Power posing right before entering the job interview has been shown to improve performance. That is, adopting stances associated with confidence, power and achievement — chest lifted, head held high, arms either up or propped on the hips. And your body language in the interview can have a dramatic impact on how you are perceived. Practice some of these…
By Meg Guiseppe Virtual job interviews are here to stay because they’re a more cost effective and efficient way to conduct interviews. You’ll need to be up-to-snuff on using this and other technologies for your job that you may be unfamiliar with. Performing well in these kinds of interviews positions you as savvy with the new world of work, and ready…
(Editor’s note: If there was ever an executive recruiter to help military professionals and their families, it’s our colleague Meg Guiseppi.) We want to share several of her short articles, taken from her recent LinkedIn post, that will help those facing a future exodus from military service to new career opportunities. I’m not getting many interviews. What am I doing…
By Meg Guiseppe If you’re not able to answer the basic questions, like “Tell me about yourself”, it will be difficult to position yourself as a good fit. Having answers at-the-ready for a variety of questions makes you better able to tackle the harder questions that come out of left field. Remember that at the executive level, interview…
By Meg Guiseppe Ideally before your job interviews start, you should get things in order to present yourself in the right way to attract more opportunities: Create an executive resume that showcases your personal brand and other good-fit qualities for the employers you’re targeting. Build an online presence that promotes your good-fit qualities, and will make you visible and findable to executive…
Thanks to Tyrone Hewitt, a retired Navy senior chief and Navy readiness officer, we got some information on how some veterans can obtain an additional 36 months of VA educational benefits. Hewitt posted: “On April 16, 2024 the Supreme Court of the United States decided that if you served at least two periods of service-one that qualifies for the Montgomery…
Leave it to retired Command Sergeant Major E.G. Mais to help clarify the individual unemployability program for veterans with work issues. According to the VA.gov website: “If you can’t work because of a disability related to your service in the military, you may qualify for Individual Unemployability. This means you may be able to get disability compensation or benefits at…
Project Mend is sponsoring their annual Gear Up For Mobility to assist the Bexar County Medical Equipment Collection Drive. The event kicks off at 9 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. The San Antonio non-profit is holding drives at two locations — The San Antonio Shriners Auditorium (901 N. Loop 1604) and the Wonderland of the Americas Mall. The event…
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