MBA Job-Seekers: Congratulations, But Leave the Entitlement at Home True story: Recently, at a job search workshop for over 100 MBA soon-to-be-graduates, John introduced himself and told me that “after I graduate, I’m going to walk into my boss’ office...
How much time have you spent on the Internet learning about the company that is about to interview you? Before you go on that job interview, it’s important to find out as much as you can about the company. You’ll...
Executive Mistake #6 of 6 — Appearance and Performance Are you appearing and performing appropriately for today’s job search era? You may be out of date with the way to appear. And I don’t just mean just clothing. I’m Dana...
When I talk to anyone from college graduates to corporate executives about their efforts to find their next career moves, I ask them to show me their job search tracking. How do they capture their job descriptions, websites, contact information,...
Executive Job Search Top Mistake #5 of 6 — Unclear Career Goal Executive Pop Quiz: What is your concise, inspiring and clear job search goal? Similarly, what is your answer to the most common networking question “What are you looking...
Social media can be an advantage for you if you are searching for your next career move; it can also be disastrous! You can make a positive impression in your job search before you ever go on an interview OR...
Executive Job Search Top Mistake #4 of 6 – Unwilling to Get Current Executives, you have great experience, skills and an ability to do so much more in the future. You just need to catch up to some trends in...
Not everyone is comfortable with networking. You may not like the word, the thought, the activity, or the entire concept. But the facts continue to show that networking works. More jobs are found by personal connections, referrals, asking the right...
Executive Job Search Top Mistake #3 of 6 — Crappy Preparation Executives, you have so many skills and experiences, but your preparation for networking, applying and interviewing are, well, pathetic. You can stand out just by doing better homework than...
If you’ve never felt any of the following during your job search, you are not human: frustrated, depressed, angry, confused, guilty, sad, victimized, stupid, humiliated, embarrassed, lacking confidence. In my three decades of hiring, mentoring and assisting job seekers, I...
Executives, while you may be doing well in the departments of submitting resumes, networking, and interviewing, your skills in one of the most important aspects of the job search: “Follow Up” are abominable. Yes, most often completely missing or weak,...
David, an unemployed senior banker, is a high-performance athlete. He’s a very competitive marathon runner and, during our job search coaching sessions, he showed me how he documented a rigorous pre-marathon training regimen. He tracked each workout, recorded what he...
Executives, you have so many skills and experiences, you don’t need the fancy ego during your job search. Quite the opposite. You need humility, kindness, flexibility and an unrelenting focus on the customer. Today the hiring manager is the customer....
From a veteran hiring manager’s perspective, I’ve found that the weakest part of most job search processes is the deplorable state of follow-up. You can go from the perfect candidate to the bottom of the list before you even know...
15 of the Top 30 Interview Bloopers (Part 1 of 2) Good news, bad news. Bad news: The majority of job seekers are blowing it in their job interviews. And this is within your own company or looking outside in...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Cut the Crap, Get a Job! A New Job Search Process for a New Era — just-released –is a game-changing job search book that will help everyone from college graduates to senior executives make their next career moves in...
What to do After a Networking Event I hope many of you are going to face-to-face network events as part of your job search. I’m Dana Manciagli, author of Cut the Crap, Get a Job!… Drive the Follow Up Process...
From a veteran hiring manager’s perspective, I’ve found that the weakest part of most job search processes is the deplorable state of follow-up. You can go from the perfect candidate to the bottom of the list before you even know...