The Association of Executive Search Consultants and Blue Steps recently conducted a compensation survey of 778 of their executive members worldwide, including 53 percent from the Americas, 35 percent from EMEA and 12 percent from Asia Pacific. Some of the interesting findings include: 26.5 perce...
80 Percent of Available Jobs Are Never Advertised and More Eye Opening Facts About Your Search
Did you know? 80 percent of available jobs are never advertised The average number of applications submitted per post is 118 20 percent of job applicants get interviews The average length of an interview is approximately 40 minutes The average time a candidate waits for a decision on a...
Happy About My Job Search
I'm thrilled to announce the release of my new book, Happy About My Job Search: How to Conduct an Effective Job Search for a More Successful Career. This book offers a candid perspective of what a search is and isn't and practical hints for building better resumes and cover letters, networking strat...
Salary Negotiation: Are There Differences Between Men and Women?
The mechanics of the negotiation are the same for men and women, but the strategies often vary between the two sexes. Personality, style, and gender are all contributing factors that influence the outcome of the conversation. Here are four differences I have observed between male and female negotiat...
Career Advice, Rants and Funny Stories About Work: 2011 Recap
As 2011 draws to a close, I'm reflecting on some of my favorite blog posts of the year. Looking forward to sharing more job search advice, rants, and funny stories about the world of work in 2012. Happy New Year! Job Search Advice Common Interview Questions and What They Mean Resume Writing Tips ...
Six Tips For Uncovering Salary Information About a Job
Trying to gather some competitive data on salaries for a particular job function? Here are six strategies you can use to gather important salary information. Knowing your market value before you start interviewing will help you craft a sound negotiation strategy later on if you are selected for the ...
Are Salary Ranges Total B.S.?
Marketing Headhunter Harry Joiner seems to think so. And he has several great questions he recommends asking a recruiter when assessing the earning potential for a position including: What did the last guy make? Does the company feel like the last guy was underpaid or overpaid? Why did the previ...
#Job Search Tweet-140 Job Search Nuggets
I'm excited to announce that my second book, #JobSearchTweet will be released shortly. The book delivers 140 tweet-like tips on just about every aspect of job search. It's a book that you can read quickly but continue to reference for the duration of your career. Resumes, cover letters, thank you le...
Salary Negotiation Words to Lose and Use
I recently saw Sam Horn, author of "Create the Perfect Pitch, Title, and Tagline for Anything" at the NRWA conference. Sam talked about the power of words when presenting ideas and discussed what she called "words to lose" and "words to use." I started thinking about the importance of dropping "losi...
Sizzling Salary Disclosure Discussions
Check out this great post on salary disclosure from Nick Corocodilis on Ask the Headhunter as well as the 100+ comments around this subject on Laurie Ruettimann's Punk Rock HR blog. I agree with Nick and Laurie...A candidate's past salary is not a relevant benchmark for deciding compensation in a...