02 Dec Are your Mondays brutal?
If your Mondays are brutal...
If your Mondays are brutal...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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”...
I don't know if I would call myself a gym rat, but six or seven days a week you will find me at the gym for about 90 minutes throwing the weights around and ending with a 25-30 minute HIIT routine. This is good for...
With over 20 years of recruiting experience, I have learned what works and what does not work during the interview process. That said, please take a couple minutes to watch this video to learn three key ingredients that will lead to a fruitful interview process: [evp_embed_video...
"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction." ~ John F. Kennedy As a search consultant who has spent 20+ years recruiting civil engineers all across the country, I love the fact that I...
[caption id="attachment_17473" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: Blog.iil.com[/caption] Are you currently in, or have you ever been in a job where there are too many cooks in the kitchen? Let's say you are a Sr. Project Manager or Director, but there are also 6 other Sr. Project Managers or...