Don't Be the Good Guy...

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It's human instinct to want to help people...but, there comes a time when you have to make a choice...do you want to help someone at your own expense?
It's the role of a friend...to be a friend...offer honest constructive feedback...and....never put yourself in an uncomfortable situation...it's not good for you...and...it's not good for your friend...
In the end....if you aren't good to "you" are you really good for anyone else??
Leave the doormat at the door to wipe your feet....
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me "T")

Enthusiasm...

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Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn!
That's right...the enthusiastic upbeat person is a magnet for positive attention...
I would rather hire someone who brings the best energy than the person who knows it all...(or thinks they do!)...
Hiring people is a skill...(acquired I must add) of understanding the importance of what people did before to showcase what they can do in the future...
Your Employment Yenta...(just call me "T")

Social Media Examiner...

Hello All Help Wanted Seekers...
Your dear EY considers herself a Social Media Examiner....kind of like CSI (Collective Sourcing Initiatives)...
A different spin on how to find a job in a very competitive job market...is to....actually job "hunt" your next job.
How many times have you read an article about a company and wished you could work there..
It's not only the potential employer sourcing candidates...as a potential candidate you need to "source" your next company...and...there are so many ways to find information...for FREE
LinkedIn...Pininterest...Stumble...the list goes on and on...join groups...ask alumni questions...
Increase your "circle"...what goes around comes around..
Your Employment Yenta..(Just call me "T")

The End of Innocence....

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Don Henley is still around...the Baby Boomers are retiring...or...are they?....more and more people are returning to the workforce AFTER they retire.....there's a deep commitment that "seasoned" professionals offer ...they can enhance a corporate culture with integrity and teach "new additions" the tricks of navigating the system...
So, all of you Baby Boomers out there..."it ain't over til it's over!"
Dust off that CV ....and...resume readers...(yours truly included)....a balanced workplace is the best workplace!
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me "T")

Check your P's & Q's

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The last thing you want is a typo on your resume or cover letter..sometimes good old spell check isn't good enough..
I mean there could be a word that's spelled right..but, doesn't have anything to do with your content...
READ your page over and have a friend over to read it again...if two heads are better than one than four eyes are better than two.....
After all, your dear Yenta's given name is Tina...the letter next to the "i" on the keyboard is "u"...
Sound fishy to you???....
Check your work...
Your Employment Yenta...(Just call me "T")

Am I Sensing a Pattern Here??

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Is there something to be said for having a pattern?? Yes, but only if you can break it...strength comes with understanding what you need to change...why does the Winter have to be cold...I guess the Northeast US has proved it didn't have to be that way this year...
For anyone up on fashion news...the trend for Spring is mixing patterns...keep the colors in the same family but mix and match.
Are you an artist? take a class in writing!
Your career is that way too...be bold...be colorful...change your pattern ..not your format
Your devoted EY, has changed her "pattern"...Get it?
Your Employment Yenta....(Just call me "T")

Great Expectations....

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No, not Charles Dickens here...just your ever faithful EY...so, what do I mean? The easy part was making the decision to become an HR professional...the hard part was accepting I would have to start at the bottom...so, years later, I'm bottom's up and here I am your Employment Yenta of "choice".
Have "great expectations".....but...be realistic in your choices...life is full of them..you just have to make the right ones..you can stumble along the way...it's ok..
Who knows...you may wind up as an Employment Yenta Guru!!!
Your Employment Yenta...(Just call me "T")

Nothing from Nothing..Means Nothing

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Over the last few months....your very own EY has seen the market start to turn for the better...contract roles are becoming longer..is this hope on the horizon??
Be realistic in your search...adjust...modify.... Bob Dylan said..."When ya ain't got nothin'..ya got nothin' at all"...and...sometimes...something is better than nothing!
Scary as it might sound....try "something" new...you might find "something" that WORKS!
Your Employment Yenta...(Just call me "T")