Employment Gaps on Your Resume and How to Handle Them
Employment gaps on your resume will raise questions of your stability. In most cases, employers will want you to explain them. Therefore, […]
Category: Interviewing
Unemployed Job Seekers: How to be Competitive
Unemployed Job Seekers: How unemployed job seekers become more competitive against the employed job seekers. Unemployed Job Seekers People without a job […]
Interview Pitfalls: Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?
Interview Pitfalls: If you are unemployed, the reason you left your last job may be important to the hiring company. The interview […]
How to Handle Hard Interview Questions
Hard interview questions: The most difficult interview questions are open-ended. These questions require a discussion to answer. They give the interviewers more […]
Why Should We Hire You?
Knowing how to show why the company should hire you is simply to succeeding in an interview. Furthermore, preparing to answer this […]
Job Interview Agenda: A Powerful Tool for Job Seekers
Job interview agenda: a list of topics to be introduced during an interview. Bringing an agenda to an interview gives you several […]
How to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise and Confidence
Job Interview Jitters: At a time when you want to feel confident, you are tense and uncomfortable. Believe in yourself. Take these […]
Interview Attire: Dressing to Get the Job
Interview Attire: Different companies have different dress codes. Nonetheless, each company has attire that is standard in their workplace. Moreover, making a […]
Job Interview Preparation: The 3 Things You Need to Know
Job Interview Preparation: Are you frustrated with rejection when you have the qualifications for the job? Understanding these three elements will help […]
Interview Safety: 4 Steps to Avoiding Risks
Jay Wren The Moveable Career ~ Interview Safety: when you feel safe and comfortable, you will have a better interview. Avoid the […]
Elevator Pitch: Bad Presentations Don’t Solve Problems
Elevator Pitch: before you go to an interview, rehearse a short pitch to show how you can create success for the hiring […]
Warning Signs: Are You Interviewing with the Wrong Company?
Warning signs: What should you look for when you are interviewing for a job? Should you be interviewing with a better company? […]
Getting Discovered: How Powerful People Find Great Jobs
Getting Discovered: You have all the skills, the talent, intelligence, charisma, and emotional intelligence for success. But what does it matter if […]
Meeting Agendas: Gaining Control Through Preparation
Meeting Agendas can empower you to set and control the purpose of a meeting as well as the agreements reached during the […]
Winning Interviews: 5 Steps to Success
Winning Interviews: What can you do to prepare and practice for your job interview? Here are some ideas that will help you. […]
Job Change Success: The Elements and Actions of Making a Job Changee
Job Change Success: In this article you will find powerful tools that others have found helpful in making an effective career move. […]
Overqualified? How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
Overqualified? Are you frustrated, because hiring companies will not see you for jobs you can do easily? You are not alone. Here […]
Overqualified: How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
Overqualified: Are you frustrated, because hiring companies will not see you for jobs you can do easily? You are not alone. Here […]
Skills Development: Hard Skills and Soft Skills
Skills development: Skills come in two categories: hard skills and soft skills. In writing you resume and interviewing, you will be more effective […]
Personal Chemistry: Creating Bonds in Job Interviews
Personal Chemistry: Are you finding that your interviews are not landing you jobs where you have solid qualifications? Could it be that […]
Job Search Tools that Can Land the Job You Deserve
Job Search Tools: Are stuck in your job search? Perhaps the list of tools in the article will help you land the […]
Interview Practice: How to Prepare for Success
Interview Practice: What can you do to prepare and practice for your job interview? Here are some ideas that will help you. […]
Quit Struggling to Get Jobs Below Your Qualifications
Qualifications: Quit Struggling to Get Jobs Below Your Qualifications. Are you frustrated, because hiring companies will not see you for jobs you […]
Open-Ended Questions: Solving Problems and Creating Leadership
Open-Ended Questions: What are they? How do they create opportunities for greater understanding in solving problems and creating leadership? One of […]
Solutions: How Successful People See the World
Solutions: Viewing the world as a series of problems is discouraging, even scary. How can we change our outlook for greater success? […]
Composure: How to Overcome Meeting Anxiety
Composure: Whether they make mistakes or simply must deal with intimidating people, everyone has stressful moments in meetings. How can you stay […]
Interview Preparation: Three Steps That Will Land You the Job
Interview Preparation: Are you frustrated with rejection when you have the qualifications for the job? These three steps will help. Fifty percent […]
Interview Feedback: How a Thank You Letter Can Land You a Job
Interview Feedback: Have you had interviews and have no idea how well the interview went? A thank you letter can help you […]
The Best Job Applicants Do These Seven Things.
