The Undeniable Power of Being Well-spoken
Early in my career, I was a rabid cold caller. Rain or shine, I’d be dialling numbers at 9 AM sharp. Cold calling taught me several valuable skills: confidence, assertiveness, time management, work ethic, staying organized, mastering sales techniques, improvising on the fly, handling rejection, and tackling objections with finesse. But above all, it taught […]
The One Word That Will Make or Break Your Career
The Brutal Truth About Today’s Job Market When I coach candidates for job search, I routinely find that they have been sending out job applications—in high volume—to scores of companies. They believe applying in high volume is a potent strategy because “something might stick.” I mean, if you throw 100 darts at the dartboard, 1 […]
LinkedIn—A Recruiter’s Perspective
Many job seekers misunderstand LinkedIn—they think it’s just another job board. You write your profile, hit the “Open to Work” button, and wait. But that’s not how LinkedIn works. LinkedIn was created mainly for recruiters. It is a hiring platform first. Its features are designed to help companies find and hire the right people faster. […]
ChatGPT Is Brilliant, but It’s Making You Dumber
Humans are remarkable. Since the dawn of time, we’ve been pulling off memory feats that border on the superhuman. I play chess, so let’s start there. You’ve probably heard of blindfold chess—it’s a stunt where grandmasters play entire games without seeing the board. In 2016, Grandmaster Timur Gareyev set a jaw-dropping world record: 48 blindfolded […]
Hard Skills for the AI Age
You’ve seen multiple recessions, a horrible pandemic, global wars that disrupted supply chains, trade wars, and protectionism—but I’ll wager that you’ve never seen a shift in the job market as massive as the one we’re going through right now. And 100% of this shift is because of AI. According to the World Economic Forum, 2 […]