You are in the initial stages of a job search and trying to figure out how to get the ball rolling.  Step back and think about your last shopping expedition for any significant item.  Maybe it was a car - or a suit - or a piece of furniture.  What led you to purchase that item right from the start?  You may have done some initial research online and then gone shopping in a store.  What caught your eye initially?  A flashy website?  A very appealing display in the…

Interviewing - It's a Two-Way Street.  I've used this phrase with clients on many occasions and usually it draws the proverbial "duh" response.  But recently a hiring manager who had done a couple of phone interviews with a "passive" candidate (who by the way is a top performer at another company) said, "It was like…