From time to time, I get asked for the top three or five questions to ask a potential sales rep. Evidently, people think that are a few magic bullet questions out there…IF ONLY YOU WOULD TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE!!! (I do know what those questions are, but I am going to keep that secret, [...]
The Trouble with “Feedback” Systems
Posted in September 17th, 2010
Never have liked official and corporate-wide evaluation and feedback systems. Here is why. Company A has a policy of constant and regular feedback for its employees. Managers ask co workers to evaluate other co workers, you know, to “help” them get better, yadayadayada. They CANNOT only have positive things to say, either, they MUST find [...]
There’s a Solution in Here Somewhere
Posted in August 30th, 2010
Some random thoughts… School is starting. For most kids, big whoop. But for some, a real and true Big Whoop. I don’t know what to make about education nowadays. We are spending more money on it, so I know we all care. I know venture guys who are big backers of online universities, like DeVry, [...]
Is Monster the 8 Track Tape of 2010?
Posted in July 7th, 2010
When I was about 22 or so, I had a car with an 8-track tape player. I had a mini-suitcase full of 8 track tapes that held about 20 tapes. It rested on the console, all that music, pre-cassettes and certainly pre-CD’s. Steve Jobs was in high school and ITunes was decades away. Still, in [...]
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Two Questions Behind Every Job Interview
Posted in April 22nd, 2010
The job interview is misnamed. Too many candidates think about the job interview in those terms—ie., the person with the job is going to ask me a bunch of questions and if I answer the questions correctly I may get the job. What is really happening in the interview is actually quite simple. There are only two [...]
StartUp Webinar: Talking Into The Computer
Posted in March 5th, 2010
I do Twitter. I do blog. I do email. I don’t do webinar. Until now, er, next Tuesday, March 9th, with my friend J.T. O’Donnell of Careerealism and JTODONNELL. Anyone who goes by their initials is a friend of mine because we have heard it ALL—”How do you spell GL?” or “What is your real name?” [...]
How To Overcome the Negativity of a Job Search
Posted in February 25th, 2010
By CAL, Curmudgeon at Large This month’s #careercollective question was How To Overcome the Negativity of a Job Search. Evidently, hunting for a job turns out to be a tough, stressful and hard job in and of itself. Who knew? Here are some very bright folks in the industry and how they can help you. [...]
“My BF left and he took my cat, my car and the chair!”
Posted in February 17th, 2010
It started for me a few years back when several of us would get together after a series of interviews. What? You didn’t think the interviewers talked about YOU after the interview? Anyway. Most were recent college grads. Good interview reports degraded with the number of beers consumed quickly to “Did you hear what he [...]
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Money Mules, JobSeeker Victims and the American Way
Posted in January 29th, 2010
Generally speaking it is not a good idea to even mention a competitor. Even bad PR is still PR. But it is hard to stand by and watch job seekers get taken to the proverbial cleaners by people in the industry who profess to help them. A few days ago, JT O’Donnell had @TobyDayton and [...]
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Jacob Share’s 117 Funny Job Ads
Posted in January 27th, 2010
My friend Jacob Share just posted 117 job and recruitment ads. Hilarious. There are ten or so here, but please, jump over to his site to browse through them all. It will brighten your day.
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