Posted by John Heckers on Jun 15, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Résumés | 0 comments
Your Résumé Is Mostly Useless
Many job-seekers spend time, worry and money on their résumés, trying very hard to make them perfect. They agonize over each line and each word. What makes it worse is that everyone thinks they are a résumé expert. Headhunters say one thing. HR professionals say something else. Your brother-in-law thinks he has the perfect résumé style. There are thousands of templates on the Internet, in bookstores, and even on MS Word. How can you know which one is right? A dirty little secret that...
Posted by John Heckers on Jun 8, 2010 in Career Management, Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 7 comments
Why am I Still Unemployed?
I often hear this question. Realistically, I see two kinds of people. Those who we wonder why they would ever remain unemployed and those we know why they’re unemployed. Here are some of the top reasons that you might be remaining unemployed. First, let’s look at some of the reasons that people become unemployed. 1). Simple lay-off. Sometimes people are just laid off — even ones that are highly valued by the organization. This often happens if the company merges, is acquired, or goes out...Ten Incredibly Stupid Interview Questions (and How to Answer Them)
As the economy heats up, companies are going to be looking for people and that means interviewing. Here is my take on the ten most idiotic interview questions I’ve heard over the years, with a smart-aleck answer and the real answer appended. 1). Where would you like to be in (three) years. “Gee, I’d like to be in the Bahamas wealthy and not listening to your idiotic questions,” would be my preferred response. This is a really stupid interview question because nobody knows what they’re...
Posted by nheckers on May 28, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 0 comments
It’s About Asking for It, People!
This post is written by Nicole Heckers, MA, BCPC, Vice President & Executive Career Coach at Heckers Development Group, LTD. The fear of social blundering (the fear of being perceived as too aggressive) has stopped many would be profitable relationships and deals from ever taking place. Our reluctance to move negotiations forward to avoid blowing the next opportunity (the job offer) or asking for networking assistance can actually be a misstep. This waffling behavior reflects to others a lack of...
Posted by John Heckers on May 18, 2010 | 3 comments
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Posted by John Heckers on Apr 24, 2010 | 4 comments
Pray for Our Country Now
“It’s all great fun until someone pokes an eye out.” My mother (and I’ll bet, yours too).
I do not often write on this blog on subjects that are not related to employment in some way or another. But it is time that I, and many others, speak out loudly on an urgent matter.
The rhetoric of our political system has gotten out of hand. There are Facebook pages with...
Pray for Our Country Now
Posted by John Heckers on Apr 14, 2010 | 1 comment
There is a very important bill making its way through Congress right now. It is S. 1584/H.R. 3017, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA. This bill ends discrimination against people who are gay, lesbian and trans-gendered.
I know that this is a controversial stand and it may well cost me some potential clients. I accept that. Sometimes we must take a moral stand, regardless of the...
End Employment Discriminat...
Posted by jheckers on Mar 8, 2010 | 2 comments
“Early to bed and early to rise/makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.“ – Attributed to Ben Franklin, but really unknown.
It turns out that, not only is this old bromide not accurate, it may be just the opposite. In two recent studies (one of which is abstracted on the net, the other one is not) by the University of Liege and by a Japanese researcher Kanazawa (read the Liege abstract)...
Night Owls vs. Early Birds...
Posted by John Heckers on Feb 22, 2010 | 1 comment
How To Get An Honest Trans...
I got an email today from someone who does not live in Denver. He indicated that he had been scammed by a so-called Executive Transition Coach. Unfortunately, I hear this from person after person. When there is a recession, especially with the high unemployment of this one, the cockroaches come out of the woodwork to prey on unsuspecting people with promises of quick placement and fantastic salary...
Posted by jheckers on Jan 20, 2010 | 0 comments
Why You Should Not Conduct...
Many executives, when faced with unemployment, tend to panic. Most executives have never had to look for a job, as the jobs have come to them. This economy has changed all that. In their panic and fear, many executives start to conduct a “national search.” While this may sometimes yield a position, unless you are the top CEO level, it doesn’t make sense, especially if you want to stay in the...
Posted by jheckers on Jan 20, 2010 | 0 comments
How to Find a Good Transit...
If your job has fallen victim to this economic downturn, you’re not alone. Many people have lost their jobs and are struggling to find new employment. A good Transition Coach can be invaluable in cutting the time you’re looking for a job, building your network, and making sure that, once you get the interview, you get the offer. Unfortunately, the scam artists are being drawn like flies to honey to...
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John Heckers, MA, CPC, BCPC is President of Heckers Development Group, LTD, an executive coaching and consulting firm based in Denver, Colorado, specializing in high level Executive Coaching, Corporate Training, Executive Transition Consulting and Strategic Corporate Coaching. John has consulted to both Fortune 500 and smaller companies, and has trained and coached executives from AT&T, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Microsoft Corporation, IBM, Maxtor/Seagate, The Prudential, United Airlines, Children’s Hospital, Concentra Health Systems, Merck-Medco, Hewlett/Packard, Citibank of New York, Corporate Express, Stryker Corporation, Qwest, First Data Resources, FEMA, The United States Armed Forces, and many other organizations. John has over 28 years of experience in helping and counseling executives, professional counseling, executive transition (career) counseling and professional training.
