by Joanie Connell | Sep 4, 2024 | Careers, Hiring
First, and most importantly, get off social media. People often come to me demoralized after they have applied to dozens of jobs on social media platforms and haven’t heard back from any of them. The reasons why are (1) the job listings on these platforms are...
by Joanie Connell | Mar 14, 2016 | Assessment, Blog, Careers, Hiring, Life Change, REAL Life Skills
I’ve been interviewed on several “how to find your dream career” podcasts lately and thought I’d share the advice I keep giving on these shows. Yes, of course, it’s good to find a career that aligns with your interests, but that won’t ensure satisfaction. A statistics...
by Joanie Connell | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Hiring, Leadership, REAL Life Skills, Values
Do you agree with this? It’s harder to turn someone down than to be turned down. By the way people communicate these days, it certainly seems true. Take, for example, the number of times you’ve emailed someone and they’ve failed to reply. Have you done that to people...
by Joanie Connell | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog, Careers, Hiring, Leadership, Life Change, Parenting for the Workplace
One day, I was called in to give feedback to a company’s leaders on one of their directors who had been through our assessment center. The meeting was curious to begin with, since exceptionally high-level people were there. The meeting was called unexpectedly after...
