Don’t be THAT candidate
By Josh McAfee I’ve got some bad news. If you’ve interviewed with more than seven companies and not received any offers or even gotten into the last round of interviews, the problem probably isn’t with the companies. I get it. Everyone dreads interviewing. There’s hours of prep work that goes into it and you rarely […]
What you’re saying doesn’t matter if…
By Josh McAfee “Your actions speak so loudly, that I can’t hear a word you say.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson It was something my grandpa also used to say and it’s stuck with me all these years. We’ve all experienced someone trying to tell us something we need to hear; but, because of their actions, we […]
Surrounded by Rockstars?
By Josh McAfee Do you get the feeling that there’s always someone way more capable than you? Smarter or more deserving? Someone that has stellar credentials and superior accomplishments? The good news is you aren’t alone. That’s called Impostor Syndrome and many high performers have it. The bad news is that these feelings are likely […]
It’s not a labor shortage…
By Josh McAfee For the past year, every day, all day, I hear company leaders, social media talking heads, and news outlets talking about the “labor shortage.” I believe they are coming at it from the wrong angle. There’s a hidden opportunity when we start thinking about hiring as a competition versus just […]
Should you write your own resume?
By Josh McAfee There are plenty of times where you need an expert. Someone with more experience and deeper knowledge than you’ll ever have about something. I definitely wouldn’t attempt to rebuild an engine or perform brain surgery. When you’re eager to find the perfect job, writing an eye catching resume may sometimes […]
Case Study: Growing in a post-Covid world
How do you rapidly grow a company that’s retracted thanks to the pandemic? It’s a question that CTO Eric Schrock and other members of Jvion’s leadership were asking by the end of 2020. Jvion started up in 2011. Their mission is to leverage AI to provide prescriptive analytics to healthcare companies. Organizations could use the […]
