I am sure that you have heard over and over all the things that you are supposed to do during an interview…sit up straight, look the interviewer in the eye, don’t chew gum…the list goes on. But did you know that there actually is a proper etiquette for job interviewing that you should follow? In this article, I will provide you with an outline for both so that you are always at your best when in a professional setting. ...<< MORE >>

Peter Romeo, Executive Editor of the Nation's Restaurant News, in his blog The Scoop discussed the massive layoffs going on in the restaurant industry. (See blog entry - Your Pink Slip Is Showing) With the massive layoffs last month at Brinker, Rock Bottom Brewery and Buca di Pepo, you have to scratch your head and think - "What will happen with all of this great talent leaving the restaurant industry?" You can imagine in today's fierce economy that many of these fine folks will have to find something and it may not necessarily be ...<< MORE >>

Just the other day, I was reminded that companies need to be nimble in order to get the best talent. For the past 3 months, I have been engaged with a client that is looking for a Vice President of Operations for a remote location on the West Coast. This search has had its issues because of the geography and the skill set requirements that my client is looking for. In a nutshell, they were looking for a hybrid person who could manage a fairly high P&L and be able to aggressively grow the sales in a short amount of time. With that said, I was able to identify four potential candidates and the client liked all of them upon initial assessments. Here is where everything went apart.<< MORE >>

The resume is thedoorway to landing a position. As the first impression that most employers haveof you, it should be your goal to make sure that it can outshine all the othersthat come across the employer’s desk. This means that it must contain certainelements that will make the employer take notice of it in and want to pass yourapplication onto the next stage. Here are some tips tohelp ensure your resume can outshine those of your competition:<< MORE >>

A lot of employers these days are using phone interviews as the step beforedeciding whether or not to have a candidate in for an in-person interview. Alot of the reason is because a failed phone interview can be a deciding factorin whether to move on to that next step. Here are some basics that you shouldknow before (and after) you pick up the phone. Preppingfor the Call · Whether you are using a cell or a home phone as your primarycontact number, make sure that your greeting on the voicemail i<< MORE >>

arlier this week, Kathy Casey-Krischling was the first of her generation, The Baby Boomer, to receive a Social Security payment. (See article) What this means is that some 8,000 of her fellow boomers will be 62 years old and eligible for Social Security. What this means from an employment standpoint is that a huge part of our workforce will start to move out of the work place leaving a large void that Gen X and Gen Y cannot fill on shear numbers. ...<< MORE >>

When working in the corporate world, especially over a certain salary range, the likelihood that an organization will desire for you to relocate to fill a position increases. In a day and age where country borders do not form borders to business and the world is our corporate boardroom, it is necessary to be prepared for the possibility of relocation. Preparation means being armed with all the facts you should know about relocation and what is involved so you’ll know when the question arises whether or not it is something you want to encounter.

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Burger King has been kicking some serious ass lately with great sales and television ads. Hey No Whopper On The Menu?! in today's Wall Street Journal talks about the current series of ads the company is running. If you h ...<< MORE >>

If you can say that you have never dealt with a challenging manager, then consider yourself among the few and the blessed, because they are a lot more common than not. In fact, you might find through research that issues or challenges with upper management ranks among the top reasons that individuals choose to leave their position. According to the State of Texas Employment Exit Survey results, leaving a position because of difficulties with others ranked fifth among fifteen choices. But in times of financial and economic uncertainty such as today, when even though the employment rates are ...<< MORE >>

If you are a recruiter like me, then you have probably received a resume or two across your desk and wondered just how best to pull applicable information from it in order to fill a position. It’s no secret that many individuals do not know how to construct a proper resume, and then there are those who just use a standard template with little or no creativity at all. But there are some key things to look for any in resume that will help you in selecting the right candidates to recommend for interviews.

First and foremost, you as a ...<< MORE >>