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What is Your Persona?

By Rob Saric on February 1, 2013

Your persona should be your signature, your uniqueness, your trade mark. Those who know you should instantly have a word association when they see your photo, read your works, or hear of you. Be that for better or worse, you should be ever diligent in your activities and communication, public or private. For each of ...

The Importance of Working On What You Love

By Rob Saric on December 27, 2011

Nothing truly motivates me more than talking with someone who is working on what they love. It really is infectious. But many people approach their career planning as an analytical exercise about which markets are growing and which professions are in demand. I know that was my approach when I first moved to Ottawa roughly ...

Building a Great Startup Team, Culture and Experience

By Rob Saric on August 9, 2011

Team building is not an easy process for a startup. As one of the creators of WhyHire.me, I sometimes get so caught up in my own ambition of creating my vision that I fail to take a moment to recognize the tremendous weight and responsibility of asking others to join me on this journey. I ...

Is it Time to Rethink Your Values?

By Rob Saric on April 5, 2011

If you think about your own life, your values form the cornerstones for all that you do, think, believe, and accomplish. Your values dictate your actions whether you are aware of it or not. When I say values, I’m not talking about “honesty”, “integrity” or any of that standard stuff. I’m talking about what is ...

How Employers Prefer to Find Job Candidates

By Rob Saric on March 28, 2011

“He or she who gets hired is not necessarily the one who can do that job best; but,the one who knows the most about how to get hired.” – Richard Lathrop “What Color is Your Parachute” is considered by many as the most popular job-hunting guide. With well over 10 million ...

The Web Is Fair Game for Hiring Due Diligence

By Rob Saric on January 3, 2011

Listen, I usually don’t get frustrated when I read posts, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however, after reading this article on TLNT.com, I needed to add a few points about social recruiting. Laurie Ruettimann noted in her article that the HR community shouldn’t use the web during the ...

Finding a Job is Becoming a Social Experience

By Rob Saric on December 15, 2010

Referrals Still King It is estimated that half of all jobs are obtained through referrals. Whether it‘s networking at a professional event, extending relationships with contacts you made online or even asking an old college roommate to refer you to their boss — finding a job has always contained a social element. And ...

Online Influence Does Not Mean Who Has More Twitter Followers

By Rob Saric on October 19, 2010

I came across a nice video with Megan Berry, Marketing Manager at Klout.com. Klout tracks the impact of your opinions, links and recommendations across your social graph. As you build your online persona for your career it is important to understand that your online influence does not necessarily reflect your total ...