Candidate Chronicles

21 05, 2014

Are We Bothering You?

By |2014-05-21T15:41:09-05:00May 21st, 2014|

  A surprising percentage of individuals we call give us a less-than-warn reception to our call.   We get responses that range from a sense that we've just called at an inconvenient time…to annoyance…to taking offense…to being rude…to hanging up on us mid-sentence.  Recruiting is in many ways a [...]

20 05, 2014

You’re Not That Busy

By |2014-05-20T17:22:10-05:00May 20th, 2014|

I routinely am told by others that they are too busy.  Too busy for what?  You name it.  Too busy to call back…too busy to think about your career...too busy to look at a job description, too busy to update a resume…too busy to review a resume.  Really?  I [...]

19 05, 2014

Sometimes They Listen

By |2014-05-19T20:45:40-05:00May 19th, 2014|

  I had a great conversation with a friend that I hadn't spoken with in a while.  He recounted some guidance I had given him several years ago when he was looking to make a career change.  He's gone on to do great things and is in the midst [...]

16 05, 2014

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

By |2014-05-16T18:31:08-05:00May 16th, 2014|

  I'm a dreamer.  Always have been.  So I am the last person to rain on another's parade.  What intrigues me is the number of people who have a dream and don't understand that they have no intention of doing the things necessary to achieve it.  Dreams rarely fall [...]

14 05, 2014

An Impressive HR Leader

By |2014-05-14T17:47:23-05:00May 14th, 2014|

I just had lunch with one of the most impressive human resource professionals I have ever met.  Why do I say this?  Because he isn't an HR person.  Hang with me here…he has an HR title, and HR is his responsibility.  But, here's the magic - he is a [...]

13 05, 2014

What Are You Afraid Of?

By |2014-05-13T13:23:57-05:00May 13th, 2014|

  It's interesting to me how many people are scared of opportunity.   Fears often masquerade as perfectly reasonable arguments, understandable deferrals, and subconsciously constructed obstacles. What opportunities have passed you by while you mulled them over in agonizing detail?  We make idols of our own comfort.  We create these [...]

12 05, 2014

Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty

By |2014-05-12T15:12:25-05:00May 12th, 2014|

    It's the name of a book by Harvey Mackay…and boy is it a wise piece of advice when it comes to careers.  I cannot count the number of times I get an email or a phone call from someone who just got slammed with a restructuring, a [...]

9 05, 2014

Help Me Help You

By |2014-05-09T17:28:10-05:00May 9th, 2014|

So many people I speak with play with their heads, and not their heart. That's not what inspires people. If you want to get to the next level, if you want to be promoted, if you want to inspire people, then stop playing the blame game, stop being a [...]

8 05, 2014

Simply Driven’s Kent Burns Featured in Big4.com

By |2014-05-08T15:44:35-05:00May 8th, 2014|

Simply Driven President Kent Burns talks about what it takes to advance in the Big 4 Full story:   http://www.big4.com/big4-thought-leader-interviews/safety-security-keywords-career-advancement-modern-age/

2 05, 2014

By |2014-05-02T13:14:23-05:00May 2nd, 2014|

  Are you trying to do it all by yourself? I'll let you in on a little secret...odds are that you can't. And just because you think you can doesn't mean you should. Leverage is a powerful concept. Extremely successful people have mastered it. Leverage works, and it takes [...]

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