Posts by SHIFT

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

5 Essential Tips to Landing Your Dream Job Instead of Hating What You Do Every Day

Whether you find yourself annoyed with your job, bored with your work, or you just got laid off or fired, follow these five tips on what to do now to help you land your dream job! Do not dwell on the negatives, instead focus...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

[Hidden in Plain Sight] How to Dominate Your Industry by Dancing on Treadmills

Have you ever heard of the band OK Go? More importantly, have you ever watched an OK Go music video? If you have, chances are you’ve seen the band’s “treadmill video.” In this now world-famous video, the four band members do...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

How to Save a Recruiter for the Rainy Day You'll Actually Need Them

You check your LinkedIn and yet another recruiter wants to connect with you. Depending on the status of your job, many things run through your head. However, the courtesy of what you should do, or how you should respond, may...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

How to Use the Most Effective Hooks to Reel In the Most Valuable Candidates (and Customers)

As a business, you need to have compelling reasons in place for a customer or candidate to want to work with you, or for you. There are a lot of competitors out there, and a lot of relationships already established. So, how...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

You've Been Red Flagged | Interviews & Hiring Tips

Recruiters and hiring managers are on a constant watch for red flags during the hiring process with candidates. They are fiercely protecting the clients and companies they represent and act as gatekeepers to the best of their...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

Surviving the Interview Gauntlet

Everyone can agree that interviewing these days is stressful! You have to have a resume that gets you a call, you have to survive a phone interview or two…then comes the in-person interviews. You’ll be lucky if you only have to...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

The Intersection of Personal and Professional: 4 Steps to Mastering All of Your Goals

Success is not measured in a single unit; it's encompassing of every aspect of our lives. This includes our personal and professional goals. While they may take us on different avenues to accomplish, the overarching journey...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

Fear is a Great Motivator, But I'd Rather Choose Love

Last week while scanning through pages of LinkedIn insider posts, I came across an interesting clip of comedian Jim Carrey speaking at the commencement of Maharishi University in Iowa. During the eight minute clip I witnessed...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

What to Do AFTER Your Next Interview: eQ's Top 5 Follow Up Moves

Today’s job market is increasingly competitive. With an influx of available candidates on the market, whether qualified or unqualified, hiring managers and recruiters have to work ten times as hard to fish through resumes to find...