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A Job Hunter’s Dilemma
While having lunch recently in Bryant Park, mid-town Manhattan, I overheard two women discussing their career objectives. In the course of their conversation one of them was lamenting over not hearing back from Human Resources regarding a job for… Read more
The Six Missing Pieces
by David Madison, Ph.D., Director, The Five O’Clock Club National Guild of Career Coaches In the fall of 2009, a member of the Club told me that he would like to change coaches. He said that he had been attending his small group for eight months,… Read more
Following-Up After a Job Interview: The Only Job Hunting Technique
by Kate Wendleton Bullock shrugged. He’d been thinking about Bill that afternoon, trying to decide how to fit him into Deadwood Brickworks, Inc. It wasn’t a question he could be useful. Anybody could be useful when you decided where they… Read more
Lessons to be Learned From Those With Long Searches
Job Hunters Prove the Power of The Five O’Clock Club Methodology by David Madison, Ph.D. Director of the National Guild of Five O’Clock Club Career Coaches Sometimes we hear about someone who gets lucky and lands a job in two or three weeks…. Read more
Job Hunters Mix Energy, Positive Attitude and a Proven Methodology
by David Madison, Ph.D., Director, The National Guild of Five O’Clock Club Career Coaches The Final Interview: Outclassing the Competition We commonly tell job hunters when they arrive at the Club, “This is like a graduate course in job… Read more
The Power of Your Weekly Small Group at the Club
by David Madison Ph.D., Director of the National Guild of Five O’Clock Club Career Coaches Making the Best Use of the Wisdom of Peers “Having been in HR for more than twenty years,” Julia points out, “I was aware of The Five O’Clock… Read more
Before You Say Yes To A Job Offer
By Bill Belknap Senior Five O’Clock Club Career Coach Over the last two years in my private practice as a Five O’Clock Club coach, I have had the pleasure of working with more than two hundred talented managers and executives who are looking… Read more
Club Members Outperform Competitors & Land New Jobs
by David Madison, Ph.D., Director of the National Guild of Career Coaches of the Five O’Clock A Trade Show Reunion Many people who lose their jobs receive Five O’Clock Club job-search help because they ask for it as part of their separation… Read more
What Every Employer Wants
by Kate Wendleton and Dale Dauten “Kate & Dale Talk Jobs” is a nationally syndicated newspaper column appearing in The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Washington Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Houston Chronicle and approximately… Read more
An Open Letter to Five O’Clock Club Members
by Steve Sidorsky Successful job-hunters are always encouraged to return to the Club after landing new jobs or consulting assignments. In lieu of a personal appearance, Steve addressed this letter to Jim Borland, the head of the Five O’Clock Club… Read more
Job Hunt Success Stories From the Telephone Coaching Program
-by David Madison, PhD Landing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory How do you find a job that will allow you to use a background in physics and software testing? That was the challenge facing Brian Newport, who lived near Seattle. He searched the web… Read more
Making the World Better and Safer; Clubbers Land Their Dream Job
Five O’Clock Clubbers Land Their Dream Jobs -by David Madison Kristi Ragan: From the UN to the Peace Corps “I got off the phone and had that sinking feeling.” Kristi Ragan had just chatted briefly with the outgoing director of the Peace… Read more
Job-Hunt Success Stories; Working The Method Pays Off
by David Madison We have always said, Don’t skip any part of the system! But we know that different elements of the Five O’Clock Club methodology have come to the rescue for different people as they have applied the methodology to their… Read more
What You Do AFTER The Interview May Matter The Most!
by Ruth Robbins Do you ever have the feeling that it’s easier to get through the eye of a needleŸthan to come out the winner in the interviewing contest? Who hasn’t experienced the following: you’ve had a two rounds of interviews with a leading… Read more
They said, “We like you but we want to interview more people.” What should I do?
They said, “We like you but we want to interview more people.” What should I do? Q: Dear Career Coach: I interviewed with a company six weeks ago; I sent thank you letters to everyone; they asked for my references and I gave them to the hiring… Read more