Employment gaps on your resume will raise questions of your stability. In most cases, employers will want you to explain them. Therefore, knowing how to handle unemployment gaps on your resume is important. A word of encouragement: you are not alone. Many people lose jobs for reasons beyond their control. Here are some ideas that…… Continue reading Employment Gaps on Your Resume and How to Handle Them
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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 face additional pressure. Loss of income during unemployment can create anxiety. To an employer, a person being unemployed creates the perception of instability. This perception can weaken an applicant’s ability to get interviews.…… Continue reading Unemployed Job Seekers: How to be Competitive
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 pitfalls are creating impressions that you have done something wrong. Your answers can help the interviewer learn several important things about you. Therefore, create your answers based on what you believe the interviewer…… Continue reading Interview Pitfalls: Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?
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 detailed, meaningful answers. Additionally, open-ended questions display your ability to think and to express yourself effectively. By contrast, the easier questions are closed-ended questions. These questions have yes-no or simple fact answers. Examples:…… Continue reading How to Handle Hard Interview Questions
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 question creates a framework to help you prepare to interview for any job. This question challenges you to think about your qualifications as they offer value to the hiring company. The Competition You…… Continue reading Why Should We Hire You?
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 advantages. First, an agenda provides you with a reference sheet. With your resume and your agenda, you will have the facts in front of you. Furthermore, having an agenda will help you stand…… Continue reading Job Interview Agenda: A Powerful Tool for Job Seekers
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 simple steps to create poise and confidence. Believing in Ourselves is the First Step to Poise and Confidence. ~ www.jaywren.com Job Interview Jitters and Stage Fright Stage fright comes from thinking about ourselves. However,…… Continue reading How to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise and Confidence
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 point to understand the hiring company’s dress codes will help you feel more comfortable when you walk in the door for a successful interview. Dress at or Above the Company Dress Standards Sometimes,…… Continue reading Interview Attire: Dressing to Get the Job
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 you understand what happens in an interview. Moreover, these steps will help you prepare for a successful meeting with a future employer. There are three distinct elements in preparing for an interview. Everything…… Continue reading Job Interview Preparation: The 3 Things You Need to Know
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 risks. Plan for your safety. Here are 4 steps that many job seekers find effective. Location The safety of the interview location is important. Most interviewers will meet with applicants in public locations…… Continue reading Interview Safety: 4 Steps to Avoiding Risks
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 company. Some people call this short pitch, “The Elevator Pitch.” The purpose of an elevator pitch is to persuade a person to accept your proposal in a brief presentation. The best elevator pitches…… Continue reading Elevator Pitch: Bad Presentations Don’t Solve Problems
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? As the owner of a recruiting firm, I worked with applicants who dealt with troubling issues during the interview process. Here are some of the things I learned from my experience in helping…… Continue reading Warning Signs: Are You Interviewing with the Wrong 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 no one knows? Spread the Word Retailers, manufacturers, and service providers have resources for putting their name out there. They run ads in print, radio, television, social media, and billboards. Furthermore, they sponsor…… Continue reading Getting Discovered: How Powerful People Find Great Jobs
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 meeting. Are you tired of meetings that accomplish nothing? These lessons from sales training might help. Case Study During lunch, a field sales manager of a major consumer goods company told me about…… Continue reading Meeting Agendas: Gaining Control Through Preparation
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. Give yourself an edge over the competition with interview preparation. ~ www.jaywren.com What You Can Anticipate in an Interview No one can know with any certainty what questions to expect in an interview.…… Continue reading Winning Interviews: 5 Steps to Success
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 are the reasons why you are not getting interviews and what you can do about it. The Risks to Employers of Hiring Overqualified People Speaking as a recruiter, I can tell you that…… Continue reading Overqualified? How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
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 are the reasons why you are not getting interviews and what you can do about it. The Risks to Employers of Hiring Overqualified People Speaking as a recruiter, I can tell you that…… Continue reading Overqualified: How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
