Posts Tagged 'attitude'

The Secret Art Of Timing Your Offers

We’ve talked about how to handle multiple offers, but #2- Timing Your Offering is much easier typed in a WordPress box than done. This post is going to give you some strategies on how to time your offers to ensure you get the position you have ranked #1!

Some of these strategies aren’t pretty. But here’s the thing- Every company has tons of people applying for every job, and if you say no, they will easily be able to find ...

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I Have Multiple Job Offers- Gah!

You have been sitting around the house, following SBN and applying for jobs for MONTHS. And finally you get it- Your first job offer. Everything seems glorious except for 1 thing: you just interviewed for your DREAM first job yesterday. And the dance begins

Murphy’s Law states that (bear with my while I get technical): You WILL get multiple offers in a short time frame and you WILL have to do some manoeuvring to get the one you really want. The good ...

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Forecasting Is Not Lying.. Or Is It?

Scenario: You have designed, aligned, and coordinated a large national program that won’t be launched for 1 month. You and all of your management agree that it’s going to be successful and you have some solid estimates (based on other companies implementations) of the results you expect, including its cost savings, customer satisfaction improvements, etc. You are ALSO looking for a job outside of work hours. How do you represent this huge project you are working on your resume? If ...

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How To Get A Job- Check Your Attitude At The Door

“I would never do that job”              ”I deserve this job”          ”I’m overqualified for this role”

Have you heard these words before? Perhaps you heard it from a friend, or a family member, or maybe even… yourself. These words are not only detrimental  to one’s job search, but they demonstrate that a poor attitude is holding you back from securing and enjoying a meaningful career. Next time you talk to someone who ...

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