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Brand Build with the Right Resume

Mar 8th, 2010 | By Fernando Espinosa

By Fernando Espinosa

I wrote in my last article that we see many people that are still not properly prepared for what is emerging as a very different job market. We are also continuing to encounter many candidates that lack a good, well-defined job search strategy.

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The Process Part I: Our Contract With You

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Fernando Espinosa

By Fernando Espinosa
As a leader charged with driving a metric-driven organization, you understand the value of getting high performers into your organization. Our clients are no different.
To ensure a successful match is made and that there is no ambiguity, we would like to outline our process for you.

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Professionals in Mexico: Building Your Personal Career Brand in 2010

Dec 16th, 2009 | By Fernando Espinosa

By Fernando Espinosa

This year has forced us to witness the negative impact of the recession on an enormous amount of people from individual contributors to senior executives in both the US and Mexico. Most every industry and functional group has been hammered with the terrible news of layoffs, downsizings, rightsizings and operational shut downs.

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Mexican Executives Working as Ex-Pats

Aug 20th, 2009 | By Fernando Espinosa

By Fernando Espinosa.

As a member of a LinkedIn group, I saw a member from Mexico inviting fellow group members to describe what led them to [...]

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Are we solving the same problem?

Aug 6th, 2009 | By Fernando Espinosa

By Seth Godin
This is the biggest disconnect I know of.
It happens all the time in B2B sales, in service marketing, in getting along with your boss and even in hiring someone.
One side thinks they have figured out a solution. They spend a long time talking about the solution, architecting it, refining it, pricing it, pitching [...]

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Evaluating a Job Offer in the U.S. or Canada

Jul 28th, 2009 | By Fernando Espinosa

By Fernando Espinosa.

Let’s assume your employment interview went well, and there’s sincere and mutual interest on both sides. You now need to decide two things: first, whether the new position is right for you; and if so, what sort of offer you’d be willing to accept. To help in the decision-making process, take the following [...]

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The Proper Way to Resign

Apr 15th, 2009 | By Fernando Espinosa

By Fernando Espinosa

Have you ever heard “Don’t burn that bridge!” or even worse “I shouldn’t have burned that bridge!”? Resigning from a job and an employer is one of those situations in your professional life that can be smooth or tumultuous and you play a large part in which way it goes.
Making it a negative [...]

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Strategic Considerations for Changing Jobs

Feb 26th, 2009 | By Fernando Espinosa

Many professionals stay within their current employer organizations due to some false sense of security or loyalty. Many of these same professionals may have very justifiable reasons to do so, however many others will never know simply due to their careers being managed by such emotions as fear of change, personal loyalties or an inherent [...]

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Evaluating a Job Offer in Mexico

Jan 22nd, 2009 | By Fernando Espinosa

Due to the different compensation structure in Mexico, this article was adapted from our other article prepared for professionals that are compensated in the U.S. or Canada. This article is meant solely for professionals that are compensated via the Mexican payroll.
For the purposes of this article, let’s assume your employment interview went well, and there [...]

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