No matter how you feel about social media and tech companies, particularly Twitter, Facebook’s parent Meta, and other businesses that have cumulatively laid off thousands of talented workers, the reality is that most of these people will land on their feet. Regardless of the reasons why massive layoffs happen, it’s a periodic fact of business.…
Conventional wisdom suggests that the best and the brightest will have the opportunity to work wherever they want. Good for them! Unfortunately, not all workers will have those same options. The reality for many workers is that they need to find positions that are within relatively easy commute distances to where they are employed. Even…
When the Covid 19 Pandemic took hold two years ago, many workers were forced to look at their lives differently. While some folks were able to keep going to their jobs, others were forced to work from home or other remote location. There were a lot of questions about how to adjust to this new…
Last time out, we went over the core technical aspects of preparing for an online video interview. Hopefully since then, you’ve gotten more familiar with your chosen video sharing software. Now, let’s take a look at the human, physical side of the equation. It’s important to understand how you are seen on screen during this…
As discussed in the last post, where your interview takes place presents considerations beyond your ability to succinctly answer questions. This is also true for interviews that take place over video chat or the phone. Though in-person interviewing will eventually return in greater numbers, this past year has clearly demonstrated the need for job…
Recently, I’ve heard from a number of job seekers who shared similar tales of contact with employers who had expressed interest in hiring them right around the time the pandemic took hold and changed everything. In their follow-ups post shut-down, they each conveyed being told: “I’m sorry. We’re not ready to commit to…