The best job applicants do things that land them job offers. Furthermore, they set themselves apart from other job applicants to be […]
Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer?
Interview tips: Do you have a job interview coming up and are not sure how to prepare? Even worse, are you getting […]
Resume Cover Letters: Do You Have the Perfect Resume and No Job Interviews?
Resume Cover Letters: How important is your resume cover letter? It is as important as your resume for getting an interview. Resume […]
Branding: When the Lowest Price Is Not Enough
Branding: When the Lowest Price Is Not Enough I worked as a recruiter in the consumer-packaged goods industry. Every day I talked […]
Phone Interviews: Are they a waste of time?
hone Interviews: Are they a waste of time? The Essential Phone Interview Handbook by Paul Bailo Do you really need to bother […]
5 Winning Steps to Turn Interview Jitters into Energy and Confidence
Interview jitters are a form of stage fright. If job interviews give you the jitters, you are not alone. Everyone experiences some […]
The First 90 Days in Your New Job
The First 90 Days in Your New Job Do you want to have a successful start in the first 90 days in […]
Are You Interviewing with The Wrong Company?
Are you interviewing with the wrong company? Use these follow tips to avoid your time to avoid wasting your time. As the owner […]
Did You Pass or Fail that Interview?
Whenever I talked with an applicant about their job interviews, I always asked the applicant what the interviewer had said about next […]
5 Simple Techniques to Get Rid Of Job Interview Anxiety
5 Simple Techniques to Get Rid Of Job Interview Anxiety LISA EVANS, Fast Company contributor and freelance writer, uses her technique of […]
5 Interview Questions Hiring Managers Must Avoid
5 Interview Questions Hiring Managers Must Avoid I am not a lawyer. I am a writer and corporate recruiter. It is illegal […]
Things To Do In An Exit Interview
Prepare for the things to do in an exit interview. Despite what some headhunters will tell when they are preparing you to […]
Why Do You Want to Work for Our Company?
Why Do You Want to Work for Our Company? This question is helpful for you to know before you go to the […]
‘Why Were You Fired?’
“Why were you fired?” is one of the most difficult questions in interviewing. How do you prepare your answer? How do you […]
Why Did You Quit Your Last Job?
Why Did You Quit Your Last Job? If you are unemployed, a common job interview question is why did you quit your […]
How to Cancel and Reschedule a Job Interview
How to Cancel and Reschedule a Job Interview Knowing how to cancel and reschedule a job interview is an important part of […]
Job Change: What is Your Greatest Strength?
What’s Your Greatest Strength is a popular interview question. Answering this question gives you an opportunity to shine as the perfect applicant […]
How to Prepare for Tough Interview Questions
How to prepare for tough interview questions is part of becoming a more effective job seeker. First, prepare thoroughly for the routine questions. […]
What Not to Say in a Job Interview
What not to say in an interview is as important as what you say in an interview. When you are in a […]
What to Bring to an Interview
What to bring to an interview is an important as the things you say in an interview. Getting to an interview to discover […]
Phone Interview Tips
Phone Interview Tips: Before the interview, prepare as though you are going to a face-to-face interview. Your goal is to move ahead […]
Landing a Job with Your Elevator Pitch
Landing a job with your elevator pitch takes preparation. Before you go to an interview, you should script and practice a brief […]
Why Should I Hire You?
