Pitfalls to Avoid in an Interview Work History in an Interview: I was asked recently at a video shoot for our company website, what my best advice is for candidates. This was an easy answer for me, and one I gave quickly, -- “Be Honest!” Now I know what you are thinking, do candidates really [...]
Are you an active listener during an interview? Definition of the word “listen”: to give attention with the ear Interviewing is hard. It can be nerve racking, awkward, and downright scary at times. One of the most important parts of interviewing that is often overlooked is the art of listening. This is an important skill [...]
Finding and Hiring the Best Employees How to Attract Right Candidates for your Job Openings In Part one of our “Primer” we laid out that the various parties involved in the hiring process (Job-Seeker; Hiring Manager; Human Resources/Legal; Senior Management; Friends and Family) who are part of a communal process and that each has responsibilities [...]
Common Interview Missteps With 30 years’ experience performing post mortems on candidacies of well qualified applicants who should have prevailed in the interview process but failed instead, I have seen a full spectrum of mistakes. Here are three of the most common. Poor Preparation Human Resource professionals and hiring managers are continually amazed by the [...]
Interview is Complete, Now Get the "Yes" Getting Candidates to Accept: For many years I have counseled top candidates on their interviewing strategy. My number one recommendation has been for the candidate to get the hiring manager’s needs met during the interview before pivoting the conversation to their own needs and goals. This techniques helps [...]
Three Interview Tricks to turn your Job Search into a Treat By the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes. Macebth, Shakespeare Trick or Treat? Halloween is a great time of year! Even though Fall officially begins in the middle of September, for many Halloween is the first time that it feels like [...]
Overcoming Job Search and Interview Anxiety Three Fears During a Job Search: When I was a kid one of the most popular shows on television was Are You Afraid of the Dark? Simple concept, terrifying show. The show was about a group of friends would sit around a campfire in a remote location in the [...]
Preparing to Move on in your Career Transitioning your career is second in a four part series... How to Nurture Yourself Into Your Next Position In Part one of our “Primer” we laid out that the various parties involved in the hiring process (Job-Seeker; Hiring Manager; Human Resources/Legal; Senior Management; Friends and Family) are part [...]
Employers may be Watching We have all seen the power of Social Media. Whether it is within our personal group of friends with a funny video or picture getting a lot of likes/comments or maybe a more global issue that we otherwise would not have had any access, or even interest in. Anyone remember "what color [...]
Steps to Prepare for a Successful Interview Preparing for the interview is just like preparing for the 'big game'. You practice, scrimmage and practice some more. Practice not only improves your game but it helps to prepare you for different scenarios. We love our definitive list of 20 interview tips but when prepping for the [...]
