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- Creating a new Organization to Identify Diversity Candidates Nationally (1 of 10)
- The National Diversity Database Initiative (NDDI) is different from any other Job Bank. (2 of 10)
- How will the National Diversity Database Initiative (NDDI) Yield Diversity Candidates with Traditional and Non-Traditional Experience? (3 of 10)
- How will Candidates in the National Diversity Database Initiative (NDDI) be Identified and Qualified while Protecting their Confidential Information? (4 of 10)
- Two Critical Steps for the National Diversity Database Initiative (NDDI) to Succeed. (5 of 10)
- Embracing Foundational Values Guiding the National Diversity Database Initiative (NDDI) (6 of 10)
- How shall the National Diversity Database Initiative (NDDI) be Governed? (7 of 10)
- What is the Detailed Process to Communicate with Potential Candidates for Job Opportunities? (8 of 10)
- What Steps Ensure that the Job-Hunting Process via the National Diversity Database Initiative (NDDI) is Confidential? (9 of 10)
- What are the next steps to building support for the National Diversity Database Initiative (NDDI)? Become a sponsor and contact: Judy Cushman, jcushman@jc-a.com (10 of 10)
- Announcement – PSRA Puget Sound presents “Getting Diversity and Inclusion Right” Virtual (via Zoom) August 20th, 11am PDT
- Announcement – PRSA Puget Sound presents “The Ultimate Crisis: Responding to the WorldWide Pandemic for Accenture’s Employees and Clients” Virtual (via Zoom) July 23rd
- The End of Weekly Blog Posts and “What’s Next?”
- Announcement – PRSA PUGET SOUND PRESENTS: “PR IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC: ALL WE NEED IS A VACCINE” Virtual (via Zoom) June 18
- Life After PR – Vicky’s Story. Here, assembled into an article, is a collection of the 9 posts that tell her story and how her instincts guided her throughout her career.
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 9 (final post in the series) – What might the future hold for Vicky?
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 8 – What was the interim solution that Vicky found in her job search and could that become permanent?
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 7– What was Vicky’s plan for cutting ties, leaving the agency, and choosing her next position? Did she have a strategy for the long- term?
- Judith Cushman & Associates announces new cost-effective evaluation and consulting services scaled for senior executives.
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 6 – After rising to an EVP role in a top-tier PR agency, with a great deal of latitude to succeed on her own terms, what happened to disturb more than 10-years of stability? How did a change in leadership and the company’s priorities make a difference?
- Life After PR – Nathan’s Story– How did Nathan start out with no career path in mind and end up with one of the top tier communications jobs in an industry he loved? This article is a collection of 9 blog posts that analyzed the reasons for his career moves, talents and success.
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 5 – How did Vicky’s role as Vice President for a global PR agency contribute to its growth?
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 4 – What were Vicky’s innate talents that helped her succeed?
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 3 – How did Vicky respond to the challenge of bringing in new accounts as she began a new role as Vice President for a global PR firm?
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 2 – How did Vicky’s corporate experience, starting from the ground up and managing a relocation within the company, build her skill-set for future positions?
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky”, Part 1 – How did Vicky’s background and early career contribute to her flexibility in making career decisions?
- Life After PR Series – “Vicky” — Instead of following a structured long-term career plan, how did Vicky build a successful career? Was she an opportunist? Did she wait to be asked to make a move? Can career success be achieved by evaluating opportunities as they arise?
- Life After PR. The story of “Angela”, a successful entrepreneur competing in the high-risk world of tech start-ups. This article is a collection of the 6-blog posts that analyzed her exceptional career.
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan”, Part 9, the last chapter about his story – Did Nathan follow a career path? What were his reasons for making major moves? How much did instinct play a part in his career decisions?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan”, Part 8 – How do I analyze Nathan’s decision to take on one of the top 5 jobs in the industry as Chief Communications Officer? What are the risks?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan,” Part 7 – What were the factors that led Nathan to move from his position as VP and Chief Marketing Officer to assume the responsibilities of a Corporate Communications Global VP at a leading Fortune 500 transportation company?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan,” Part 6 – What was Nathan’s non-traditional career decision after he had worked so hard to reach the top?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan,” Part 5 — How did Nathan’s career transition from a head of Corporate Communications to a broader management and marketing role? What talents are required to make that transition?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan,” Part 4 — What career decision did Nathan make that took him into a new industry and did he stay in this new industry? Did he qualify for a Senior VP role?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan,” Part 3– It is not easy to be promoted to a VP of Communications. How was Nathan able to break through mid-level ranks to leadership of the function?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan,” Part 2 – What accounted for Nathan’s early career success that prepared him for where he is today? If he didn’t have a plan, how did he land in the right place at the right time?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan,” Part 1 – What was special about Nathan in addition to his skill and professionalism as a leader of the Corporate Communications function? What were the reasons for his early success despite a lack of focus?
