Landing an interview is a major step in any job search, especially in industrial fields where competition can be fierce. But what happens after the interview can be just as important as the interview itself. Following up with companies shows your interest, professionalism, and can keep you top of mind for hiring managers. Yet, many candidates either follow up the wrong way or miss the opportunity altogether. This guide breaks down the key actions you should take—and avoid—whe

"AI will not replace humans, but those who use AI will replace those who don't" -              Ginni Rometty, Former CEO of IBM.    AI isn’t here to replace job seekers or recruiters — it’s here to make both sides more efficient. Candidates who learn to partner with AI get clarity, speed, and confidence. Employers using AI well get better candidate matches and smoother processes.   Think of AI like a power tool. On its own, it doesn’t do much. But once you learn how to use it

Major League is a 1989 classic comedy movie about the struggling Cleveland Indians baseball team. One of the many memorable characters is Serrano. Serrano is a powerful, curveball-struggling slugger played by actor Dennis Haysbert, known for his voodoo rituals (like offering cigars and rum to the bat god Jobu) to hit curve balls. At one point he states, “Jésus, I like him very much. He no help me hit curveball". “ Those curveballs are always coming-eventually, you learn to hi

"There is no failure, only feedback. Success and failure are highly interrelated, equally important, and labeled as opposites by our culture." - Jim Murphy    On January 12 th , 2025 the Philadelphia Eagles were playing the Green Bay Packers.  The Eagles went on to win that playoff game.  During the game the FOX broadcasters showed the Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown readying Jim Murphy’s ‘Inner Excellence’ book on the sidelines. A.J. Brown was one of the most impactful wide

"All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend." - Mark McCormack    Colleges that charge $75,000, $40,000 or $20,000…what does that difference gain you? School work, studies, grades, these are all the easy things to focus on during the transition into adulthood. Not that they are easy to accomplish with high marks, but the immediate grades, the focus on GPA, etc. are all front and center.

"Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning." — Winston Churchill   Projects have a beginning and end, then another project begins My career has been focused on both products and on projects. There is a distinguishing difference between the creation, manufacturing and sale of these two items.  This creates significant differences in the job structure and tenure.   The product takes on a life of its own and does travel through the arc of a typical life cycle

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