How to Turn Your Love of Video Games Into a Career
By Micah Norris When you’re bored, tired, or plain struggling, video games can be a wonderful pick-me-up. The best games tell...
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Lynda Bassett
Aug 28, 20212 min read
You've Been Ghosted!
By Lynda Bassett https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndabassett/ https://www.lyndambassett.com/ Tell me if this sounds familiar. You have an...
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Ed Lawrence
Aug 8, 20213 min read
How Many Hours/Week for Job Search?
Dear StopSign, I’m unemployed. How many hours per week should I devote to my job search? As usual, I checked with my close sources...
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Ed Lawrence
Jul 13, 20213 min read
How Often Should I Update my LinkedIn Photo?
Dear StopSign, My LI Photo is a few years old. How often should I update it? Mr. StopSign last updated his LI headshot in 2019 (two years...
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Ed Lawrence
Jul 2, 20212 min read
The Stop Sign- Unpaid Experience
Does Unpaid Experience Count? Dear StopSign, I have experience, but it’s unpaid. Does it count? Ms. StopSign used to volunteer at an...
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Ed Lawrence
Jul 2, 20213 min read
The Stop Sign- Following Up Leads
How not to be a stalker Dear StopSign, How often can I follow-up with a lead without being a stalker? What an interesting question! The...
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Ed Lawrence
Jul 2, 20213 min read
The Stop SIgn- Beating Assessments
How to Beat An Assessment Test Dear Stop Sign, “How do I beat an assessment test?” That’s a great question, because according to surveys,...
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Ed Lawrence
Jul 2, 20214 min read
Introducing The STOP SIGN
Telling you what NOT to do! Welcome to The Stop Sign--- a job-search column offering serious career advice with a touch of humor to help...
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Ed Lawrence
Feb 16, 20215 min read
Companies Want The Ideal Team Player
Employers want to determine three things at an interview: 1. Whether you can you do the job. 2. Whether you will want to keep doing the...
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Ed Lawrence
Jun 13, 20202 min read
Online Gaming Tale Demonstrates Why Companies Do Hiring Assessments
Recently, I was once again asked why companies administer hiring assessments. As usual, my answer included the importance of an applicant...
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Ed Lawrence
Mar 19, 20202 min read
DISC AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
Regardless of how well coworkers typically get along, disagreements are certain to happen occasionally. Even a seemingly trivial...
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Ed Lawrence
Feb 13, 20201 min read
Your Résumé Questions Answered
Click to view my answers to common questions.
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Edward Lawrence
Jul 6, 20194 min read
4 Ways Acting Like a Poker Pro Will Improve Your Job Search
I asked my friend the poker expert what separates the poker pros from the rest of us. He recited four characteristics that enable the...
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Edward Lawrence
Jul 1, 20193 min read
Applying Online? Why not Play Poker?
The Old Rules No Longer Work My friend John, a professional poker player and my poker mentor, once asked me, “If you ever did pay $10K to...
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Edward Lawrence
Jan 5, 20193 min read
Why Sell Me This Pen is Still Relevant
Brigette Hyacinth (Author: The Future of Leadership: Rise of Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence) recently posted on...
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Edward Lawrence
Jan 3, 20194 min read
Interviewing Success: Will You Fit the Culture?
In part one of the Interviewing Success series, you learned: Everyone is hired as a problem-solver. In part two, you learned the first...
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Edward Lawrence
Dec 31, 20184 min read
Want to Keep Doing That?
Interview Success: Will You Want to Keep Doing the Job? In part one of the Interviewing Success series you learned: Everyone is hired as...
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Edward Lawrence
Dec 24, 20182 min read
Can you do the Job?
In the first part of this interviewing success series you learned: Everyone is hired as a problem-solver. They only care about your skill...
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Edward Lawrence
Dec 20, 20184 min read
PEOPLE Hire People
You were perfect for that job. You had all the skills they listed in the ad. When they asked that softball “tell me about yourself”...
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Ed Lawrence
Jul 26, 20184 min read
The Importance of Onboarding
This story is based on a real incident. The client worked with me on the story and approved it. Names have been changed to preserve...
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