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3 Reasons to Turn Down a “Good” Job Offer

by Rob Hellmann • Interviewing, Job-Search Strategy, Negotiation, On-the-job Success

As the economy continues to rebound, more job opportunities are opening up, increasing your chance of landing a new role. Accepting the wrong offer, however, can actually cost you dearly. As one client put it: “I should never have accepted their offer; it was a toxic environment and I was not set up for success, but I was blinded by the money and prestige.” You can reduce the odds of accepting the wrong job offer by asking yourself three questions:More

10 Ways to Ace Your First 100 Days on the Job

by Rob Hellmann • Uncategorized

Businesswoman achieving successWhat you do during the first 100 days in a new job is crucial to your long-term success, whether you’re an employee or the U.S. President. You have only one chance to make a great first impression, and you want to lay the foundation for achievements down the road. Here are 10 steps you can take to make these early days a success. I also spoke with Paul Wolfe, SVP of Human Resources at Indeed, to gain his perspective.More

Make these 3 Career Essentials your New Year’s Resolution

by Rob Hellmann • Career Change, Job-Search Strategy, Org. Effectiveness

Woman achieving goalTake a strategic, active approach to managing your career that will improve your odds of achieving success this year and beyond. In other words, don’t just float around in an ocean of opportunities hoping the currents will take you to an island of your dreams. Instead, actively search for that island and then start swimming! In this spirit, adopt these three career essentials and avoid the dangers (stagnation, layoffs, “settling”) that come with a more passive approach to your career.More

How To Beat Age Bias In Your Job Search: 4 Techniques

by Rob Hellmann • Getting Interviews, Interviewing, Job-Search Strategy

For the first time in nearly 50 years in the U.S., the unemployment rate for 55-and-older workers exceeded the rate for mid-career workers during the pandemic. The relative jump in this rate underscores the age-related challenges that older workers face in getting hired. If you fall into this group, there’s good news: you can usually overcome age-related barriers to being hired relatively easily.

To do so, understand this key insight: you’re usually not facing age-bias per se. Rather, you’re facing underlying issues that employers think about when they compare you to the younger competition. These issues include:More

A 7-Step Job Search Plan to Beat the Covid Economy

by Rob Hellmann • Getting Interviews, Job-Search Strategy, Resume, LinkedIn, self-promo

Businesswoman planning

Job searches go faster when job-seekers first take a step back to plan strategically. And careful planning has become even more important during these challenging economic times. Think of it this way; your “job” in a job search is to be a world-class consultative salesperson, for yourself. So do what the best salespeople do: plan carefully first, to get the highest return on your time investment. Here’s a seven step job search plan that has gotten results for my clients, and that any great salesperson would appreciate.More

How to Spot Job Search Scams and Protect Yourself

by Rob Hellmann • General, Getting Interviews, Interviewing, Job-Search Strategy

Job-opportunity scams have risen with the growing level of unemployment. Below I explain how to spot them by analyzing an actual scam message that hoodwinked some recipients. It turns out that the scam message was sent from a real recruiter’s hacked LinkedIn account, which made this deception more believableMore

Job Seekers: Be Careful Using LinkedIn’s New “Open to Work” Feature

by Rob Hellmann • Getting Interviews, Job-Search Strategy, Resume, LinkedIn, self-promo, Social Media

Professional woman sitting on sidewalk holding job search signLinkedIn has released an “Open to Work” feature to help you let employers, recruiters and your network know you’re looking for a job. You can share your open-to-work status by checking either “share with recruiters only” or “share with all LinkedIn members.” To access, click the “Add New Profile Section” button to the right of your profile picture and then click “Looking for a new job” in the Intro section at the top.

So should you use this new feature, and if so, which option should you pick? My thoughts:More

Power Up Your Pitch to Land Job Interviews and Offers

by Rob Hellmann • Getting Interviews, Interviewing, Job-Search Strategy, Resume, LinkedIn, self-promo

A powerful pitch, one that resonates with your target audience, can give your job search a big boost in this challenging economy. Employers and networking contacts will be impressed when you concisely and engagingly describe what differentiates you from your competitors. Plus the process of creating your pitch is, on its own, well worth your time; the deeply self-reflective thinking that’s required will help you to sell yourself. You’ll need two versions of your pitch:More

10 Ways to Ensure Your Job Search and Career Survives a Pandemic

by Rob Hellmann • Career Change, Getting Interviews, Job-Search Strategy

Businesswoman uncertain as to her next moveBelow I share some of the career and job search advice I’m giving concerned clients as we navigate this challenging time. The key to making it through and achieving your career goals is to use this time wisely now to set yourself up for quick success later, once the economy starts to rebound. Here’s a list of 10 things you can do now to boost results: More

Land that Job Offer by Keeping in Touch with Your Network

by Rob Hellmann • Getting Interviews, Job-Search Strategy

A new client was describing her frustratingly long and unproductive job search to me. She said “I had a lot of great meetings a year ago with people who could potentially hire or refer me, although nothing panned out.” I asked what happened to those people and conversations. She said, “I don’t know, we just lost touch.” I told her that was a major part of the reason she had been searching for so long. If she had kept in touch with them, she would probably have gotten the interviews and offers she was looking for long ago.

Being good at networking isn’t just about meeting new people—that’s only half of it. The other half involvesMore

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