There are several mistakes new interviewees make on a regular basis. Here are the five most common mistakes you want to avoid in your next job interview. 1. Not Preparing in Advance Interviews are far more easily handled when they have been prepared for in advance. An interviewee should think about questions that the interviewer…
Job and internship interviews are very important to job seekers everywhere; these interviews can be the reason you get that job you’ve always wanted, or they can prevent you from achieving your dream. In order to do well at an interview and get the job you want, you need to look professional. This means dressing…
There’s a saying, “Don’t dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want,” and that little philosophical nugget is worth a whole stack of self help books about “how to succeed in business.” Why? It’s all because quite frankly, no matter how much times may have changed, the truth is that making…
If you are looking for a job in sales or marketing, you will want to showcase your most relevant skills during the interview. Meeting with a prospective employer provides the opportunity to “sell” your sales and marketing skills through the way you present yourself. Here are 5 important ways to give a persuasive job interview….
This past week, another hiring manager at my organization asked me to be on the interview panel for one of his openings. This particular one was for a Senior Business Analyst. The applications submitted had been screened and the best five candidates were selected for us to interview. Bear in mind that this is a…
I’ve talked at length in prior posts about how to handle phone interviews, so now I’d like to talk a bit about what is becoming increasingly common: the video conference interview. With a video conference interview, you gain the advantage of being able to see your interviewers and them being able to see you. At…
The interview is one of the main things that stands between you and your dream job, and that is why you want to make sure that you take the time to properly prepare. Below are some of the things that you should and should not do when you are preparing for that big job interview:…
In previous posts I’ve reviewed some tips about how to handle phone interviews. I’ve conducted many phone interviews over the years and frequently find that people don’t prepare for these as thoroughly as they do for in-person interviews. This is a large mistake because you won’t get that in-person interview unless you make it past…
In my last post I suggested some areas to look at if you’re not getting results from your resumes and applications. This time I’d like to offer some suggestions to those of you who are getting initial interviews but no call backs or job offers. If you find yourself in this position, I’d like to…
In my last post I reviewed my initial interview for the job I was seeking. I made it past that round and was chosen as one of the finalist. Here’s how my final interview went. The final interview, which is where hiring decisions are made, took place four days later. HR told me there would…
Last time, I explained where I find the job posting to which I applied and how I went about the process of applying. This time, I’ll detail how I prepared for my initial interview and exactly how I went about preparing for that interview. If you’ve been following my posts for a while, you’ll find…
Someone asked me the other day about the last time I ever had to look for a new job for myself. They were interested in how a hiring manager would go about looking for a new job. Since I’ve had to find a new job several times in my career, I thought I would share…