- Life After PR Series – “Nathan,” Introduction – What are the pieces that must be in place for an outstanding communications professional to move beyond a Senior VP CorpComm role and transition into leading and inspiring an organization?
- Announcing a New In-Depth Article – Life After PR Series – “Greg’s” Story and Our Holiday Schedule
- Life After PR Series – “Angela,” Part 6 – What Are Key Pieces of Advice about Career Transitions Based on Angela’s Experience?
- Life After PR Series – “Angela,” Part 5 – How did Angela Decide to Make a Life Changing Decision and Sell the Digital Communications Firm she had Established? What Were her Thoughts about her Future?
- Life After PR Series – “Angela,” Part 4 – How Did the Role of an Entrepreneur in the Digital Communications Space Contribute to Her Decision to Find a New Career?
- Life After PR Series – “Angela,” Part 3 – How did Angela Advance into Leadership Roles in a Boutique Tech Agency and What Factors Contributed to her Decision to Become an Entrepreneur?
- Life After PR Series – “Angela,” Part 2 – What is the Background of an “A” Team Comms Executive who has Left her Established Career Track to Find a New Career and New Direction in her Life?
- Life After PR Series – “Angela”, Part 1 – What are the Factors that Affect Women in Senior Comms Positions as They Find a New Career and a New Direction in their Lives?
- Life After PR Series – Greg Part 7 – What Advice, based on his experience, can Greg share about taking on the risk involved in carving out a new career path?
- MY ARTICLE AND RECOMMENDATION FOR A NEW BOOK, “THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF HEALTH CARE” BY MS. ROBIN SHAPIRO
- Life After PR Series – Greg Part 6 – Did the Gamble that Greg Took Succeed? What are his Observations about his Career and the Issue of Leadership?
- Life After PR Series – Greg Part 5 – How Did the New Career Path for Greg Take a Major, Unexpected Turn?
- Life After PR Series – “Greg”, Part 4 – What Risks Exist in Making a Major Transition in Finding a New Career and How Did “Greg” Manage these Risks?
- Life After PR Series – “Greg”, Part 3 – How Did the Promotion Greg was offered lead to the end of his successful career at the consulting firm?
- Life After PR Series – “Greg”, Part 2 – How was Greg’s career shaped by joining a Global PR Consulting Group that could offer significant challenges?
- Life After PR Series – “Greg”, Part 1 – What is the Background of an “A” Team Comms Executive Who Left a Global Agency to Find a New Career and New Direction in His Life?
- Life After PR – A Series Focusing on Stories of “A” Team Comms Executives Who Leveraged their Success to Find New Careers and New Directions in their Lives
- Announcing a New In-Depth Article – Recruiting Millennials for a Social Media Management position creates a unique set of challenges. Does what Millennials want to do align with what GenX hiring managers are looking for?
- Announcing a New In-Depth Article – Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process
- MILLENNIALS SERIES, PART 11 – WHAT WAS AN APPEALING MESSAGE TO MILLENNIALS WHO WERE THE TARGETED AUDIENCE FOR THESE SOCIAL MEDIA LEADERSHIP POSITIONS?
- MILLENNIALS SERIES, PART 10 – MAKING INITIAL CONTACT—WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE SHARED AND WHY?
- MILLENNIALS SERIES, PART 9 – WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST MESSAGE TO ATTRACT CANDIDATES? WHERE SHOULD THIS MESSAGE BE PRESENTED?
- MILLENNIALS SERIES, PART 8 – WHAT WAS THE BEST PLAN OF ACTION TO ATTRACT QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA LEADERSHIP POSITIONS?
- MILLENNIALS SERIES, PART 7 – THE RECRUITING QUESTIONS WITH NO ANSWERS AND NO HISTORY – WHAT CAREER TRACKS AND WORK HISTORY WOULD BE DESIRABLE AS PREPARATION FOR THIS NEWLY CREATED POST?
- MILLENNIALS SERIES, PART 6 – WHERE COULD I FIND THIS HANDS-ON SOCIAL MEDIA LEADER THAT WAS FULLY QUALIFIED? HOW COMPETITIVE WAS THE MARKETPLACE?
- MILLENNIALS SERIES, PART 5 – THE MARKETPLACE AND POTENTIAL CANDIDATES: ARE GEN X PROFESSIONALS WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE QUALIFIED TO FILL A “HANDS ON” SOCIAL MEDIA POSITION? WHO WOULD BE QUALIFIED?
- Millennials Series, Part 4 – What are the 4 Social Media business models I found? Why is there so much confusion and competition about what they do and how does that impact hiring?
