We asked ourselves, how can we give best tips for interviews? If we wanted to know the recipe for a Pizza, we ask a chef (or the Internet), if we wanted to know, where we should get our iPhone battery fixed, we ask the Apple Genius Bar guys (or the Internet).
Austrian-American scientist Schumpeter coined the phrase ‘Neue kombinationen’ or ‘new combinations’. This concept was also in some sense dealt with by Einstein as – combinationatorial play and Steve Jobs as- ‘connecting the dots’. The reason, we mention this today, is that the concept has been revived a little by Thnk- the school for ‘Creative Leadership’ as a tool for senior managers and candidates in executive positions.
We’ve been running amok with all the new things that are on the table all this week. In the midst of it all, the Headhunter called. Of course, while being in the job, finding new jobs is not that easy. Especially, when we are quite ‘satisfied’ with what we do. Although, at heart the ambition to own that big beach house in Florida and go to Sicily for an Italian summer is not lost on anyone. We tend to pay heed to these ‘headhunter contact requests’ and calls purely because, what if, it’s that one big thing that catapults us into fame and money (or whatever else, we wished for as kids- even making Hovercrafts post Star Wars). It is heartbreaking when these emotions get jumbled up a bit, with the weirdest things a recruiter at times comes up with.
As before, we try to answer a consumer response floating in the cosmic Internet space about Googling the number of careers on Experteer. And so, one consumer posted this query on an Internet forum
If your beloved business networking is not working for you: Face it! Making a career today is nothing less than embracing communication on all possible channels, offline and online.
The moment you decide towards changing your job title, you are already aware of the stages to follow: target the desired position and retrieve the ‘arsenal’ you need for winning the fight.
Have you applied online for a job recently? 70-80% of applications executive recruiters receive are online job applications. If you are still opting for the hard copy route, maybe you should rethink your approach and stop living under a rock (sorry!). Ask yourself: do you want to present yourself as an online persona- a careerist as opposed…
Management jobs: Can women have it all?
American activist Gloria Steinem several years ago said:
“I’ve yet to be on a campus where most women weren’t worrying about some aspect of combining marriage, children, and a career. I’ve yet to find one where many men were worrying about the same thing.”
We have talked about personal branding before, but going a level deeper, realistically, how do you brand yourself as an expert.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote “Every man I meet is my superior in some way.”
Have you received a call for an interview? Do you visualize sitting in an interview, answering questions posed by a stranger feeling as if you are walking on a tightrope blindfolded? Are you thinking “What is it precisely that they want?
