Speed Interviewing: Coming to a company near you.

by Mitch Byers :: Monday, May 19, 2008 :: posted in Interviewing to Win, Selection & Hiring, News & Events, Enhancing Your Career

A recent article from Dr. John Sullivan discusses up an emerging trend – speed interviewing. Speed Interviewing takes its name from the once popular, Speed Dating. Speed Interviewing severely compresses the interviewing process. Compare cooking popcorn the old fashion way - heating up oil in a deep pan and adding a shallow layer of popcorn to today’s fast and easy microwave popcorn. The popcorn today is ready in jiffy with no mess or cleanup. Speed interviewing hopes to achieve the same results: faster and easier without all the messy protocols of a traditional interview. The slimmed down version is making inroads because [More…]

An easy way to check your life/work balance.

by Mitch Byers :: Thursday, April 17, 2008 :: posted in Enhancing Your Career

It is said that Baby Boomers live to work and that Gen Yers work to live. No matter what generation you fall into, it is always healthy to how you utilize your time in the week. There is an easy-to-use work/life calculator that factors your work hours, sleep, meal times, commute time, leisure and chores.

The calculator provides a snap shop of how you currently invest a rare commodity, your time. [More…]

How do you know what you are worth?

by Mitch Byers :: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 :: posted in Negotiating Your Salary

There are few things worse than starting a job with a vibrant spirit only to learn later that everyone is making $10,000 to $15,000 more than you are. What happened? Assuming education and professional experience are equal, then we have to backup to the interview. [More…]