- Millennials Series, Part 3 – How have the roles of SM Managers evolved? What expertise is in demand as the function matures?
- Millennials Series, Part 2 – How competitive is the marketplace for Social Media (SM) Professionals? –What is the impact of the Hiring Bubble and the Proliferation of Organizations Offering SM Consulting Services?
- Millennials Series, Part 1 – What were the Background/Search Parameters in a Recent Retained Search for a Director of Social Media (SM)?
- What Happens when the “Me” Focused Attitudes of Millennials Clash with the Demands of their Supervisors to Meet Organizational Goals?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 10, the last in the series – How can “Pre-emptive” Planning and Creating a Project Schedule accelerate the Search Process?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 9 – What Recommendations Should Be Considered to Enhance the Quality of Candidates Presented for Consideration?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 8 – What Improvements Can Be Made in the Project Management of a Search to Reduce the Timeline?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 7 – What are the Right Resources to Use in a Successful Search? Who Should Determine Which Ones to Use?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 6 – Why should it take 6-months or longer to fill a critical job reporting to the CCO or CMO? What needs to change to cut that time in half?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 5 – How can the Job Description Become an Effective Tool for Improving the Search Process and Finding Qualified Candidates?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 4 – What are the Benefits and Disadvantages of Using Internal vs External Resources to Search for Qualified Candidates?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 3 – How is the Normal Recruiting Process Organized? What are the potential issues?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 2 – Is Improving the Search Process Not an Issue Because the CCO is Satisfied with the Status Quo?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process, Part 1 – Who Is In Charge of the Hiring Process? And Why Can’t That Be Changed?
- Fixing a Broken Corporate Hiring and Search Process – What Improvements Can CCO’s Implement?
- LinkedIn asked me to contribute to a discussion on “What topics, ideas and conversations do you think will define 2019?”
- Negotiating – Are you prepared to negotiate for the total compensation package you are seeking as you consider an offer?
- Decision Making Tools – Part #7 – Do you know in what cultures you do your best work? When you interview for a new leadership role do you specifically focus on researching the company’s culture?
- Decision Making Tools – Part #6 – What are the hard facts about assessing the risk involved when considering a new opportunity?
- Decision Making Tools – Part #5 – How can you decide to pass and not explore an opportunity when you are actively job hunting?
- Decision Making Tools – Part #4 – How can a Decision Making Grid help you as you determine whether a job is a good fit and in the right corporate environment?
- Decision Making Tools – Part #3 – How can you ask the right questions when this is the first time you must challenge your assumptions about what job is a good fit and in the right corporate environment?
- Decision Making Tools – Part #2 – How can you job hunt for the right job the very first time you’ve ever tried when you don’t know what are the questions to answer?
- Decision Making Tools – Part #1 – How can you avoid accepting an offer that will derail your career as a VP when this is your first time job hunting?
- Want Advice on Negotiating More Effectively?
- The Story of a Search Part #5 – A year later how does Matthew feel about the company? What might be next? What lessons can we learn from his experience?
- The Story of a Search Part #4 – What was appealing about the job he accepted? What content was significant to meet his goals?
- Story of a Search Part # 3 – The Job-Hunting Process: What were Matthew’s Challenges? And, Focus Focus on the Goal.
- Story of a Search Part 2:—What was Matthew’s background and what was his decision-making process as he defined his career goals and the price he might have to pay to make a move?
- Story of a Search Part # 1 – What was this candidate’s work history? Was he qualified for the job he was seeking?
- Here is a Senior Director’s story told one year after negotiating for a job. What can we learn from his experience as he reflects on his decision?
- Recruitment Series (Part 5) – Is there any way to avoid a search that feels like High School Dating?
- What assistance can a candidate expect from a search firm committed to building a relationship vs. a transactional search organization? (Part 4)
- How does the Relationship-Oriented recruitment model consider the needs of the candidate since all fees are paid by the hiring organization? (Part 3)
- How does the transactional recruitment model consider the needs of the candidate since all fees are paid by the hiring organization? (Part 2)
- The Recruitment Process for Better or Worse, a new series – Why is a retained search firm hired? Why does a company pay the high fees and is the firm worth the expense? (Part 1)
- When there seems to be a never-ending series of posts about resumes, why are they still so challenging to write and mostly ineffective?
- How do I negotiate effectively in a larger company that has strict compensation and benefit policies? (Negotiating Series – Part #9)
- Does it make ever sense to accept a job offer without negotiating the compensation package? (Negotiating Series – Part #8)
- How can I achieve my compensation goals when the employer’s position seems so reasonable? (Negotiating Series – Part #7)
- How can you negotiate when you can’t walk away from an offer? (Negotiating Series – Part #6)
- How do you appropriately answer legally permitted salary-related questions? (Negotiating Series – Part #5)
- Here is my take on the implications of the Facebook hearings.
