I wouldn’t call him good lucking but he is persistent. Steve! He’s employed but his employer is in bad shape – they’ve filed for protection under Chapter 11. Nonetheless they continue to pay him and he’s interviewing everywhere. He doesn’t have to get a new job immediately but he must have interviewed with 20 companies and still no job offer. He doesn’t present well but if interviewed properly you’d see he’s a gem – some interviewers don’t know what they are looking for, they’re taken in by the superficial stuff; posh voice, a smart suit and a slick manner ~ gift of the gab and all that. On a separate note this is where a good HR person can add some real value. Anyway, I said to him a few weeks back – in what areas do you really have strengths and in what environment would you really like to be in. Well here we are a few weeks on and he has an offer, for a job he wants. My point being – is that your chances of success are higher when these two aspects come together i) what areas do you really have strengths and ii) in what environment would you really like to be in.
