Just like everything else, the interviewing process has evolved over the years. Organizations have become more effective at interviewing candidates and identifying the ones that would be the best to hire for their open positions. So what does that mean for you, the candidate? It means that you must prepare for modern interviewing techniques, often [...]
So you’ve got your resume just the way you want it. And you’re prepared for your phone and face-to-face interviews. But what about your references? References remain an important part of the hiring process for companies. Although they don’t get as much “press” in this modern age of technology, references are a tried-and-true, old school [...]
Welcome to the third and final part of our "During Your Interview" series of blog posts. In the first part, we addressed "Top 5 Questions You Must Answer During Your Interview." In the second part, we discussed "3 MORE Mistakes to Avoid During Your Interview." One of the trickiest parts of a face-to-face interview is any discussion [...]
In today’s highly competitive job market, all it can take is one mistake to derail your candidacy for a prime employment opportunity. That’s because a company’s hiring officials want to feel 100% assured that they’re bringing the right person on board. Consequently, they often look for reasons not to hire somebody, as opposed to reasons [...]
Chances are good that you’re not a mind reader, although that ability would come in handy in many situations, not the least of which is a face-to-face interview. While that’s not an option, there are certain things that go through a hiring manager’s mind during the interview, and you can prepare for those things. That’s [...]
In our previous blog post, we discussed the importance of finishing your face-to-face interview strong and not getting “tackled at the one-yard line.” In this post, we’re going to the very beginning of the interview, and once again using football parlance, we hope to help you not get “tackled at the line of scrimmage.” [...]
In the sport of football, if you run with the ball 99 yards and get tackled at the one-yard line, you still didn’t score a touchdown. The same can be said about your face-to-face interview. If you do a great job for 99% of the interview, but you fall short at the end of it [...]
It probably seems like a hundred years since you learned which pronouns to use in which situations in elementary school. But did you know that your choice of pronouns during your job interview can have quite an impact on your chances of landing that job? Sure, you want to use them correctly from a grammatical [...]
We’ve addressed a number of different interview situations in this blog, including the video interview. As a job seeker, you could encounter any number of different situations in your quest to secure your next great employment opportunity. And one of those situations might be the group interview. In a group interview setting, you’re typically interviewed [...]