- How do you approach your current employer when you are proactively seeking an internal promotion, a pay raise or additional elements in your total compensation (including benefits) package? (Negotiating Series – Part #4)
- When is it appropriate to ask my current employer for a counter offer when I have an offer in hand? What are the risks? (Negotiating Series – Part #3)
- NEGOTIATING OFFERS: How do you negotiate effectively when you are about to be offered a job at a new company? (Negotiating Series – Part #2)
- How do you approach the negotiating process? (Negotiating Series – Part #1)
- What Are the Negotiating Challenges in your work world that you want answers to? How do you walk that difficult tightrope?
- How can a professional present her work history both in an interview and a resume when her job title is misleading or incomprehensible outside of her workplace? (#8 in the Series)
- How are Diversity and Inclusion policies affecting hiring practices and resumes? (#7 in the Series)
- How do you describe your qualifications for a position at the VP, CCO level when what matters are the intangibles? (#6 in the Series)
- With the trend toward highly tailored resumes and cover letters, what does it take to stand out and be taken seriously? (#5 in the Series)
- What is the overall tone of your resume? What is the first impression it makes? (#4 in the Series)
- How do Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives affect hiring decisions and resumes? (#3 in the Series)
- How can I create a resume that says, “I’m worth your attention”? (#2 in the Series)
- How can I create a resume that says, “I’m worth your attention”? (First in the Series)
- Annual Hiring Cycle
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the Year-End rush? (Part 9 of 9)
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the fourth quarter hiring activities and the year-end rush? (Part 8 of 9)
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the secondary hiring cycle? (Part 7 of 9)
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the final interview and decision-making phase of the primary annual hiring cycle? (Part 6 of 9)
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the research phase of the primary annual hiring cycle? (Part 5 of 9)
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the interview phase of the primary annual hiring cycle? (Part 4 of 9)
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the start of the primary annual hiring cycle? (Part 3 of 9)
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the fall season in the annual hiring cycle? (Part 2 of 9)
- Do you know how to plan your job search to take advantage of the annual hiring cycle? (Part 1 of 9)
- (Part 2 of 2) How does Global Experience Factor into the Search to Fill a US Corporate Communications VP Position with Overseas Responsibilities?
- (Part 1 of 2) How does Global Experience Factor into the Search to Fill a US Corporate Communications VP Position with Overseas Responsibilities?
- Negotiating an Offer: (Part 4 of 4) What Are the Key Questions About Specific Terms and Benefits?
- Negotiating an Offer: (Part 3 of 4) What Are the Key Questions About Specific Terms and Benefits?
- Negotiating an Offer: (Part 2 of 4) What Are the Key Questions About Specific Terms and Benefits?
- Negotiating an Offer: (Part 1 of 4) What Are the Key Questions About Specific Terms and Benefits?
- (Part 3 of 3) How do You Quantify and Calculate the Risk Factors in Considering an Offer?
- (Part 2 of 3) How do You Quantify and Calculate the Risk Factors in Considering an Offer?
- (Part 1 of 3) How do You Quantify and Calculate the Risk Factors in Considering an Offer?
- Subscriber’s Question about Ageism in Hiring
- Reader’s Question about Making a Career Change from the For-Profit to the Non-Profit World
- What does your total Compensation add up to? (Part 5 of 5) Have you taken into account your current, past and future financial and non-financial benefits?
- What does your total Compensation add up to? (Part 4 of 5) Have you taken into account your current, past and future financial and non-financial benefits?
- What does your total Compensation add up to? (Part 3 of 5) Have you taken into account your current, past and future financial and non-financial benefits?
- What does your total Compensation add up to? (Part 2 of 5) Have you taken into account your current, past and future financial and non-financial benefits?
- What does your total Compensation add up to? (Part 1 of 5) Have you taken into account your current, past and future financial and non-financial benefits?
- How do I manage the timing when I am a finalist for 3 excellent jobs?
- How do you make the smartest career decisions that fit your unique situation?
- What corporate policy requirements must be met to receive an offer? Is drug testing part of the process?
- What are 3 major factors that have changed the way searches for Chief Communications Officers are conducted in the last 2+ years?
- What is the most common mistake I see in a resume from an agency VP seeking a corporate job?
- What are the 3 words/phrases that I see most often that should never be used in the introductory statement of the resume?
- How do I reinforce the initial impression from a great introductory statement with an equally strong resume?
- What is the biggest misunderstanding relating to the question: “What is your compensation figure?”
- Compensation negotiation. How do I answer the question: what is your salary? What is your compensation package?
- What is the key question you want a resume to answer for the reader?
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