by Rick Christensen | Sep 3, 2020 | On-Boarding, Rick Christensen
You’ve finally done it – you landed the job that you were after. All the hard work and preparation in getting the resume and interview right have paid off. You are excited to start work and impress your new employer and get off on the right foot with your new...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 27, 2020 | Career Transition, Rick Christensen
Several studies and our experience at Career Development Partners show that most people make mistakes – search-prolonging mistakes – in the first three days of their search. These words of caution will help you start your search in the best possible way. Check with...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 13, 2020 | Interviewing, Rick Christensen
A majority (58% to be exact) of the message we convey is through our body language, this is known as non-verbal communication. Only 7% of our message is made of the words we use. In preparing for job interviews most of us concentrate on making sure we have the “right”...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 6, 2020 | Job Search, Rick Christensen
Even in today’s digital age, trusted personal referrals and recommendations carry the most weight when selecting a new employee out of a pool of candidates. Your resume, your online job application, and your LinkedIn profile are all digital files. They cannot speak...
by Rick Christensen | Jul 30, 2020 | Rick Christensen
Interviews are undoubtedly a high-pressure situation – both candidate and hiring manager are under strain to appear professional but friendly, confident but not arrogant, unique but not weird. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work out that way…So, this week, to give you...
by Rick Christensen | Jul 23, 2020 | LinkedIn, Rick Christensen
LinkedIn remains one of the best platforms to expand your professional network. When used to its full potential, it can help raise awareness of your brand among those who are able to support your efforts. The problem is most people aren’t maximizing their...
