By now, chances are you may have heard about The New York Times front page, Sunday edition exposé about what a horrible place to work Amazon can be. I love Amazon … or, I should say, I love being able to buy my Peet’s coffee...
There are many tools out there to help to increase efficiency in a corporate recruiting department, but kick-ass employee referral programs are definitely at the top of my list. Prior to joining entreQuest, I worked as a...
There’s always quite a lot being said about the importance of body language in interviews and interactions with potential employers. Things like: match their body language, stand up straight/don’t slouch, and smile constantly....
There are plenty of things executives and leaders of all types can do that make them appear stupid – or actually be stupid. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn’t at one point in time had what they would call an...
In life, when something happens to us, usually a not-so-good something, we’re often told: “Don’t take it personally.” What junk advice (in most cases). Of course, you should take it personally … it’s personal! There are...
It doesn’t get much more underwhelming than “good.” “I had a good time.” “Dinner was good.” "It was a good movie.” “You did a good job.” “Good” is uninteresting, it is lifeless, but most notably it is stale. We have beaten good...
Recently I revisited Simon Sinek’s “Start with Why” video. If you have not watched this video, do yourself a favor and watch it! Watching the video made me realize I ask candidates the question “why?” … a lot! More importantly,...
I'm a sucker for a great line, especially when put to equally great music. Fred Neil hit the Exacta Box with his Grammy Award-winning song (for Vocal Performance by Harry Nilsson), "Everybody's Talkin'." Nilsson's version of the...
Graduating from college comes with a whole range of emotions. But let’s be honest, the idea of joining the real world can be downright frightening. After-all, your entire life leads up to the moment when you finally get the...
