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Four Steps to Enhance your Employer Brand with Job Seekers
December 21, 2012 by William Frierson
Employers, how would you describe your company brand? Potential employees likely want to know this information before making a decision to apply with your organization. If you’re not sure, the following post has four steps to guide you in defining your brand.When it comes to an organization’s employment brand, companies typically fall into one of 4 categories:
1.) The known: Employees understand and embrace the company culture, and job seekers are also familiar with that culture.
2.) The undiscovered: Employees understand and embrace the company culture but job seekers are unfamiliar with that culture.
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Five questions to ask yourself before meeting with your federal employees
December 14, 2012 by William FriersonBefore evaluating their employees, federal employers need to know they can offer them valuable feedback. The following post has some questions they should ask themselves in preparing for these meetings.
With the new fiscal year just beginning, now is the perfect time for federal leaders to have one-on-one conversations with their employees about expectations, performance and results, as well as offer feedback and coaching to help them continuously improve and succeed.Original article:
Five questions to ask yourself before meeting with your federal employees
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The Power of the Informational Interview
December 11, 2012 by William FriersonParticipating in an informational interview is a chance to gather information for your job search. The following post discusses this interview and guides you through its process.Informational interviews use your network to prospect for leads and opportunities. If you want a job interview, you should understand the informational interview and how to initiate it and use it effectively. Gathering information in this way opens the doors to opportunities while minimizing rejections and competition.
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Feedback? Get some.
November 26, 2012 by William FriersonEmployers may want to consider getting feedback from their employees. Why? Learn more in the following post.The things that drive change across an organization are myriad and can practically be recited in rote form, but one thing that slips to the bottom of the list (and sometimes gets left off altogether) is feedback.
There are good reasons for this as talent management, as a discipline, is growing accountable for more items almost daily and feedback, while a nice idea, can’t really be tied to anything measurable…. or can it? Here are four things that may change your mind about how powerful a strong feedback loop can be within your enterprise:
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Stop Selling Yourself. Start Playing It Cool.
by William FriersonWhile it is important for job seekers to be proactive in their job searches, they need to be smart in their approaches to contacts. Consider some career advice in the following post.Q&A With Pete Leibman, Author of “I Got My Dream Job and So Can You“
“Dear Pete: I’m in the middle of a job search, and a friend just referred me to someone who works for one of my target companies. Should I include my resume and cover letter when I contact this person?”
Pete’s Response:
Here’s the short answer: No!
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New Grad: Why should they hire you?
November 21, 2012 by William FriersonBefore applying for jobs, recent college graduates should know what they have to offer. In the following post, learn how graduates can show their value to potential employers.If you can learn how to state your value proposition to find a job, you stand a better chance of being picked as the perfect candidate. Get the No More Back to School Audio Series. Click here to download.(It’s FREE!) I worked recently with a very accomplished Division
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