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 when you understand the different types of skills you are listing. Hard Skills You can learn hard skills, and you can learn soft skills. Hard skills are your ability to perform tasks. These…… Continue reading Skills Development: Hard Skills and Soft Skills
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 you are not developing personal chemistry with the hiring managers? Chemistry over Qualifications For some hiring managers, the chemistry they feel with the applicant influences their hiring decisions as much the applicant’s skills,…… Continue reading Personal Chemistry: Creating Bonds in Job Interviews
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 job you deserve. Powerful Resume Powerful Resumes: Are you sending out dozens of resumes and not getting job interviews. You might find the suggestions in my article “Powerful Resumes: The Critical Details for…… Continue reading Job Search Tools that Can Land the Job You Deserve
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. What good are your talent and skills if no one can see them? ~ www.jaywren.com .com How You Benefit from Interview Practice No one can know with any certainty what questions to expect in…… Continue reading Interview Practice: How to Prepare for Success
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 can do easily? Are you overqualified for these jobs. There risks to you and the employer in hiring people who are overqualified. Risks to Employers Speaking as a recruiter, I can tell you…… Continue reading Quit Struggling to Get Jobs Below Your Qualifications
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 the most important skills in leadership is the ability to answer open-ended questions. ~ www.jaywren.com Examples of Open-Ended Questions Open-ended questions enable a person to give meaningful, well-developed answers. The person uses knowledge, feelings,…… Continue reading Open-Ended Questions: Solving Problems and Creating Leadership
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 composed? Composure creates poise under pressure. ~ www.jaywren.com Composure: How to Overcome Meeting Anxiety Anxiety in meetings can be a problem for anyone. However, whether you have natural poise or suffer social anxiety,…… Continue reading Composure: How to Overcome Meeting Anxiety
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 of the effort for the best interviews is in the preparation. ~ www.jaywren.com There are three distinct steps in preparing for an interview. #1 Interview Preparation: Everything About You In the first step,…… Continue reading Interview Preparation: Three Steps That Will Land You the Job
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 land the job. “If you need interview feedback, sometimes all you need to do is ask for it.” www.jaywren.com Interview Feedback: How A Thank You Letter Can Land You a Job After an interview,…… Continue reading Interview Feedback: How a Thank You Letter Can Land You a Job
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 the person companies want to hire. “In a job interview, it is far better to get a job offer than to have to learn from your mistakes.” ~ www.JayWren.com The Best Job Applicants…… Continue reading The Best Job Applicants Do These Seven Things.
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 interviews but no job offers? These tips will help you get a job offer. Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer? Use these 5 interview tips to…… Continue reading Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer?
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 Cover Letters: Do You Have the Perfect Resume and No Job Interviews? Do you have the perfect resume and not getting interviews? The reason could be your cover letter. If your cover letter does…… Continue reading Resume Cover Letters: Do You Have the Perfect Resume and No Job Interviews?
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 with job seekers and hiring managers who sold consumer products through retail stores. When I reviewed qualifications, I was assessing a job seeker’s ability to make brands successful. Themes recurred in the profiles…… Continue reading Branding: When the Lowest Price Is Not Enough
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 preparing for phone interviews? It is just a phone call. It is not as though the person on the phone can see you. Can you accomplish anything at all? You’ve already invested time…… Continue reading Phone Interviews: Are they a waste of time?
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 feelings of uncertainty from time to time. Applicants know that another person or other people are judging the things they say and the things they do. They fear rejection. Many job applicants are nervous…… Continue reading 5 Winning Steps to Turn Interview Jitters into Energy and Confidence
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 your new job? Here are some ideas to help you achieve success during that critical time in working for a new company. In the book “The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting…… Continue reading The First 90 Days in Your New Job
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 of a recruiting firm, I worked with applicants who dealt with troubling issues during the interview process. Here are some of the things I learned from my experience in helping these applicants The…… Continue reading Are You Interviewing with The Wrong Company?
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 steps. Based on this information, I could know whether the person had passed or failed an interview. If the interviewer scheduled another interview before the applicant walked out the door, the applicant had…… Continue reading Did You Pass or Fail that Interview?
