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Pat O'Donnell's Placement Genius Blog
A young job seeker named Joe applied to an engineering firm last week through a third party recruiter stating he would jump for the right opportunity accompanied by a salary around $70K. Joe then told the corporate HR person in a phone screen a few days later he was making $72K salary and wouldn’t move [...]
Most folks assume getting married or accepting a job will bring long-term financial and emotional security. 10% of marriages end in divorce after 5 years, 40% of marriages by the 50th year (a). Comparatively, the average job tenure is now 2-3 years. Someone who has been out of a relationship or work many months may [...]
There is no doubt that the physical image and confidence of a person can be a roadblock to getting hired and how much they are offered in pay. From a recent Newsweek article: 57% of hiring managers claim that a qualified but less attractive candidate will have a harder time finding a job. Employers placed [...]
Having been a recruiter/coach for 20 years, I am shocked at the degree to which it is true in this recession. Fear is an emotional stumbling block common to most executives who are “stuck.” After sending resumes to job portal after job portal and getting no response, the strategic part of their brain freezes. They [...]