From all reports, employer hiring trends look promising for the Class of 2018. That’s the good news. The not such good news for college seniors are how employers have changed their recruiting efforts. To understand how, let’s take a look at why. In 2016 Goldman Sachs told the Financial Times that it attracted 250,000+ job […]
As a job-seeker, there’s a lot learn from people who raise money from venture capitalists and/or have invested in companies. I set out to learn how those who raise billions do it and what investors look for in a pitch. What I learned is that the formula for a winning pitch is pretty simple. Winning […]
Dr. Seuss has it right. In your job search, you can only be yourself—your best self. You don’t have to change who you are to fit an employer: Be MORE of who you are. Get started by knowing what makes you youer than you. The answers to these questions help you understand not only makes […]
I’m an observer and sometime eavesdropper. It’s hard not to be when sitting at Starbucks and I see that someone is being interviewed. This morning I noticed a man reviewing and taking notes on resumes. From his body language, I could see he was waiting for someone and indeed a young woman walked in and introduced herself. […]
Riding a bike. Spiking the ball. Eating all of the pellets on the game board. All require skills you learned, and then mastered. A job search is no different. There are specific skills to conducting a job search that once learned, can help make search more productive. #1: Get into the right mindset It is […]
Conduct informational interviews. When you are undecided about what you want to do, initiate conversations with professionals in areas of interest to you. Get them to share their experience, ideas, information and advice that can be helpful to you. I’ve spent a good bit of time in airports and on planes recently. I’m a cocoon […]
Last week, Goldman Sachs announced it will no longer hold face-to-face interviews with undergraduates looking for full-time jobs and will only accept video interviews from undergrads—videos that applicants will record themselves using a software program and then upload and send along to Goldman. Underscore software program. You are not making a casting video for The […]
I’m a so-so networker and truthfully, that’s progress for me. Never one to feel comfortable talking to people I don’t know, crowded noisy networking events— fuhgeddaboudit. It took starting my coaching practice and working with college students who needed help to get over their fears about networking to get me to face my own. Like […]
You were a promising candidate. The interviews went well but you didn’t get the job. Rejection sucks. It also sucks you’ll likely never hear from the employer as to know why. Employers explain they need to protect themselves against lawsuits. That’s true. It’s also true that most employers are simply horrible at closing the loop. Here […]
Interviews are an important screening tool for companies. Done well, an interview helps the hiring manager decide whether you’re a right fit for the position and the company. If you are, you get a job offer. The decision to accept, however, is all you. To decide, you need to learn about the things that are […]