To be “Open to Work” or not “Open to Work”, that is the question. This is a polarizing topic. I’ve heard many people argue the Open to Work banner is almost like a scarlet letter which weakens your negotiating power. Thus, those people who are out of work will not advertise they are looking for
When I graduated college, it was largely believed if you didn’t stay at a job for at least 5 years you were a “job hopper”. Further, in my parents’ generation, it wasn’t uncommon for people to stay at a company for the duration of their career. In those days people looked to move up, not
Job hunters. What to do in the meantime. For many, things are grim. The economy is uncertain and there are many factors playing a role in the long runway back to stability. The reality is we are in Q4 when many\most companies hit pause on hiring until new budgets are established and approved for Q1 of next
My son is a huge Abraham Lincoln fan. So much so that he dressed up like Lincoln for Halloween when he was 10. An interesting choice considering most of his friends were dressed up as superheroes, villains or cartoon characters. Regardless, he donned the beard, black coat and stovepipe hat and set out to pillage
There’s an on-going debate over what to do when a prospective employer asks you to provide what could be deemed as “free consulting” during the interview process. That could manifest in a variety of ways from a simple, “How would you go about reaching this demographic?”; to the more complex “Please provide a detailed presentation
