Posted By: Steve Barlow People are dependent on others to learn new things, explore new areas, and develop new skills. Students depend on good teachers, players depend on good coaches, and followers depend on good leaders. In many circumstances, it is appropriate to feel gratitude if not indebtedness to those who help us grow and [...]

Focusing on one specialty may seem counterintuitive to success. You’re eliminating other opportunities, right? Well, the reality is not so clear cut, and not what you might expect. Check out this post by Daniel Gulati on the Huffington Post for tips on how to choose your specialty, and how specialization can make you stand out [...]

If you’re unemployed or have taken a job that is outside of your planned career path, you’re certainly not alone. Fortunately, employers understand this – but you need to be sure you are using that time wisely. Find out what employers really think about these bumps and detours and how to use them to your [...]

I am concerned that jobs posted on job boards by recruiting firms are not really open and active positions, but rather positions they anticipate their client companies to activate in the future.  Any thoughts? Most job boards have no way of determining if jobs posted by search firms are valid/immediate needs. Third-party recruiters and employers both will [...]

A search firm just contacted me about a leadership position at a management consulting firm.  Their description of the position and responsibilities sounded great, but the search firm would not disclose the name of their client to me.  Is this unusual?   I’d like to do some research on the consulting firm in advance of next steps. [...]