts may recoil with fear and claim that this tactic is not a match for your personality type. More outgoing individuals will dismiss the idea as something that comes naturally to someone with an extraverted personality. You are both wrong. The one thing that is important no matter who you are or… Read More »Networking: Anybody Can Do It with These Dozen Tips
This was a particularly rough week for many with ties to the Boston area. When tragedy strikes many people don’t know how to react. There are a few who immediately begin making tasteless jokes and at the other extreme there are people who totally lapse into melodramatic, tear-jerking drivel. Fortunately, many who “get it†can show their sorrow and anger, but then help to lead us back to the reality that times are tough but… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Times Are Tough But Life Goes On
We have all seen the infomercial lead-in for a miracle snake oil cure-all in which a white coated actor declares, “This is the secret formula that they don’t want you to know about!†Feeding the flames of paranoia and distrust of just about everything, the staged talk show format allows a contrived dialog that opens the way to believing that there is a magic elixir that only Dr. Whitecoat can deliver. Whether it is to… Read More »What They Don’t Want You to Know