Most leaders are sabotaging their careers because they are giving presentations and speeches rather than leadership talks. In terms of being a results-generator, the leadership talk far surpasses the presentation or speech. Here are three questions you must ask and answer before you can give a leadership talk. If you answer "no" to any one [...]
A Monster Of A Leadership Challenge : The Creature That Ate Your Career - In the 1964 movie, "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster", King Ghidorah was a gigantic, dragon-like creature that came from outer space. It had three heads on long necks, bat-like wings, no arms, and twin tails. It terrorized Tokyo until Godzilla, in a [...]
I've been coaching for a few years now, and the biggest thing I've learnt - both for me and for my clients - is that inner confidence is the key to it all. There are all kinds of strategies, ways of thinking, patterns of behavior and practical tips for improving your life and feeling better [...]
A job interview is stressful. The person who hasn’t made a lot of changes isn’t practiced at what is involved (nor should they want to be), and the person who has made a lot of changes doesn’t have any idea as to what’s involved either, or they wouldn’t be making so many changes! Preparing for [...]
If you’ve held several jobs over a short period, and don’t explain the changes on your resume, you might look like a “job hopper” to recruiters and hiring managers. Although job hopping is more acceptable than it was a decade ago, it can still raise concerns with recruiters. Typically, job hopping can be a perception [...]
Impossible is just a word: Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn't fantasized about being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn't dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or [...]
100 Resume Writing Tips by RecruiterMixer 1. Determine who would be reading your resume. If you know who is going to read the resume you are going to submit, then you would be able to decide on the kind of content you want to establish on it. For example, if the resume would go through [...]
Have you ever considered that your next job interview could be your last? If you prepare for the employer interview properly and do your homework, you can very well land the job of your dreams and never have to sit through another gruelling employment interrogation again! Preparing for a Job Interview Whether it is your [...]
When The Recruiter Calls - Recruiting, retained or contingency, involves (or should, anyway) directly approaching individuals who, based on their title or position, might well have the experience to handle the job description and position for which the client is seeking someone. The individuals who are approached, of course, are usually currently employed at one [...]
Blowing Your Own Leadership Horn - Your career advancement is predicated not only on your being a good leader but also on your being recognized by others that you're a good leader. Many leaders, however, handicap their careers by failing to have this recognition come about in the right ways. There are two streams of [...]
