Englewood Cliffs, NJ/ January 2, 2017 –The executive talent solutions firm JBK Associates International has hired industry veteran Jill Chammas as Principal. Over a 20-year career, Chammas has held multiple human resources leadership roles and developed specialties in vertical industries including, among others, pharmaceutical, media, entertainment, non-profit, fashion, financial services and consumer products.
One of my best lessons about the workplace came from a three-year-old. Justin was enrolled in the preschool where I worked during college, and he basically defied every request we made of him. He refused to nap, never sat down to listen during story time, and constantly frustrated the teachers with his behavior. Then one day I asked him to do an exercise that proved challenging for the other children. I sat down with him, took my time explaining the exercise and made sure to give him my full attention. Then Justin truly surprised me. Not only did he cooperate and listen, but he got all the answers correct and quicker than his classmates. Even better, when I congratulated him for doing well, he wanted to keep going and continue learning. At that moment I realized Justin was actually very smart and just needed to be reached in the right way.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ/ July 19, 2016 –Lisa Sestak joins the executive talent solutions firm JBK Associates International as a Director. With more than 15 years' search experience for both large retained executive search firms and full-life cycle boutique firms, Sestak's expertise spans the C-Suite, VP and Director levels within publicly traded, privately owned and venture capital/private equity-backed organizations. Most recently, she served as Senior Associate with DHR International.
You can feel it in your gut when an interview goes bad, and as an executive search consultant, I hate to see a talented person implode. What I've learned is that interviewing is like flying an airplane. Planes never travel straight from point A to point B: they reach their destination by making constant course corrections. Here's how you can do the same.
