As a career consultant, I work mostly with midlife, midcareer professionals who are most definitely not cowards. But I would still recommend this book.
First, I like the way Piotrowski suggests solid answers to tough questions. Most interview questions are pretty dumb but you have to keep a straight face and answer them anyway. (Like the […]

You’re interviewing for a job and the interviewer wants to pick your brain. You sense they want your expertise without paying for it.
“Real” consultants run into this challenge all the time. Most of us learn to charge for “diagnostic” or “test-drive” challenges.
When interviewing, you may feel more constrained, especially if you need or really want […]

Q. I’m changing jobs. Before leaving my current position, should I get letters of reference?
A. Probably not. In my experience, corporate employers rarely pay attention to “To Whom It May Concern” letters. They’ll prefer phone calls that aren’t recorded. When they need a letter, they’ll have their own forms and they’ll want letters […]