Preparing for Phone Interview Don’t be caught unprepared when your phone rings….
You Can Create Your Own Job. Yes, You Can!
Whether you are unemployed, underemployed, or retired and wanting to work in some capacity, you can create your own job. For employees who are over 50, this mindset is not typical, as earlier generations oriented their job searching toward contacting…
Prepare to Answer Specific Interview Questions
Some candidates seem to think that preparing for the interview process will diminish spontaneity of the conversation, or that their responses will feel canned and unnatural. In fact, the opposite is true. To be well prepared for interviews is to…
Preparation and Practice are the keys to Competitive Interviews
The importance of the interview in the overall hiring process cannot be overstated. It is where the “rubber meets the road.” It is where you have one opportunity to establish yourself as the candidate of choice to your potential employer….
Be Prepared for Telephone Screening
Are you prepared for an employment telephone screening? Many people are caught off guard when an employer or their representative calls to gather more information. Candidates say they feel flustered, particularly if they are in the middle of doing something…
Negotiating Begins With The First Interview
Negotiating is the part of the hiring process that makes most people sweat. The anticipation of the process itself, “Will I ask for too much? Too little?…” can produce much anxiety for the candidate. The employment situation is gradually evolving…
Ten Tips to get to the Interview
Rarely do things happen as quickly as we would like. If you have been in the market for more than six months, then there is probably a missing link in your thinking, strategy or execution. Here are ten tips to help break…
Being Persistent Can Pay Off
Harland was enthusiastic about the networking lead he had received from a friend. A job for which he was qualified had just been vacated in a desirable company where his friend worked. As far as his friend knew, no one…
Executive Strategies
Challenge: You are an unemployed executive. You have assessed your marketability and have come to the conclusion that in order to come close to the earning level of your previous job, you will have to leave the area. For personal…
Strategies To Consider When You Get The Job Offer
You have successfully passed all the hurdles of the employment process. The hiring manager has indicated that you are their candidate of choice, and they are putting an offer together for you. Congratulations – this is what you’ve been so…