by Human Workplace | Aug 31, 2020 | Job Search
When you go on a bunch of dates with different people you can easily fall into the trap of overthinking those folks’ actions & motivations. “Why didn’t this or that person call me after they said they would?” “Why did they say we...
by Human Workplace | Jul 22, 2020 | Job Search
Dear Liz, What is the best way to be layoff-proof? There have been some reductions in force at my job and I want to make myself impossible to live without (from my employer’s standpoint). Thanks, Rusha Dear Rusha, There is no way to be layoff-proof. You could be...
by Human Workplace | Jul 16, 2020 | Job Search
Liz, . I applied for a management position with a large company. Within a month, I received a request for a phone interview. I was excited, of course, as the company did really exciting work that I saw as a pathway for me to grow professionally. . Within the first few...
by Human Workplace | Jul 15, 2020 | Job Search
Q. I know you want us to be confident but I’m not! My experience is so limited. I have four total years of work experience and I’m competing with people who might have ten or fifteen years. How can I compete with them? . A. When those people write to me...
by Human Workplace | Jul 10, 2020 | Job Search
TEN THINGS YOU CAN CLAIM ON YOUR RESUME, BUT MOST PEOPLE DON’T 1. Volunteer activities 2. Projects you completed that weren’t part of your job description 3. Training workshops you attended 4. Big ideas you sold to your higher-ups 5. Content you created on...
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by Human Workplace | Jul 9, 2020 | Job Search
Q. I see people using terms like “Ex-Apple” or “Ex-Lyft” in their LinkedIn headlines. What do you think of this approach? The last firm I worked for IS a household name but I hate to make them so prominent in my brand. I don’t want to...
by Human Workplace | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog Post, HR
Q. Can you explain “stress interviewing?” Is it ever warranted? A Stress interviewing is an old, discredited interviewing technique where the interviewer purposely puts the candidate under stress during the interview, to see how they react. It’s...
by Human Workplace | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog Post
Q. I learned the “right answers” to the standard job interview questions years (actually, decades) ago and I’ve never changed the way I answer those questions since. I’m sure I’m not up to date. Can you help? A. Check out the Human...
by Human Workplace | Jun 28, 2020 | Blog Post
Dear Liz, I like asking candidates, “Why do you want to work here?” I want to know what attracts them to the company. Shouldn’t they already know they want to work here before they agree to the interview? Thanks, Richard Dear Richard, Just because...
by Human Workplace | Jun 28, 2020 | Blog Post
Q. I love my job. The last thing I have interest in thinking about is my career AFTER this job. Why can’t I just enjoy having a fantastic job, for the first time in my life? A. Absolutely – do what you feel! I like to remind folks not to take their eye off...
