I realize I am better at phone interviews than in-person interviews. I always thought this was a personal deficit, but after some dedicated inquiry, I have learned from mental health professionals and others in the psychological sciences that creating figurative or literal boundaries between two people can actually facilitate communication in certain cases.
Social networking provides a distribution channel for your recruiting message. For how long will the audience embrace the dopamine drip of perceived “connectedness” before it recognizes the constant stream of self-serving messages?
I have come to the conclusion that certain truisms are universal, economic context notwithstanding. I know when turnover is likely to happen in our business, and here I continue to share my insights with you.
Ten years ago, I was often tasked with search assignments which required identifying a “rainkmaker.” Were these capable folk making rain or catching it skillfully?
Upon first recognizing the gravity of the STEM shortage and what it means to the civil engineering industry, I wondered why other countries produce so many students interested in studying engineering in the U.S. After an informal survey and some anecdotal discussions, I concluded that the supply issue has a lot to do with demand. Young people in the U.S. want to run after what we have taught them to value: the glamour of obscene internet riches, Wall Street largess, professional sports paychecks, and the superstardom of Hollywood and reality-TV.
Your value today, and your ability to contribute to any organization, is best defined by the parts in your greater body of work. If we’ve ever spoken, you know I call this your professional toolbox, and in it you hold a number of different -- often lateral -- experiences which are technical, organizational, and sales related. Your objective in this modern-day game of life is to collect the right tools which provide you the foundation for the job that you have set your sights upon.