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 helping readers make small changes for huge results in this article. She writes, Don’t let your nerves stand in the way of landing your dream job. Here’s how to put your best foot…… Continue reading 5 Simple Techniques to Get Rid Of Job Interview Anxiety
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 for an employer to base a hiring decision on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. An employer can’t ask whether a person is a citizen. However, employers must verify that all employees…… Continue reading 5 Interview Questions Hiring Managers Must Avoid
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 leave your current company, there are benefits to attending and even excelling in the way you handle your exit interview. Before resigning, weigh the pros and cons of leaving your current company. Once…… Continue reading Things To Do In An Exit Interview
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 interview. Preparing to answer this question will help you prepare to discuss the opportunity with the company. If you know enough about a company to explain why you want to work for the…… Continue reading Why Do You Want to Work for Our Company?
‘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 deliver it? Write down and rehearse your answer. Do not let a bad case of the nerves and poor interview preparation allow you to trip over your words. Rehearse your answer so that…… Continue reading ‘Why Were You Fired?’
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 last job. The answer has value to the interviewer for several reasons. Your answer can help the interviewer know whether the type of job you are seeking is available at the interviewer’s company. …… Continue reading Why Did You Quit Your Last Job?
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 the job interview process. Having to cancel a job interview can cost you the opportunity itself. Before you can return for a rescheduled interview, another applicant might fill the job. Additionally, frustrated hiring…… Continue reading How to Cancel and Reschedule a Job Interview
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 for the job. When you are preparing for your interview, think specifically about how your strengths fit the job. There are different types of job strengths. Each of these strengths has value depending…… Continue reading Job Change: What is Your Greatest Strength?
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. This approach will make large parts of the interview easier for you. You will increase your confidence and reduce the pressure when an interviewer asks you a difficult question. Here are some of the…… Continue reading How to Prepare for Tough Interview 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 job interview, don’t ruin your chances of getting a job by saying the wrong things. You are rarely the only candidate in the interview process. Saying things that make hiring managers and recruiters…… Continue reading What Not to Say in a Job Interview
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 that you do not have the things you need is not only embarrassing, it is often an interview killer. I recommend that you buy a portfolio case or a briefcase that you use…… Continue reading What to Bring to an Interview
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 in the interview process. Even if you are uncertain whether you want the job before you get the call, make sure that you do the best job you can. If you decide later…… Continue reading Phone Interview Tips
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 presentation to discuss why the company should hire you. Your elevator pitch should cover three points. State the objective of the job. Before you go to an interview, study the job description. Learn…… Continue reading Landing a Job with Your Elevator Pitch
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 questions that challenge your ability to think on the spot. You do not know anything about the other candidates. Therefore, you need to focus the answer on yourself. Some people focus on the…… Continue reading Why Should I Hire You?
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. Hiring managers want to hire you when they invite you to an interview. Make their job easy. Say that you want the job. This tip for getting a job offer sounds obvious. However,…… Continue reading 5 Interview Tips for 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 a secret job search. This process takes time and planning. Here are tips that will help you reach the people who can help you and avoid the people who can cost you…… Continue reading 10 Tips to Keep Your Job Search a Secret
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 national origin. However, employers must verify that all employees are eligible to work in the United States. If you are interviewing for a job and the employer asks you a question about one…… Continue reading Illegal Job Interview Questions
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 interview will decide whether you get the job. An interview is a critical step to getting a job. Preparing for your interview and making good choices in handling your interview can turn your…… Continue reading 12 Things You Should Not Do In A Job Interview
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 get the promotion. However, my new supervisor had an annoying habit of reminding me of my answer to that question during our work together. Being able to answer this question is part of…… Continue reading How to Handle The Interview Question What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
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 people use Excel. If you can keep the presentation to two or three columns, you might use Excel. From what I have seen, people load Excel with so many columns and rows…… Continue reading The 30-60-90-Day Plan for Jobs and Job Interviews
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 more popular 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 you ever had. What makes you the best…… Continue reading 19 Top Job Interview Questions
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 wear slacks, skirts, button shirts or blouses. A lot of workers wear boots, sneakers, athletic shoes, sandals, flats, loafers, or boat shoes. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, wears a t-shirt to work. If you are…… Continue reading If You Do Not Know What to Wear to a Job Interview, Dress Like the People Who Are Doing the Job.
