Company mission statements usually remind me of public relations dogchow. I wanna gag. I don’t know anything about Connectria — but I love the company’s guiding principles. Especially the last item. If they really abide by it, it’s probably one of the most important career development tools any company can implement and offer to employees and new [...]

About 15 years ago, when I first started publishing Ask The Headhunter online, I met a fellow that I’ve stayed in touch with on and off. Recently we renewed our acquaintance — and I encouraged him to start a blog. He prefers to remain anonymous. He calls his blog Unemployed and Clinically Depressed in the [...]

What do your kids learn in college? Lots of people ask the question only when they see the tab for higher education. It’s a good question. A better question is, do they learn How? I’m a big believer in education for its own sake. Anything you learn is something that might “grow you,” and it [...]

Sometimes an idea gets a point on it when there’s a story to tell… Chris Walker is an “ATH Regular” from Ohio. He is a Training and Placement Specialist at the Senior Employment Center in Akron. That means Chris helps seniors find jobs. He just sent me this note, which made my day: Nick, One of [...]

When I first started publishing Ask The Headhunter online in 1995, the most popular and frustrating question I’d get from readers was, How can I write a really great resume that will get me an interview? My answer was simple: Throw your resume in the garbage. Don’t use a resume. A resume is a crutch. A [...]

Every January, pundits publish their predictions for the new year. I don’t make predictions because I prefer not to be judged when I’m wrong ;-) But it’s not hard to surmise that if the economy improves this year, the employment shoe will be on the other foot. The personnel jockey who has routinely been spitting rude [...]

Discussion: December 22, 2009 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter In today’s newsletter: Some readers have sad tales to tell of job hunting gone bad. Others have found success after trials and tribulations. [Update: The newsletter is not normally archived online, but I've put today's edition up to make it easier to share and to encourage more [...]

I don’t use this blog to crow about what I do, but something interesting has dawned on me and, well, I wanna crow about it. Am I the only headhunter on Google? Before you roll your eyes and chuckle at that… Google “headhunter”. The top 10 results include Ask The Headhunter (that’s me)… and no other headhunter. [...]

I don’t write about many products or services because it’s rare that I find one worth writing about. Let’s face it, the Net is rife with hyped-up garbag-io. But sometimes something comes along that’s worth talking about. Even then, I can’t get interested in a product until I know who is behind it. I met Jason Alba [...]

Reader Edward said something provocative on Attitude in a “crappy job market”: It’s actually fairly easy to check for integrity, if you first know what it is. Well, what is it? I think I’ve got the start of a useful definition and I’ve used it pretty successfully, though I think it needs to be fleshed [...]