The Science of the Job Search

Momentum My wife is a science teacher and she is always teaching / reminding me about how God made the world.  Usually when we think of momentum we think of the locomotive pulling all of those train cars and how difficult it would be to stop them or when you are...

Why are you SO busy?

If you are like me there is not enough time in the day to get it all done. I have often times said “if there were 36 hour days and 9 day weeks I could get it all done AND have 3 day weekends!”  But I recently realized that the problem is with me, not the clock or the...

Maybe you shouldn’t start looking for another job

I was reading a LinkedIn article by J. T. O’Donnell and some stats she quoted jumped out at me: 72% of workers would rather work for themselves 86% plan to actively look for a new job this year Here is a tip… it you want to work for yourself you...

I’m thankful but I want just a little more…

I’m thankful but I want just a little more… I heard a definition of success the other day that I really like… “Success happens when you realize that you have more than others.”  Now I know that we ALWAYS want more and THAT is the problem.  I read Ecclesiastes and I...

Oddball Interview Questions… why do companies still use them?

Oddball Interview Questions… why do companies still use them? This post started with a tweet from @hiringsocial and @FidelisPartners yesterday: “How to tackle those oddball interview questions.”  My first reaction was why in the H-E double hockey sticks do people...

Working on being authentic in the interview

Working on being authentic in the interview The main difference is the more you practice, the more authentic you will be and the closer the “role” is to the true you the more genuine you seem. Actors practice WHAT they say, HOW they say it and their BODY language. ...