Over the years of interviewing talented people, I've developed a favorite question: "Beyond the necessary skills or certifications, what's the characteristic or personality trait that makes someone really great at this job?"
My favorite answers have been the unexpected ones:
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To be perfectly honest, I found Who Moved My Cheese? to be more than a tad offensive. The video was shown as part of a team-building meeting I attended (!). The message I got was: Employers will do what's...
Research says the average person will have 12 to 15 jobs in his or her lifetime. The statistic probably bears some investigation: Do promotions count? What if I stay in one company with a new job title?
According to the...
An anecdote from one of the last "My Job" columns I wrote for the Star Tribune sticks with me: I interviewed Tasha Lawrence, who is foreman of a plumbing fabrication shop. It's a well-paid, indoor job. A lot of...
I always tell my students to put the bottom line on top, so here's the BLOT for The Job 4 Me: The missing piece in current workforce development efforts is communication.
It's not hard to find articles about the shortage...
"Where will you be in five years" is an unimaginative interview question. But it's also a think-outside-the-box approach to career planning.
Everybody knows that a high school education is no longer enough. But that doesn't automatically translate to "you need...
