Duckbeaver

In a meeting a few weeks ago, a colleague brought up approaching the job search using a business model. This has been stewing in my subconscious for a while and is only partly formulated but I gravitated to the concept and how it can help clients visualize the steps needed for a fruitful search.
Senior Management
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Mentors are an important part of one’s career and both personal and professional development, which is why I’ve been eager to develop some for my growth.
I currently have two mentors that pull double duty, as I knew them personally before I worked for them professionally. The relationship that developed was quite organic and moved through [...]

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During a recession, the number of applicants per opening skyrocket. I heard recently that a position with a major retailer that would have had six applications just three or four months ago is now getting over 90. With this kind of workload, employers and hiring managers are looking for ways to quickly screen applicants and [...]

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For the past year or so, we’ve slowly begun to realize that we’re moving into the downward flow of the economic cycle; the housing bubble has burst and we haven’t yet started building the next. Hiring freezes are being put into place and layoffs are occurring in many different industries. So now is as good [...]

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