It’s been a month since I returned from 2015 ColorComm Conference (C2), the annual event that focuses on women of color in the field of communications. C2, brain-child of founder Lauren Wesley Wilson created as a way of taking networking to a deeper level, and began as a small, invite-only luncheon in 2011. It has…… Continue reading Successfully Straddling Two Worlds Thanks to Career ‘Godmothers’. . .’Godfathers’
Tag: human resources
7-Minute Interview Determines Skill, Will and Fit
A Chicago-area human resources manager asked a former student of mine to allow at least five hours for her battery of interviews next week. So, I thought of that pending ordeal as I read about a refreshingly opposite approach in today’s Corner Office column in the New York Times. Describing herself as “queen of the seven-minute…… Continue reading 7-Minute Interview Determines Skill, Will and Fit
Entry-Level Job Seekers Shouldn’t Waste Their Time Trying to Get Noticed by Executive Recruiters
Q. Anxious about the slow progress of my job search, my dad told me I should be working through an executive recruiter. I always thought recruiters were for people further along in their careers, not just about to graduate from college. What’s the right approach for me to get job search help from a recruiter?…… Continue reading Entry-Level Job Seekers Shouldn’t Waste Their Time Trying to Get Noticed by Executive Recruiters