Sandra Clark is a treasured consulting resource to The Job Forum and job hunters around the SF Bay Area At Sandra’s most recent excellent workshop, she emphasizes to job hunters that these elements are among the gold standard for career branding. Visuals: Use a professional headshot no more than two to three years old; avoid […]
Healthcare careers was the topic for a recent Job Forum event with 45 job hunting attendees. Key points included the need for 19,000 new physicians due to an aging population and retiring doctors. All the healthcare experts, who volunteered to advise job hunters, talked about the importance of teamwork and empathy in healthcare. UCSF, the […]
Janet Beach and Job Forum volunteers, Angel Max Guerrero and Torrance Bynum went to a San Francisco Rotary Club sponsored summer camp for high school sophomore’s and junior’s and the team of 3 made a presentation on the topic of Resumes in the time of AI . The campers were very engaged and asked 34 questions about […]
This Job Forum event covered an exciting career pathway. The Job Forum featured experts from various Public Policy sectors. David Harrison introduced his role as Director of Public Policy at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, emphasizing the importance of government relations and public affairs and building coalitions and relationships. Nick Mattes, who has been […]
Why smart, capable people feel stuck in today’s job search, and how to change that. You’re doing everything right. You’re applying for roles you’re qualified for. You’re following up. You’re showing up to interviews prepared, articulate, and ready. And still — silence. Or worse: several interviews in, only to be ghosted. If this sounds familiar, […]
Why an executive search, done well, is an act of leadership rather than a campaign By Savio Franco, PhD There is an old Irish saying that a stranger is simply a friend you have not met yet. I have spent twenty-six years building leaders and leadership ecosystems, twelve in multinational corporate work and fourteen […]
When Job Forum volunteer, Michelle Liu, decided to look for a job at a large consulting company, rather than continue her own successful consulting practice, she was searching for more teamwork and more opportunities to manage large transformational projects for more companies. What happened next showed her how important having the right professional contacts matter […]
“The Job Forum came into my life at a moment when I was navigating an unexpected career transition and initially focused almost entirely on finding my next job. What I’ve appreciated most is how the community has encouraged me to think more broadly, not just about what position I should apply for next, but about […]
…and What is Positive about being a Doctor or being in Nursing? Dr Steve Hetts of UCSF explains some real advantages: “One really nice thing about being a doctor is there’s a tremendous range of things that you can do following medical school. You do a lot of training after medical school ranging from […]
Four roles were discussed by a dynamic team of experts who have occupied administrative leader ship roles: The Administrative Assistant who supports a function, the Executive Assistant who supports a leader, a Chief of Staff who is the strategic partner to the CEO or to the C-suite (often able to represent the leadership in facing […]