Interviewing Everyday
It funny how people get so anxious and nervous about interviewing.  Sure the people you meet with during an interview aren’t people you know and it won’t be easy to judge the meaning of their words and inflections much less their body language, but is it really that different from what you do everyday? In your current position you’re constantly making sure your boss, peers and clients/customers are pleased with your work, attitude and effort.  So aren’t you really interviewing everyday by default?  I certainly believe so, in fact I think if more people looked at their job in this light they may put in just a little more effort, be

Go West! (or East, South or North)
For months we’ve been talking with those unfortunate IT professionals that have been affected by the economic downturn through RIF, layoffs, outsourcing, etc. about being flexible in their search.  Flexible in the type of work they’ll do, their commuting distance, the salary they’ll accept…and finally we told them to be flexible in where they live and that while selling a house may be daunting there career livelihood may depend on it.  However, after hearing Paul Krugman speak last week I have a new appreciation to understanding why it’s both good for the candidate, but also good for the broa

The Hardest Placement in Your Life
Making placements is hard and recruiters always have various theories for their anticipated success or failure on any given position search.  Most typically it begins with such things as their depth of knowledge of the company, the hiring process, position requirements, their knowledge of the available talent pool, experience working with the hiring official and the preferred personality traits of the team in addition to many other moving parts.  However, the hardest placement that you’re ever likely to make is the one that follows a recently successful placement with the same company and manager.  What typically occurs is that the hiring official’s job descrip