For decades, HR professionals have played an unspoken career game: chase the biggest logo you can land. The assumption baked into this – that working for a massive, household-name enterprise signals intelligence and ambition, while toiling at a mid-market privately-held
Is it Ever Time to STOP Chasing a Dream?
The internet, magazines and even the backs-of-cereal-boxes are filled with inspirational messages, stories and exhortations. Quotes abound as HR bloggers, career coaches and life style experts share words of encouragement: “You are never too old to set another goal or
The Dark Web of EMPLOYER References
It goes both ways of course; candidates seek information on a prospective employer AND companies search for nuggets of digestible content on a new hire. LinkedIn profiles are examined and mined not only for information but also for contacts, connections
I Still Like Cover Letters
I belong to numerous Facebook groups filled with members who are sourcers, recruiters, HR folks, techies, and assorted “talent” pundits. At least once per month, I swear to you, a lengthy thread emerges when someone posts something along the line
