9 Zoom Etiquette Tips to Put Your Best Foot Forward Professionally By now we’ve all experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of virtual meetings. Zoom has reported 300 million daily participants using their video-conferencing platform during the second quarter of 2020, according to Betsy Morris in this article for The Wall Street Journal….
Read MoreYour resume has six seconds to impress busy hiring managers positively enough to say yes to the next step. A 2016 Career Builder survey found that 42 percent of hiring managers receive at least 50 resumes for each open position they are working to fill. Will yours make the cut? And do you know what…
Read More9 Tips for Writing a Professional Bio That Gets You Noticed Landing a new job requires a well-crafted resume. We also advise candidates that writing a professional bio is just as important. Good resumes highlight skills and experience that align with a specific job description. By contrast, a bio uses a narrative style to portray…
Read More4 Proven Methods to Assess Soft Skills in Job Candidates How important are soft skills in the workplace? Don’t they take second place to technical talent and experience? That’s not what 92 percent of talent pros, who took part in LinkedIn’s latest annual Global Talent Trends research, said. Instead, they considered soft skills in a…
Read MoreBuilding Open Communication: A Leader’s Guide to Ending Workplace Silence It feels great when everyone agrees with you, doesn’t it? Surely it means you’re on the right track – except it doesn’t. If agreement comes at the cost of truth, it’s not a very healthy workplace communication dynamic. Too often direct reports are afraid to…
Read MoreWhy Does Hiring Take So Long? What Candidates Need to Know “Anticipation… is keeping me waiting…” Carly Simon was singing about heartache, not a job search. But when the hiring process drags out, job candidates can commiserate. So, why does the hiring process take so long? For all types of jobs, the hiring process now…
Read MoreThe Truth About Job Search Ghosting from Recruiters Who See Both Sides Have you ever been ghosted? No fun, is it? It leaves you hanging, not knowing how to proceed. Let’s turn the tables. Have you ever ghosted someone? It is decidedly not a smart move to ghost a recruiter or potential employer. What is…
Read MoreWorking with a recruiter is a wise move when you are seeking a new career opportunity. Recruiters seek to place highly qualified candidates in the open positions of the companies who are their clients. They know about jobs you haven’t heard of yet, and their networks reach far beyond yours. Therefore, they are well positioned…
Read MoreIs Your Open Door Policy Destroying Productivity? 7 Smart Guidelines for the Hybrid Workplace The Evolution of Open Door: Physical to Digital Accessibility An open door says, “Welcome. Come in. Let’s talk.” A closed door says, “I need my privacy. Please come back later.” When you’re a manager, you and your door (real or figurative)…
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