Focus Fridays – Construction Project Manager – Renewable Energy – Wind Farms

This construction Project Manager position will be responsible for all aspects of project construction delivery for multiple $100 million projects, ensuring that they are completed on time and on budget. These are challenging, complex construction projects developing wind farms over thousands of acres. • The construction Project Manager will manage process to move from advance…

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Developing a Job Description

Getting Hired

Developing a meaningful job description is the foundation to finding the right person to do the job. If the description of duties is too vague, it will be too difficult to identify the skills needed to be successful in the position. If the description is too tight in terms of previous experience (not transferable skills),…

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The Best Qualified Candidate Rarely Gets Hired (Update 2008)

Best Candidate for the Job

That may get your attention. Generally when I present to groups on the topic of interviewing, people ask about the interviewing process. How many times have you sat in an interview and wondered, “How will this person (the hiring manager) be able to determine if I am the best qualified candidate? Instead of probing my…

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Successful Home Office Worker Tips

Work from home Tips

Have you decided that you want to work in your home office? Has your company suggested that you work out of your home? Do you want to be successful working in your home? This is easier than you may think. With the exception of a year and a half when I was the Recruiting Manager…

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Focus Friday – Sales Management – Private Label Snack Foods

The Vice President of Sales position is with a growing $150 million snack food business based in the Midwest. This CPG Company has a large private label component, a branded component, and is developing a direct to consumer component. This is a new position to lead our sales force and specifically to grow our sales…

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