We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training. — Archilochus Do these things and it will be impossible to fail! Many of you who work with me know that I like to create a background document to help my candidates prepare for their interviews. It contains a brief overview of the company, job description, relevant […]
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What was the first way you made money? Used by Pharma exec, Cindy Whitehead to assess entrepreneurial ambition and hustle for her sales reps. We think it reveals truths about a person’s drive, work ethic and creativity: Did they build a slime empire in grade school, or was their first job post-college thru a family […]
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W2O’s Chief People Officer Deborah Hankin offers advice for a persuasive executive resume. Does your resume represent your best self? Are you proud of the way it conveys your experience to the world, or did you decide a while back “not to let perfect be the enemy of good?” I love that phrase too, but […]
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It has forever irritated me that Guy Raz, host of NPR’s How I Built This likes to ask his guests:“How much of your success do you attribute to luck, or just hard work?” Raz has interviewed famous entrepreneurs from Howard Schultz (Starbucks) to Joe Gebbia (AirBNB) to Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn). So his question makes me what to scream: […]
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This post will show you how to apply customer experience concepts perfected by Danny Meyer and AirBNB to your interview preparation. I’m listening to Danny Meyer’s book, Setting the Table, about how he built his portfolio of restaurants. As New Yorkers, you’ve probably eaten at many of them: From Union Square Cafe to Gramercy Tavern […]
Read More ›Oh my god, I wish you could meet my grandfather! My grandfather when he was in his puppy years, before the age spots shone on his skin and he would forget things. He was in his late 60s when I was in grade school. He wore a raspberry beret, like the Prince song. I don’t […]
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This is the year that we’re turning the lens on unethical workplace behavior, tearing down subtle double standards across gender, age and race. There’s #MeToo and Time’s Up. In October, NYC passed a law that makes it illegal to ask for salary history with the goal of correcting pay inequality. Further back, there was widely-read […]
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