by Rick Christensen | Sep 27, 2018 | Career Transition, Interviewing, Job Search, Rick Christensen
It’s not unusual for interviews to be conducted over a meal. Sometimes it is a mere circumstance and easier for the interviewer to meet you at a restaurant. Other times it is that a decision maker wants to impress a candidate at the end of the interviewing...
by Rick Christensen | Sep 13, 2018 | Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
I believe that there is a pattern of behavior among highly successful managers, and that studying what works can help others grow successful without having to go through the same bumps and roadblocks. These are the six traits that I’ve come to believe capture...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 30, 2018 | Career Transition, Job Search, Rick Christensen
We all know how important networks are in all the different parts of our lives: medical and health, financial and legal, and especially in work and career. What many don’t know is that to be successful you need not one but three networks: operational,...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 28, 2018 | Coaching, Human Resources, Outplacement, Rick Christensen
Is there a right day to terminate someone? Not really. No one likes being let go – and most of us equally dislike the act of telling an employee that they no longer have a job. It’s difficult no matter what. As a general guideline, logic suggests that the best day to...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 23, 2018 | Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
You have had successful career. You may have had varying degrees of satisfaction with your career, from loving every minute and looking forward to tomorrow to detesting every minute and dreading that you need to do it again tomorrow. Wherever you fall on that scale...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 15, 2018 | Interviewing, Job Search, Rick Christensen
There are a number of situations that come up during job interviews that require a bit of finesse to navigate. Especially given the power dynamics of job interviews. You may feel awkward trying to address these situations with the interviewer, however, not addressing...
