26 04, 2017

4 Ways to Start Your Face-to-Face Interview Strong

By | 2017-06-14T17:40:28+00:00 April 26th, 2017|Interview|0 Comments

We’ve addressed the topic of the face-to-face interview on many occasions in this blog. The reason for this is simple: the interview is the part of the hiring process that determines whether or not you’ll receive an offer of employment. We’ve published a post about finishing your interview in a strong fashion. This time around, [...]

26 10, 2016

What It Means to Accept an Offer of Employment

By | 2017-06-14T17:40:31+00:00 October 26th, 2016|Interview|0 Comments

If you’re a superstar candidate or a top candidate and you’re in the market for a new employment opportunity, then there’s a good chance that you’ll participate in the interview process of more than one organization. And if you participate in the interview process of more than one organization, then it stands to reason that [...]

15 06, 2016

5 No-Brainer Interview Tips That People Still Can’t Follow

By | 2017-06-14T17:40:32+00:00 June 15th, 2016|Career, Interview, Job Seeker|0 Comments

In a previous blog post, we presented “3 Things About Your Job Search That (Probably) Nobody Has Told You.” With this post, we’re moving specifically to the interview phase of your job search. Instead of focusing on things that you haven’t heard, we’re addressing things that seem like common sense . . . but that [...]

13 04, 2016

5 Things Companies Absolutely Want in a Candidate

By | 2017-06-14T17:40:34+00:00 April 13th, 2016|Career, Interview, Job Seeker|0 Comments

Landing a great job is about more than having the requisite skills and experience needed for the position. Those are simply the tangible traits for which an employer is looking. No, companies want more than just the tangible. They want the intangible, as well, those characteristics that are difficult to glean by simply scanning a [...]

30 03, 2016

5 Things That Top Candidates Consider in a Job Offer

By | 2017-06-14T17:40:34+00:00 March 30th, 2016|Hiring, Interview, Management|0 Comments

Every organization wants to hire the very best candidates it can, so they can turn those great candidates into great employees. However, in order to do that, you must “get inside the head” of top candidates in the marketplace. Remember, top candidates are already employed, performing at a high level for their current employer, and [...]

3 02, 2016

How Your Company Could be “Turning Off” Top Candidates

By | 2017-06-14T17:40:34+00:00 February 3rd, 2016|Hiring, Interview, Management|0 Comments

Hiring the best candidates is about a lot more than having a great opportunity. It’s about more than writing a great job description. It’s about more than being an industry leader with a great company culture. That’s because if your organization brands itself in a negative fashion to candidates during the hiring process, then all [...]

2 12, 2015

Strategies for Tackling Bad Interview Questions

By | 2017-06-14T17:40:35+00:00 December 2nd, 2015|Interview, Job Seeker|0 Comments

Landing a face-to-face interview can be exciting. However, that excitement wears off quickly when you arrive and are asked less than savory questions. In fact, sometimes the questions directed at you are downright bad and perhaps even borderline offensive. If you’re not prepared for such a scenario, it can catch you off-guard and could quickly [...]

7 10, 2015

Top 5 Interview Mistakes That Experienced People Make

By | 2017-06-14T17:40:35+00:00 October 7th, 2015|Interview, Job Seeker|0 Comments

Just because you’ve been in the job market for a while doesn’t mean that you’re immune to making mistakes during the interview process. In fact, you’re as prone to making mistakes as a “newbie” in the marketplace . . . you just make different ones. To help us uncover these mistakes, we’re enlisting the help [...]