In case you missed it, yesterday – April 15th – the US major league baseball teams honored Jackie Robinson , who in 1947 on that date became the first player of color to play in US major league baseball. All players yesterday wore the same number – Robinson’s #42 – as a way of honoring his memory and accomplishments. More on Robinson at this ESPN video clip here .… Read the rest
[Land of Spin] The Job Hunt: TwitterShouldHireMe.com and Other Tricks of the Trade
Fortune Magazine’s April 13, 2009 edition has an article on Jamie Varon, who built a website called TwitterShouldHireMe.com as part of her job hunt campaign to get – guess who – to hire her. She also writes a blog called “intersected ." Her Twitter job campaign site apparently has spawned a host of imitators (googleshouldhireme.com, Facebookshoulehireme.com, etc.). [Update: Varon has also just launched a new blog site called "Shatterbox – The Way of Standing Out and Changing the World."… Read the rest
[Land of Spin] The Job Hunt: Five Things to Look for in the New Boss
Land O’Spin is an occasional set of writings focused on best practices in coaching and assessment: how do take what you observe, know what it means, and draw conclusions about what outcomes will occur in the future.
As I’ve noted before, the ideal goal of any job hunt should be to find a right job at the right place with the right people .… Read the rest
[New Rules] 5 Landmines to Sidestep When Changing Jobs
Changing jobs in today’s economy is tough enough without adding complexity. But something as seemingly straight forward and simple as moving from one organization to another for a job change can get sketchy if you manage to make some highly avoidable mistakes.
Here’s my take on five things – some may be more traps than landmines – you can, and should avoid when changing jobs:
Moving from the frying pan to the proverbial fire : In my experience people are either moving to something (e.g.… Read the rest
Update: It’s Late at the Candidate Pub: Part 8 – “Last Call” – of the nine part series “Choose Me, Hire Me!”
In an earlier post of the getting-hired tips series "Choose Me, Hire Me! " I noted that – for those that could – participating in volunteer activities is a great way to keep your mind sharp and your hands dirty while job hunting. Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a good article by Dana Mattioli titled "The Laid-Off Can Do Well Doing Good " which can be found here .… Read the rest
[Land O’Spin] What’s YOUR Test Score?
Land O’Spin is an occasional set of writings focused on best practices in coaching and assessment: how do take what you observe, know what it means, and draw conclusions about what outcomes will occur in the future.
Employment testing is (back) in vogue, and with the recession in place it’s likely to continue: the news, similar to an old adage about dogs, is that some employers use employment personality testing for hiring purposes because they can.… Read the rest