210 – Help Me Help You: An Executive Recruiter Explains the Best Way for Job Seekers to Work With Recruiters
Recruiters play an important role in any job search, but it isn’t always a matter of blindly sending out resumes in hopes of landing your dream job. For this podcast, Fred Coon interviews Andrew Ko, an executive recruiter with the Lucas Group, who explains how job… Read More >>
209 – LinkedIn: Maximizing Your Best Networking Resource
Podcast Overview:
LinkedIn is the most powerful search tool there is for recruiters and HR professionals. Any job seeker seeking a company contact, or wishing to expand their personal brand, must be visible on LinkedIn. This critical marketing… Read More >>
208 – Résumés: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (as Told by an Executive Recruiter)
Get the inside scoop from an executive recruiter on what they like and don’t like in a résumé.
As a job seeker, your résumé is your first opportunity to make a great impression on a recruiter by displaying your potential value to a company. Then, why do… Read More >>
207 – How To Handle Your Termination Meeting
Your boss, or HR, calls you into their office. They hand you your termination packet. What you say and do next will have a great impact on references, relationships, and possibly your re-hire-ability. There are legal issues and management issues, not to mention severance and benefits. Fred Coon and Lorraine Beaman cover… Read More >>
206 – They Just Fired Me – Now What
What Do I Do? What do I say to my boss/HR rep when fired? What do I tell friends and colleagues? What do I say when asked, “Why did you leave your last job?” Fred Coon and Loraine Beaman cover these topics as well as fear, depression, anger, resentment, panic,… Read More >>
306 – Veterans: How To Prepare For A Job Interview
Do service members have to spend more time than their civilian counterparts in preparing for an interview? Why? What else to they need to do that civilians don’t? An AECS certified expert with 20 years career transition experience, who is also a 13-year military spouse… Read More >>
305 – Why Training Jr. Leadership is so Important
Why Training Jr. Leadership is So Important – So many companies could take lessons from the “hip pocket” daily training the military provides to all members, regardless of rank. Corporations may with to listen to the GEMS of wisdom shared by Valerie Berube, a… Read More >>
116 – Gen-Z – Why Should Companies Care?
Podcast Overview:
At a time when most companies have finally begun to figure out and accept millennials in the workplace, the next generation — Generation Z — has already emerged. In fact, those born after 1995 have already started earning their 
… Read More >>