Why Do I Want to Work Here?
Preparation is a crucial ingredient to success when interviewing for your next career opportunity. Often, we believe that process starts once the interview is secured, but in reality, it should begin prior to that heart-stopping moment when you click “submit application” on your favorite job board. It is essential to ponder, “Why would I want…
Read More6 Steps for the Recipe to the Perfect Candidate
Seeking out the perfect candidate is sometimes like trying to create a great new recipe. You know what you want. You can see the final outcome in your mind. You crave it. If only you could find a candidate with just the right blend of skills, leadership, determination, work ethic, and the right personality for…
Read MoreCongratulations on Your New Job — Now to Impress!
“Congratulations on your new job!” is precisely what every job seeker is anxious to hear from family, friends, and LinkedIn connections. Getting the job is the first step toward accomplishing your goals. The next step is to impress for future success. In the job searching process, we’ve talked about how important first impressions are in…
Read MoreOpinion: Personal Inventory
Can you be Passively Racist? I am a free-thinking, environmentally conscious mother of three grown children, and if you had asked me that question 25 years ago, I would have said no. Racists are easily identifiable, right? Racism, at least to me, was intentional and carried an agenda of focused division, oppression, and discrimination. That…
Read MoreGive the Gift of Positivity
The word “karma” is often used within the context of the negative boomerang effect. We’ve all heard the phrase, “Karma is a…..” You can fill in the blank. Karma is a Sanskrit word that roughly translated means “action,” and it is rooted in the principle that basically you reap what you sow. But that definitely…
Read MoreUse the Law of Attraction to Get a Job
When The Secret came out in 2006, it became all the rage and sold 30 million copies by 2009. While Oprah Winfrey was a proponent of the book and an article in Good Housekeeping reported overall favorable results of a month-long experiment, the book took some hard knocks by critics of the promotion of positive…
Read MoreStress Relief in Uncertain Times
In these days of extreme uncertainty and too much anxiety, there needs to be a way to cope with the day-to-day grind. If you do not feel like going on a walk, meditating, or journaling, other productive options exist for stress relief. Life does not always have to be so serious, so take the time…
Read MoreA Map & Compass Will Get Us to Our Destination
We all make choices in life. Choices produce results — both good and bad. The best results come from comparing decisions against your personal or corporate compass. There’s lots of talk about a moral compass, which sounds like it applies to the big decisions, but it applies to all decisions. A person or company’s compass…
Read MoreInterviewing 101: Be Sure to Pass the Character Test
When preparing for an interview, many of us compile a list of questions to ask the interviewer. Additionally, we go over our resume to identify skills applicable to the position. And, we may even go as far as to lay out our outfit the night before. But sometimes all of that is just not enough,…
Read More4 Ways to Spotlight Hidden Hospitality Career Progression on Your Resume
Did you have the same title or position with multiple employers or locations over some time? Do you feel your resume does not show a positive direction and instead has a hidden career progression? Do not allow your application to be passed over for the wrong reasons! Read on for excellent insight into grooming your…
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