Has anyone seen Ambition recently? Last Friday I was having lunch with a friend, Joe, and we were discussing candidate recruitment. Towards the end of lunch, Joe mentioned the attribute “Ambition.” It struck me on my drive back to my office how few candidates today truly are ambitious. Sadly, it has been years since I…

This is the season when traditionally we reflect on the past year and set our goals for the next year. Some people call those goals “New Years Resolutions”. I tend to avoid using that name since those “resolutions” are often closely associated with another word, “broken”. You may want to review all of the conditions…

How many times have you been in an interview when you asked yourself, “Is he or she Ever going to shut up?” I have seen both managers and candidates talk so much they went from successfully selling the other person to turning them off. Or have you ever found yourself in a conversation with your…

Summer seems a long way off. Many students are in the middle of this semesters final exams. The Holidays are almost here. In the Northern Hemisphere, we are facing the beginning of Winter; and RecruiterGuy is talking about summer internships. Consider this – many of the prime internships for next summer may already be taken.…