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The care and feeding of references has taken on greater importance in today’s market.
It is not enough to have identified those who you respect and who know your work well. You must ensure that they are true assets in this key process. As reported recently in The Wall Street Journal, your chances of getting a [...]

Remember all those business books we read, such as Tom Peter’s In Search of Excellence? Many of those books reflected a few key themes:

A bias for action, active decision making-”get on with it’
Be close to the customer-learn from the people served by the business
Entrepreneurship-foster innovation and nurturing ‘champions’
Productivity through people- treating rank and file employees [...]

Many who are in the job search situation and are over 50  seem fixated on age being a major obstacle. Not so, my friend! There is much to be said for experience and maturity in the workplace, so put out of your head those thoughts that age is holding you back.
The truth is this: Success [...]

So you’ve landed your first interview after being downsized or taking that early retirement package. In the last post, we discussed the top 3 interview mistakes.

Lack of professionalism

Preparation failure

“Buy first, sell later” attitude

Today we will cover the last 3 interview mistakes.
Money matters most: Don’t ask too soon about benefits and financial information. Doing so can [...]

So you’ve landed your first interview after being downsized or taking that early retirement package. Now what? Few people really like job interviews:  You have to be “on,” the stakes are high, and you have to show off your expertise and intelligence every step of the way. To be successful in interviewing, you have to [...]