Compensation History Ban: What it’s all About
Thanks to new legislation going into effect, it will soon be illegal in an increasing number of states for a prospective employer to ask a candidate about his or her…
Ok Google, Iron My Shirt!
Last month, the CES took place in Vegas. In 1967 the “Consumer Electronics Show” started in NYC with 250 exhibitors and 17 thousand attendees. This year the three locations in Las…
When In Doubt, Ask WWAD
It is only a couple of weeks old, but already 2018 is in full swing. Where there’s fire, there’s fury I guess you could say. And according to this overview of the…
Don´T Just Do Something – Sit There!
Man, what a year it was! Hurricanes, guns, North Korea, South Korea, Mel B, Harvey W, NFL, MLB on steroids… Ultimate questions As a year draws to a close, we…
Why Up to 90% of Mergers Fail
Maybe you find the above number hard to believe - after all, why would people keep doing something with such an abysmal record? Well, think of M&A activity in terms…
5 Steps To Engagement
In my last letter, I spoke about the importance of engagement. That what really matters is making a meaningful connection on a human level. And I contrasted that with taking…
Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime…
In our digital age, the dominance of mobile devices means that anyone can reach anyone, anywhere, anytime. However, this accessibility is deceiving. In an environment of constant information overload, encapsulated…
Help from above: drones, not divine intervention
Harvey, Irma, Maria. Two terrible earthquakes in Mexico in the span of a couple of weeks. Devastation in Puerto Rico. To say that humanitarian and relief workers around the Caribbean…
Too good to be true?
Good pay, flexible schedules, cool perks. Well, yeah, you say. Sounds good! But wait: there´s more: MEANING! Lockheed Martin, on its career website, promises all of the above through jobs…
Starting Over in Unmanned
I can’t tell you how often I hear from people hoping to make a career change into the unmanned and robotics field, with little to no truly relevant experience in…