Family vs YOU! It’s not maturity, rather the courage to believe in yourself
When graduating from high school, you are usually very closely tied to your family unit. When you go off to college, your unit changes. Your 4–5-year exposure to other people from other families and to the routine of the school calendar will change you. I started out wanting to be a design engineer, since I […]
The Puzzle
I was speaking with a longstanding client yesterday who has been offered a possible lateral move in his current employer. We discussed the facts that although the move sounds interesting, he needs to evaluate the change and the possible impact on his current career goal and his current employer. I asked him if he knew […]
Job Training
Be sure to ask about and get a written copy of all job training, products, clients, vendors, competitors, and salespeople. You should have a list of those people with whom you are going to have regular contact. Where is the training at, when is it, how long is it, and is it broken into sessions […]
Benefit Programs
Benefits Programs can tell you more about the company than all the interviews, meals, and treatment prior to an offer. One of the most often forgotten parts of the Job Offer is what kind of Benefit system are you allowed? It is not just health care, but what the company pays and what you pay. […]
Seven Steps to a Job: Current College Graduates
While working on The Job Course©, we realized that we never gave our Blog Readers a quick easily memorized Seven Steps to a Job in the Covid Environment. Write down your answers to the below: Know who you are! What special ideas, accomplishments, or experiences do you bring to a possible employer. What volunteer work […]
12 Interesting Communication Strategies for Contacting the C Suite
Use the following communication strategies when contacting a prospective C Suite Executive: Use your job search e-mail address and phone #, not your personal e-mail.. Do not use your zip code on your mailed materials. Do not mention your church activities, marital status, or citizenship. Always link to LinkedIn. It could be your best advertising […]
Where Did The Program Start and Where Is It Going? (2007)
As I was speaking to a client about our process recently — and trying to explain our philosophy & methodology, I found the perfect analogy or example. Finally, after seven years of saying and thinking that our Personal Marketing Strategy Program© methodology was contrarian, I finally figured out that we were not. We are not […]
Got A Flat Tire?
Got A Flat Tire? While writing another blog today, this thought floated through my brain, if it is still there, from my old seminar days. Are you doing what you were taught for 50 to 75 years, just send a resume via email and therefore add it to the pile of rejections. It is the […]
Perspective on How Your System Really Works!
Perspective on How your System Really Works! “Dear Bruce and Pat, My husband had been an integral part of a well-known global company that he helped develop and grow for over 30 years. Despite his tremendous experience, ultimate dedication, and strong individual traits of integrity, strong moral character, and hard work, he was laid off […]
The 12 Absolute Commandments to Working With Recruiters
Below are the 12 absolute commandments to working with recruiters in your job search: Make sure they agree not to release your resume to any opportunity without your permission. Make sure they agree not to release your resume to any opportunity without your permission. Find out how long the recruiter worked on that “desk”. In […]