Why should we hire you and not one of the other candidates? This interview question is one of the many scripted interview […]
5 Interview Tips for Getting a Job Offer
5 Interview Tips for Getting a Job Offer Use these 5 interview tips to cross the maze to getting a job offer. […]
10 Tips to Keep Your Job Search a Secret
10 Tips to Keep Your Job Search a Secret If you have a job, you can protect your current job and conduct […]
Illegal Job Interview Questions
I am not a lawyer. It is illegal for an employer to base a hiring decision on race, color, religion, sex, or […]
12 Things You Should Not Do In A Job Interview
12 Things You Should Not do In a Job Interview is a good start to preparing for your interview. How well you […]
How to Handle The Interview Question What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
What Is Your Greatest Weakness? I made the mistake of answering this question honestly during an interview for a promotion. I did […]
The 30-60-90-Day Plan for Jobs and Job Interviews
Before you go to a job interview, put together a 30-60-90-day plan. You can write the presentation in Word or PowerPoint. Some […]
19 Top Job Interview Questions
19 Top Job Interview Questions You can never know what questions an interviewer will ask you. However, here are some of the […]
If You Do Not Know What to Wear to a Job Interview, Dress Like the People Who Are Doing the Job.
What to wear to a job interview: this situation causes a bit of confusion. Many companies have a casual dress code. People […]
Is Your Job Resume Too Long?
If you are you having trouble keeping your resume to two pages, cut common space wasting things. Are you using puffery? Puffery […]
11 Ways to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise
11 Ways to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise People often get the jitters when going into an interview. There are things […]
Interviewing Safety
Interviewing Safety The place of the interview is important. People who are seeking home-based jobs may find that the job interview takes place […]
Every Business Meeting is a Job Interview.
I have written other articles on how to prepare for job interviews and how to prepare for business meetings. The things that […]
How to Conduct an Interview
The purpose of conducting an interview is to decide whether an applicant is a fit for the job (1) from the company’s […]
25 Questions to Help You Find and Land a Job
These 25 questions to help you find and land a job will put you in front of hiring managers and prepare you […]
4 Interview Basics
Dress in business attire. Standard business attire includes a dark-gray or navy-blue suit or skirt and jacket, a white shirt or blouse, […]
Say Nice Things About Yourself.
Say Nice Things About Yourself. In an earlier post about effective communications, I discussed the importance of positive direction. Only tell people what […]
Prepare for Interview Questions!
The more difficult interview questions are also the more common questions interviewers ask. Preparing for these questions can help you in a […]
The Most Important Interview Question You Will Ever Be Asked
The Most Important Interview Question You Will Ever Be Asked I have read that the most important interview question you will ever […]
7 Simple Steps for Creating a Presentation for Any Situation
When I worked at Procter & Gamble, I took a sales training course that included a presentation model that works for any […]
“You Are Hired!” How to Interview to Get the Job Offer!
“You Are Hired!” Start the interview by showing an interest in the job. Why? Because you are sending out buying signals which are attractive to […]
Best Job Interview Questions
Why are you leaving your current job? What is your greatest achievement? Who was the best supervisor you have ever had? Who was the worst supervisor […]
Should You Discuss Compensation on the First Interview? Yes!
Conventional practice and advice is that discussing compensation on the first interview is in bad form and can cost an applicant future […]
Hey, Catch! Interview Preparation
Have you ever had someone toss a ball your way and let you know it was inbound after the person had thrown […]
Cocktail Napkins, Interview Questions, and Landing a Job
Cocktail Napkins, Interview Questions, and Landing a Job I have a friend who has a way of making people aware of his […]
The Power of an Agenda
The Power of an Agenda for Your Job Interview During lunch with a field sales manager of a major consumer goods company, […]
Interview Tips: the Chemistry of the Job Interview
For some hiring managers, the chemistry of the job interview influences hiring decisions as skills. Hiring decisions have so much to do […]
6 Steps to Making a Great Job Interview Impression
Great Job Interview Impression Fine tuning your ability to make a great job interview impression will make you more competitive against other […]