What's Your Greatest Weakness?
When interviewers ask about your greatest weakness, the biggest mistake would be to respond with some cookie-cutter answer like “my greatest weakness is that I am a perfectionist” or “I work too hard.” Those…
Replacing Resumes with Brain Scans
With the advent of blockchain, virtual reality and progress in neuroscience, in the future you might not even have to go to an interview. Things could get very interesting. Here’s how…
Did you Make or Save the Company Money?
Companies will hire you because they think you have skills to do a job. Clients want to work with you because they think you have something to add to their…
The Downside of a High Salary
One of my good friends in middle school — I’ll call him J— came from a poor family and lived in a trailer park with his mother. His parents had…
How I Used the 80/20 Rule to Get the Most out of Networking Events
Tell me if this story sounds familiar: You go to a business conference or networking event, find the first speaker, sit down and jump on your phone or computer immediately…
Where Job Descriptions Fall Short
Next time you receive a job description, set it on fire and throw it in the trash. Figuratively speaking, of course. Most job descriptions are digital and I wouldn't encourage…
How Being Radically Open Minded Can Lead to Your Dream Job
A friend of mine was living in England and decided she wanted to relocate back to Japan with her family where she was originally from. At that stage of her…
The Hidden Job Market Part 2
In Part 1 we spoke about how companies hire, how to find jobs that people don't know about, and tools that you can use to find these jobs. Now that…
The Hidden Job Market Part 1
You might have heard the phrase “hidden job market” floating around. At a first glance this sounds like some sort of black market for jobs or corporate conspiracy to keep…