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For mid and senior-level MBAs moving up and into roles with greater responsibility and impact.

How To Explain a Blip in Your Career ā€” Most People Have Made a Career Mistake career strategy interviewing recruiting

So you've had a misstep at some point in your career, and you're getting ready to interview for a new job. How do you explain it?

Whether your "career mistake" was a poor job choice (or choice of boss for that matter) or a project or professional relationship that didn't go as well as you might...

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How to Avoid Job Search Burnout So You Can Be Your Best in Networking and Interviewing interviewing networking

Have you ever felt that looking for a job is more work than having a job? And that it's especially true when you're in between roles?

Having coached hundreds of people engaged in job searches, one of the most common things I hear from clients is that their job search is exhausting. It seems to...

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Be Memorable and Control Your Narrative in Job Interviews interviewing personal branding

If you’ve ever been involved in recruiting for your company, you’ve probably run into this problem. You get to the end of a long day or week of interviews, and all of the people you’ve met start to blend together. Then a colleague mentions the name of someone you both...

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How to Get a Clearer Understanding of Work Culture When Recruiting for a Job interviewing recruiting

Have you ever worked in a company and felt like it was a bad fit?

The work culture of your employer and your direct supervisor and peers can be among the primary factors determining your job and career satisfaction. If there’s a mismatch, you’ll know it. And you’ll likely...

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Focus on What Happens After the Interview to Get the Job interviewing

If you’re like many of the people I coach, you put a lot of time and energy into preparing for (and worrying about) what might happen during a job interview.

You’re probably thinking about all of the potential questions your interviewer might ask — which could be about almost...

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