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 means that you exaggerating, giving opinions, making unsupported statements, or creating an inflated image of yourself. You are puffing. You are revealing pride and arrogance. Some examples of puffery are the words…… Continue reading Is Your Job Resume Too Long?
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 you can do to relax and develop. Remember that the interviewer wants to speak with you. The person believes that your experience makes you qualified for the job. Since you are there to…… Continue reading 11 Ways to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise
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 in a person’s home and may include more than one applicant. If interviewers ask that you meet with them in their home, you might ask who will be in attendance. Most interviewers will…… Continue reading Interviewing Safety
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 you do to prepare for both meetings are the same. Once you land a job, you are competing with other people inside and outside your company to keep your job and to progress…… Continue reading Every Business Meeting is a Job Interview.
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 point of view and (2) from the point of view of the applicant. The best way to get to know an applicant in a short amount of time is to hold the interview…… Continue reading How to Conduct an Interview
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 to answer their questions. Before the Internet, employers and recruiters had a more difficult time listing jobs and finding applicants. Today, employers list jobs on the Internet and find applicants through Internet profiles…… Continue reading 25 Questions to Help You Find and Land a Job
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, and black shoes. Wear those things to your interviews. If you are interviewing with people who wear casual clothes to work, they will not fault you on your attire. However, if you go…… Continue reading 4 Interview Basics
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 you want them to do. People remember what you tell them. When speaking about yourself, if you can not say anything nice, it is probably better to say nothing at all. The most…… Continue reading Say Nice Things About Yourself.
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 number of ways. Make you more comfortable when interviewers ask the questions Help you anticipate what you need to know and perhaps need to research further Enable you to review your career highlights…… Continue reading Prepare for Interview Questions!
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 be asked is what is your greatest accomplishment. To me that is akin to someone’s idea of what is Mozart’s greatest work and Babe Ruth’s greatest game. Each person will have his or…… Continue reading The Most Important Interview Question You Will Ever Be Asked
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 situation. Procter & Gamble titled the model the 5-Steps to persuasive selling. Xerox had actually developed the original course as the 7-steps to professional selling (PSS). Let’s say that tomorrow you have a…… Continue reading 7 Simple Steps for Creating a Presentation for Any Situation
“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 the hiring manager. Why even go to an interview for an opportunity that you have not researched enough to know whether you are interested. If you are out kicking tires, stay home. You…… Continue reading “You Are Hired!” How to Interview to Get the Job Offer!
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 you ever had. What makes you the best person for the job? What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness? What are your long-term goals? What do you plan to do…… Continue reading Best Job Interview Questions
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 interviews. If you are a hiring manager and make it your practice not to discuss income at all on the first interview or if you are an applicant and plan not to bring…… Continue reading Should You Discuss Compensation on the First Interview? Yes!
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 it? If you have good reflections and a clear mind, a surprise ball toss can be easy to handle. Personally, I need to know the ball is coming and preferably have a…… Continue reading Hey, Catch! Interview Preparation
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 interest in them as friends. He always greets people with questions that allow people to talk about themselves and their families. With me, for example, he asks how I have been. He asks…… Continue reading Cocktail Napkins, Interview Questions, and Landing a Job
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, I heard again the importance of preparing an agenda before each call. He told me about a day in the field he had recently spent with the Chairman and CEO of his company. At…… Continue reading The Power of an Agenda
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 with chemistry that personal chemistry might be the biggest element in the interview process. Think about it. The interviewer has read your resume. This person must have some reason to believe that you…… Continue reading Interview Tips: the Chemistry of the Job Interview
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 applicants. Dress the part. If you are going to meet people for the first, dress appropriately. If you are going to a swimming party, take a bathing suit. If you are going to…… Continue reading 6 Steps to Making a Great Job Interview Impression