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Hearing Crickets After a Job Interview? Here’s What to Do

byRobert Hellmann •Getting Interviews, Interviewing

Turn post-interview silence into an offer (Shutterstock)

Many jobseekers are too quick to write-off opportunities if they experience radio silence after an interview. A typical example: “My last interview was three weeks ago and I haven’t heard anything, I guess they’re not interested” (this jobseeker actually ended up receiving an offer). You can both avoid having to guess their intentions and improve your odds of landing an offer by taking the following steps.More

How to Negotiate a Job Offer and Make Thousands in Minutes

byRobert Hellmann •Negotiation

Use your new leverage

Once you receive a job offer, all the negotiating leverage switches from the employer to you. They are no longer thinking about hiring anyone else, they’re now focused on getting you in the role. The result: items that weren’t negotiable before the offer are now suddenly negotiable. Use this new leverage and the following guidelines to make thousands in minutes.More

LinkedIn Profiles vs. Resumes: What You Need to Know

byRobert Hellmann •Getting Interviews, Resume, LinkedIn, self-promo, Social Media

They both have a lot in common

Great LinkedIn profiles and resumes have a lot in common, including highly targeted, keyword-rich and concise content, accomplishment-oriented bullets and a powerful summary section. Because of these similarities, copying your resume content right into your LinkedIn profile is often a good idea. Yet in some situations you’ll want to take a different approach to your profile.More

How to Turn a Job Interview “No” into a “Yes”

byRobert Hellmann •Interviewing, Negotiation

Interview candidate being offered the job
Get the offer by following up the “right” way

The email you send right after an interview can make all the difference between landing an offer and getting rejected. Think of your followup not as a thank-you note, but rather as an “Impact Email”; after reflecting on the interview, use the followup as an opportunity to really make your case. Ideally, send one email to each person you met with, tailoring the content to the specific conversation.

The content should influence the interviewer’s decision-making based on what you learnedMore

How to Change Your Career in 7 Steps

byRobert Hellmann •Career Change

Fish making a career change
You can make change happen

Changing careers or industries can feel like a daunting prospect, yet clients accomplish successful career changes all the time. Knowing what you want to do next is half the journey. If you’re unsure of what path to take, reading this post could help. Once you’ve settled on a path, then you need to convince employers that they should hire you over more experienced candidates. To overcome this challenge, implement the following seven steps.More

3 Reasons to Turn Down a “Good” Job Offer

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

That "great" offer may not be so great!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:
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Nine Rules for Writing Emails and Cover Letters that Get Interviews

byRobert Hellmann •Getting Interviews, Resume, LinkedIn, self-promo

Man typing on laptopPerhaps you’ve experienced the disappointment of carefully crafting an email or cover letter asking for a meeting only to get no response or turned down. In fact, all too often these messages are not even read, because the email subject line or the content doesn’t resonate or the message is too dense. Clients who have applied the following nine rules, however, have seen big improvements in their email response rates.More

Uncertain of Your Next Career Move? Create a ‘Life Vision’

byRobert Hellmann •Career Change, Job-Search Strategy, Life

A number of my clients are reassessing their careers in the wake of the pandemic and wondering if they should be doing something different (part of a wider phenomenon being called the Great Resignation) . One of the things I have them do to figure this out is to create a “Life Vision.”

This exercise can help you to make strategic, thoughtful decisions that are more likely to result in a meaningful, satisfying career. You compare the life you want for yourself down the road with your current situation, and then come up with the steps to close the gap. As you come up with these steps, you gain clarity on the things you need to do next in your career to achieve your life vision. In addition, developing a vision for your life can inspire you into action, just as Martin Luther King inspired millions with the vision he conveyed in his “I have a Dream” speech.More

10 Ways to Ace Your First 100 Days on the Job

byRobert Hellmann •On-the-job Success

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

byRobert 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

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