My friend asked me the other day if spending 10 years at her company would negatively affect her job search. Since I didn’t see her resume I couldn’t really give a good answer. But my natural response was no, unless you’ve been in the same job for ten years with minimal to no …
Just pull the plug!
“Oh did [newbie employee name] get your order wrong? Oh they seemed irritated when you called to correct it…? They actually hung up the phone? Gosh, I’m sorry about that…they are new to the ABC Widget Company customer service way…I’m sure it was a misunderstanding.” Is your new …
Dirty South Mashup – Social Media Part 1
I’ve been blogging now for a little under a year and one of the first people to reach out to me was Chris Fields from CostofWork.com. We’ve talked HR, north vs. south (O-H-I-O) and for the most part we tend to agree but recently we found an issue to disagree with. So after …
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They Can’t All Be Tom Brady
One of the greatest NFL draft picks of all time is Tom Brady. The odds of a quarterback drafted in the sixth round who goes on to win the Super Bowl are minuscule but then to win three Super Bowl's? To say it's unlikely is an understatement. People love this story because it …
The WTF Interview
I spend a lot of time providing career advice to friends and family. Recently I talked with my friend “Sam” (name changed to protect the innocent) who is a super star candidate. He looks great on paper and is even better face-to-face. Sam is the super star you loaded all the …
