Blog | Jenny Kosek

5 Tips for Job Seekers in the Great Resignation

I hope employers are taking The Great Resignation seriously. Considering the number of contacts I’ve spoken with recently who admit to...

Leaving Local Government

On Feb. 6, 2022, I celebrated five years in local government. On Feb. 8, 2022, I will work my last day in local government. I’m not the...

5 Steps to a Successful Software Rollout

The year was 2007. I was serving as Communications and Studio Manager for a music retail chain. Not only was I responsible for all...

I am Not a Public Servant.

Unpopular opinion: I am not a public servant. I hate the phrase and think it should go. Look, I’m a recovering English major and writer....

All I Can Do

My car was packed with food. I’d spent the last two days cooking for people I love and had an Outback® full of soups and casseroles,...

Tell Me About a Time When You...Actually Benefitted from Behavior-Based Interviewing?

“Tell me about a time when you…” “Give me an example of…” “Describe a situation where…” These are the beginnings of countless...

Permission to Take Your Life Back

For awhile this year, business blogs went blissfully silent. I wasn’t bombarded on a daily basis with messages about how to be a better...

5 Ways to Supercharge Your Job Hunt

First, finally, some good news: companies are hiring during COVID. The bad news is that many job seekers struggle with job hunting savvy...

Winning the Game of Engagement

Last night I witnessed one of the greatest moments of community and political engagement of our time. It was on Twitch, a streaming video...

5 Ways to Team Build When Working from Home

Now that the dust has settled and work from home has become a widespread necessity due to the pandemic, rather than a rare benefit...

What the James Lipton Challenge Teaches Managers

With the news that legendary interviewer James Lipton has passed away, my Facebook friends are currently passing around the James Lipton...

Listen for Better Decision Making

An executive leadership team I once served on was a passionate mix of opinionated senior leaders. We were working with a business coach...

Let's Cover the Cover Letter

I recently wrote about the 4 ways a cover letter can help your candidacy stand out to recruiters in a sea of applicants. In a Twitter...

Love Letter to the Cover Letter

Rumors of the death of the cover letter have been greatly exaggerated. HR and job seekers have been split on the subject for some time....