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As meeting in close quarters in now viewed as too risky, many employers are canceling all face-to-face interviews.  Large global employers, such as Google, LinkedIn, Amazon and Facebook, for example, have completely eliminated in-person job interviews for the foreseeable future to protect both employers and candidates. Upcoming college graduates are also greatly impacted, as demonstrated by accounting…

As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the lines between work and non-work are blurring. Because the shift to WFH came about so suddenly, employees were forced into this situation without adequate preparation – or any choice in the matter. Most were not equipped to maintain healthy boundaries between their professional and personal lives. Faced with…

“In the middle of every difficulty, lies opportunity.”  Albert Einstein My son likes Albert Einstein so this week our “Motivation Monday” social media post featured another Albert Einstein quote.  I agreed to go with it because I know that from my experience at SK Hand Tool Corporation, every day in manufacturing brought new difficulties and…

“Your health account, your bank account, they’re the same thing.  The more you put in, the more you can take out.  Exercise is king and nutrition is queen.  Together you have a kingdom.”  Jack LaLanne, aka the “Godfather of Fitness” Even though I’m an avid runner and marathoner, this week’s motivational quote is not destined…

“To be the best, you must be able to handle the worst.” I like this motivational quote as it made me think of the talented engineers that I speak to regularly.  The best engineers will often tell me that they love solving problems and the day to day challenges they regularly confront in a fast…

“If not now, when? Unfortunately, I don’t have the answer to that question as the coronavirus crisis has touched all of us. Yet, I do know that by the time the economy rebounds, this electrical controls engineering “All-Star” will likely be off-market. This electrical engineering “All-Star” can help you take a custom machinery engineering project…

If you’re trying to secure a new job, chances are you want to pull out all the stops to get the strongest companies to pay attention to your resume and career. These days, building a strong personal brand can go a long way in helping you stand out from other candidates as a more highly…

“Tough times don’t last, tough people do.” Saying that we are in the middle of tough times is a huge understatement.  Looking back at the great depression, things were tough but not virtually stopped as they are today.  The coronavirus crisis and the local measures taken have impacted more persons and organizations on both the…

Ghosting is a surprising new trend that has become much more prevalent during the recruitment process in recent years. More and more candidates are going through the interview process with an employer, giving every indication they’re interested in the company and then they’ve vanished without a trace. In fact, the 2019 MRINetwork Recruitment Trends Study revealed about 31%…

Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity. Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.” Like you, we are all in the middle of great difficulty due to the disruptions created by the coronavirus. Yet, I have not put things on hold while waiting for the economy to turn around. I have been working…