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Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing

DON’T: Take rejection
personally: Expect to be rejected; few job seekers
receive offers for every job they seek. When you don’t get
the job you were hoping for, it doesn’t mean...

Building Your Professional Brand

You might think that I’m giving you backwards advice, but
I’m not. Before you start writing or updating your resume or
applying for a single job, you need to start building your online
presence....

Background Checks

What questions can employers legally ask?  When
dealing with background checks, are there limits to how far back
they can go?  Are they just looking for felonies or
misdemeanors too? ...

Interview Questions To Be Ready For - Part One

The interview is where the job is usually lost, and lack
of preparation is the leading cause. Know the company and know
yourself. Anything short of those and you’re sabotaging
yourself. Of...

Behavioral Interviews: A Great Showcase for You but You Must Prepare Now!

When you go into an interview, you need to leave your
nerves at the door. The best way to prepare is to develop
beforehand, your own story (or stories).  This is
especially great...

Throw Those Job Interview Questions in the Trash!

They're designed to scare every job seeker to
death! You've probably seen them: websites and interview books
promoting endless lists of job interview questions you absolutely
MUST have answers...

The Seven Deadly Sins of (Not) Listening

As we learn communication during our school years we
experience many speech classes and writing classes.  But how
many have ever taken a class on listening?  I haven’t
taken time...

Tips for a phone interview

Dear Joan:
If you haven’t interviewed for a job in awhile, you
may be surprised when you are asked to do a phone interview first.
Most companies are using a phone interview to speed up...

Requests For Information Before Hire Makes Job Candidate Uneasy

Dear Joan:
I am unemployed and 51 years young. My previous employer
outsourced my job and several hundred other employees. Loyalty,
dedication, always being available and having business ethics...

The Bigger Picture of Body Language

What your body language says is often more important than
what you say verbally, especially when the two
conflict.    When they’re in sync, your
movements are a reflection...

Twelve Ways To Improve Your Interviews

Always arrive
early. Arrive about 15 prior to your
interview time. This will give you time to find a place to park,
and get settled before the interview.If you arrive too early you
may appear...

Four Common Sense Tips for the Telephone Interview

Here's a phone interview tip worth considering: smile. A
smile is a magic thing, and in addition to being seen in person it
can be felt from a distance. When doing a phone interview, don't
think...

Tell Employers What They Want to Hear

Finding a job can be a lot like running for public office
… without the lying, pandering or attack ads, that
is.
To succeed in both arenas, you need to tell people what
they want to hear,...

Brag About Your Objection

Here's a scenario that trips up many candidates: You're about to
have a phone screen, or even a face-to-face interview, and you have
one of the following difficult situations on your resume:

You've...

How do I convey assertiveness during a job interview?

Dear Joan:
I am looking for some pointers on job interviews.  I
have been told by two interviewers that I don't seem assertive or
aggressive enough.  I do possess those strengths, as...

The 10 Biggest Interview Killers

You've worked hard to win the interview. Don't spoil
all your work to this point and let yourself fall into one of these
interview-killers. Here are 10 of the biggest
interview-killers...

What questions can employers legally ask?

Question:
What questions can employers legally ask?  When
dealing with background checks, are there limits to how far back
they can go?  Are they just looking for felonies or
misdemeanors...

Don't Answer Questions At Your Interview - Tell Stories Instead

Many years ago when I hated what I was doing for a living,
I was encouraged by my career coach to write down several short
stories about times and events in my life when I influenced the
outcome. I...

Don't Underestimate The Importance of Phone Interviews - Part 2

Last week we looked at why a phone interview can seem so
easy – but unexpectedly feel so tough - and what you can do
at the beginning to make sure it flows smoothly and
successfully. This...

Think Differently. Act Differently. Get Hired.

You read a lot these days about how depressed the average person
is about the labor market, or that the average person can take up
to 17 weeks to find a new job. But where is it written that...

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