Archive for the ‘Interview Tips’ Category

Why Didn’t I Get the Job Offer? from reCareered

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Phil Rosenberg gives a run-down of hiring factors, many of which are unpredictable even by the hiring manager.  Here are just some of the things that might affect whether or not you get the job.  Why Didn’t I Get the Job Offer?

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#1 Way to KILL a phone interview – from Job Advice Blog

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Are you getting called for phone interviews and not making it to the next interview stage?  The Job Advice blog suggests why that might be happening.  #1 Way to KILL a Phone Interivew

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Interviewing Like a Pro – with Susan Morem

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

How’s your handshake?  Your grip might be the first impression you make on an interviewer…  and your shoes might be the last.  View interview tips from Susan Morem, author of How to Get a Job and Keep It Interviewing Like  a Pro

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Thriving on Phone Interviews – from Interview Mastery

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Many companies conduct a brief phone interview prior to asking you in for a face-to-face.  How can you maximize your chances of passing this initial screening?  Michael Neece, CEO of Interview Mastery, gives some valuable pointers.  Thriving on Phone Interviews

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Green Job Interview Tips – from MyGreenEducation.com

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

These tips apply to all interviews, but if you are applying to a job in the Green sector they are especially for you!  Green Job Interview Tips

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Transferable Skills – from RDG Careers

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Everyone who reads your resume is asking, “What can you do for me?”  Part of writing a resume that gives a potential employer a sense of your talents is identifying your Transferable Skills — the skills you developed in school or on the job that will be useful in your next job.  RDG Careers gives some specific ideas of skills you might not have realized you have!  Transferable Skills Part 1 and Part 2

If you need help identifying your Transferable Skills or finding the right language to use on your resume, contact The Essay Expert.

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Interview Tips: Answers to the Tough Questions – by Christopher McGill

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Once your resume gets you in the door, the next step is the interview.  How do you handle interview questions like “Tell me about yourself” and “What are your weaknesses?”  If these questions sometimes leave you stumped, read Interview Tips:  Answers to the Tough Questions by Christopher McGill.  Stumped by compensation-related questions?  Click Here.

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Five Ways to Rescue a Dying Interview – from Yahoo! hotjobs

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Todd Anten offers some great interview tips for when an interview seems to be going downhill.  I especially like the tip about asking the interviewer questions.  If you convey true interest in what the interviewer loves about his or her company, you will often generate a conversation the interviewer won’t forget.  Five Ways to Rescue a Dying Interview

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10 Things to Consider If You’re an Older Job-Seeker – from Interns Over 40

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Are you an older worker facing the challenge of finding a new job?  Here are some things to consider that may help you in your search.  10 Things to Consider If You’re an Older Job-Seeker

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Answering the Question: How to Make Sure Your Job Application Doesn’t Get Tossed

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Many job applications require that you answer an extensive set of essay questions, even before you get an interview. These questions might transport you back to the days of college applications – days you may have thought were safely behind you.

Are you faced with a list of questions to answer on an application? Read the following carefully: The absolute most important thing you can do – in fact you MUST do – on that application is to answer the questions. When I say “answer the questions” I don’t mean write something in the box provided. I mean answer the questions.

Seems simple enough, right? But many of the job applications I review make a cardinal error. Sure, there’s an answer in the box provided, but it’s an answer to some other question than the one the company has asked.

For instance, one company asked the candidate to speak of a measure an employer had set and to report how he had compared to that measure. The candidate wrote about the measure and then reported how he had measured up to other people in the company instead of to the standard itself. Red flag goes up – it sounds like this candidate is hiding something. And he was. I coached him to tell the truth, and we found a way to state it so that it still sounded impressive!

I once gave a talk to a group of students applying to law school. I asked them, “If a school requested a 500-word essay, would you submit a 511-word essay?” One of the potential law school applicants said that he would have no problem doing so. Guess what? The admissions committee would be justified in choosing not to read a single one of those 511 words. If you were an admissions officer, would you want someone in your law school who could not follow instructions?

Another common tendency is provide more information than the company has requested. This tendency can get you into trouble. For instance, a newspaper asked how the candidate had become interested in the field of journalism. The candidate wrote almost an entire paragraph about why she did not want to be a lawyer even though she had attended law school. Somehow she read into the question something that simply was not there. I made sure she wrote a great story about her path to journalism, instead of an apology about why she did not do something else.

It’s more difficult than you might think to answer questions and to answer them accurately and well. If you are working on a set of essay questions for any application, get a second pair of eyes to make sure your answers have addressed the questions asked – no more and no less.

Don’t shoot yourself in the foot! If you truly answer the questions, you will have a shot of getting an interview – where you will get to answer yet more questions, and maybe have a chance to elaborate on the things you were so smart to leave out of your essays.

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