Intuition can be a difficult concept to explain to someone that hasn’t the faintest clue as to its meaning. For lack of a Webster’s Dictionary definition, it can often be described as an inner knowing, or a gut feeling that tells your brain a specific message.

Tips For Creating a Worthwhile Business Plan

Working on process documents, also better known as business plans, is a rather frustrating exercise. While constructing it, no matter how much time you spend on it, it will simply be changed almost immediately. This can be just as frustrating for the users of the business plan as it is for the writers of the process documents. So why don’t people just scrap the entire process of writing business plans upfront entirely? Building a business plan make the writer explore the many different areas to plan for his or her business.

Welcome back to the second part of my series on competing in all segments of the job market! In the first portion, I covered how to identify six-figure positions in the highly-competitive published job market by exploring the five segments of the job market. Today, I’m covering the 3 segments of the unpublished or hidden job market.

As I’ve said before, an HR manager does much more than simply vetting applicants -- they have a direct input on the hiring process, working closely with departmental hiring managers and CEOs or presidents. Thus, it’s important to follow these interview tips even in a preliminary meeting with an HR manager -- your performance there can directly affect your ability to get the job. Here are my interview tips to help you ace your interview with an HR manager.

Last week I shared the first two interview questions that you will undoubtedly encounter in some form during the hiring process. As a former hiring manager with 18+ years of experience in the business world and an executive career search consultant, I am familiar with the hiring process and have noticed that interview questions can be summed up by five key questions that you must be prepared to answer.

When it comes to the hiring process, applicants like to feel that they are prepared to answer any and all interview questions sent their way. Before I started Career Resume Consulting in 2008, not only did I work as a marketing director at the largest executive career firm in the United States, but I also spent 18 years in the corporate world as a hiring manager for both large companies and smaller start-up ventures. As a result, I understand how you should market yourself during the interview process, and what types of interview questions HR officials and hiring managers ask potential employees.

Since I’ve had such a great response to my recent training videos, I wanted to take the opportunity to provide live training and answer any questions about anyone’s current job search situation.

For job seekers, LinkedIn is not just your online resume. LinkedIn is also a powerful research tool that can connect you to groups, companies, and most importantly, employers.

The key to introducing yourself is to position yourself in a way that will help you get the most out of a conversation. Whether this is in a networking conversation or in an interview, your introduction is your opportunity to be memorable.

If you ask an HR manager or recruiter what they’ve found to be the most effective way to find qualified candidates, I bet they’ll tell you through referrals. In fact, that's what they tell me.