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Dec
Blog
25
Sep
Two Cent Tuesday: Company Culture – Don’t Chase the Symptom, Chase the Cause
In the medical field, you may have heard the phrase, Don't chase the symptom, chase the cause. For example, treating someone for depression without therapy is chasing the symptom. Or telling someone who gets eight hours of sleep a night, yet is constantly tired, just to get...
18
Sep
Two Cent Tuesday: Using Disappointment as your Drive
Ever gotten your ass kicked? Fallen flat on your face? Gotten egg on your face? (Not literally, but figuratively?) Come up short? Finished second? In my 21+ years of recruiting civil engineers, it has happened often. There have been times where I have not been able to deliver one...
11
Sep
Two Cent Tuesday: Employer Ghosting
Over the past few months, I have read a number of articles and listened to a couple of podcasts discussing the recent trend of ghosting, both by candidates AND employers. Last week's Two Cent Tuesday discussed candidate ghosting; this week, it is employer ghosting. When a...
04
Sep
Two Cent Tuesday: Candidate Ghosting
Over the past few months, I have read a number of articles and listened to a couple of podcasts discussing the recent trend of ghosting, both by candidates AND employers. Truth be told, I have experienced this myself a couple of times over the past...
16
May
Preparation While Waiting in the Wings
What can you learn from Philadelphia 76er guard TJ McConnell and Philadelphia Eagle quarterback Nick Foles about aggressive patience? The ability to be “aggressively patient” while you wait in the wings for your next opportunity, either internally or externally, is so important. This week’s “Wednesday Wisdom”...