Posted in Career Mgt., Interview Prep, Job Search on Jan 20th, 2011
Just as in dating, with job search success often comes a few rejections. Hearing the dreaded words, “We decided to go with another candidate” can be enough to knock the wind out of anyone’s sail. Candidates that strive to learn from rejection are those that will land the right job quicker.
Some lash out in anger [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Loss, jobseeker on Dec 8th, 2010
I spoke with a senior manager in HR earlier this week and listened to another account of a candidate that talked himself out of a job. Why would a candidate talk themselves out of job? Well, I’m sure they didn’t do it on purpose and they may not have even been aware of their [...]
Posted in Career Devel., Interview Prep, Job Search on Sep 7th, 2010
Today is the start of a new school year for my kids and probably most kids around the country. It is a time of excitement and can also be a little frightening too . This is a big year in particular for my youngest since she is starting High School. This means she’ll be in [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Search on Mar 11th, 2010
Recently I had a conversation with a job seeker which I have had similarly with many others in the past. The conversation begins with a recap of what actions they have taken in their job search and what their expectations are for working together. I often here something like, “I can handle the job search [...]
Posted in Cover Letters, Interview Prep, Job Search on Dec 7th, 2009
There seems to still be an on going battle over the cover letter relevance. The majority of resume writers I have talked with still believe the cover letter can hold a few unique nuggets of value that you can use to persuade hiring managers and decision makers to take a second or first look at [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Search, Positive Attitude on Nov 9th, 2009
It isn’t enough just to go after getting an interview. If you want a job offer you have to prepare for and research each company you are offered an interview with. You have obviously done some work while having your resume developed or writing it yourself. The research and preparation is a great start for [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Resume Devel. on Oct 27th, 2009
It sounds almost too simple to be true, but not knowing the content of your resume, and getting caught up by it during an interview are fairly common occurrences. Whether you have written your resume yourself or had it written by a professional resume writer, you must be well aware of what is on your [...]
Posted in Career Devel., Current Events, Interview Prep, Job Search, Positive Attitude on Aug 10th, 2009
With excitement and anticipation last night I watched Sunday Night Football. The pre-season game gave the new players a chance to show what they’ve got and their contribution potential, in short… their value.
It wasn’t an unforgettable game but it was just fun to watch. Usually at half time I switch loads of laundry, check emails, [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Interview Prep, Job Search, Resume Devel., jobseeker on Jun 27th, 2009
Saturday Evening Reposted
Reposted with permission from VisualCV
If you are one of the lucky few that have been offered an interview lately, you have already done a few things right. To continue moving in the right direction you will need to demonstrate during the interview, your value to their company. Below you’ll find tips on how [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Search on Jun 16th, 2009
Tuesday’s Tip
The phone interview is often a precursor to the traditional face-to-face interview. It is an important part of the weeding out process. With companies looking for ways to cut back, the phone interview works well to save companies money and time.
In order to really nail the phone interview you must prepare for it – [...]
