Food For Thought Archives - Page 8 of 12

OVERCOMING YOUR AGE

September 12, 2018 By Pete Tumminelli Leave a Comment

Overcoming Concerns About Your Age

We all know that age discrimination is illegal. Our firm will never, EVER engage in any discrimination policy nor will we work with clients that engage in such a practice. However, in the real world of interviewing, we know that age discrimination takes place. People send me their resume where they list jobs going as far back as 1983. And when I ask them if they want to put their dates of graduation, they don’t want to for fear that they will “age themselves.”

[Read more…]

ANSWERS TO TOUGH INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

September 10, 2018 By Pete Tumminelli Leave a Comment

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

We will be providing suggested answers to common and tough interview questions on a weekly basis. Your comments and questions would be most welcome.

Question #1 :

Where do you want to be in Five Years?

The common and most often used answer is: “I want to be in management, or, “I want to be sitting in your chair.”

[Read more…]

REFERENCES

September 7, 2018 By Pete Tumminelli Leave a Comment

References Available Upon Request

And other things you do not need on a resume

Just once, I would like to see someone post the following at the end of a resume:

“References will be available when I have determined that I want to work for your company,” or, ” I’m not going to supply references because if my resume has not enticed you to call me by now, then this useless tagline is not going to make a difference!”

[Read more…]

EXECUTION

September 5, 2018 By Pete Tumminelli Leave a Comment

Execution is Everything

I was a high school football coach on and off for over 20 years. A few years ago, our undefeated team had a tough opponent coming up- the undefeated arch rivals from the next town. First place in our Division was at stake. All week along the head coach kept barking the same tired battle cry, “Whoever wants this game the most will win it. You’ve got to want it more!’ All week long before, during, and after practice, this coach kept repeating the same line over and over.

[Read more…]

INTERVIEW WARS

September 3, 2018 By Pete Tumminelli Leave a Comment

Tales From the Interview Wars

Notes, quotes, and conversations from the field

Let me say from the outset that, after 35 years, I still love what I do. I am always grateful for the people I interact with on a daily basis. It is my pleasure to be of service. The most favorite and rewarding part of my job is helping candidates achieve where they want to be, and I am humbled by the accolades and testimonials that I receive. Most of the candidates I deal with are truly professional, I enjoy speaking with them, and encourage them to stay focused on their job search. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can ever be of service to you.

[Read more…]

A GREAT BACKGROUND

August 31, 2018 By Pete Tumminelli Leave a Comment

A Great Background Does Not Equal A Great Resume

As I do on a regular basis, I am compelled to write candidates when I feel that their resume is doing them an injustice. 99.9% of the candidates respond by saying thank you and they look to revise their resumes to improve their chances of securing an interview. Then there are those who think differently.

[Read more…]