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By Trae Bodge You got the interview, now what? Congratulations – you’ve landed a job interview! In today’s market, where every job listing generates unprecedented floods of applicants, being granted an interview is a coup in and of itself. And given the scarcity of interviews, it’s crucial that you give each and every one your very [...]
Originally published on San Francisco Employment Jobs Careers: Even in a world of gee-whiz technology, some old-fashioned ideals — like manners — aren’t outmoded. Business etiquette in general, and netiquette in particular, are crucially important to your career. Why? Because in an intensely competitive job market and with all other factors being equal, the candidate with better [...]
Originally published on TheJobVault.com: Scored a job interview? Congratulations! Want to stay in the running and make it past the first interview? Then avoid asking these alarmingly common deal-breaker questions. We all know how important it is not only to intelligently answer the hiring manager’s questions, but also to ask our own questions (so we seem engaged [...]
There are three things my clients worry most about in an interview: being asked a question they don’t know the answer to being asked about a skill set they don’t have/a gap in their resume being asked what their current salary is, when they think they should be making more than they currently are Here [...]
I’m very happy to announce that my new Interview Survival Kit app is now available as a FREE downloadable app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Complete with six different job interview scenario videos (who hasn’t had that passive aggressive interviewer? Or encountered the too-cool-for-school interviewee?) the nine questions (and answers!) you must research beforehand; answers to [...]
Recently published on AOL.com’s job portal by Barbara Safani. Even in a tough economy, some people decide to leave their jobs voluntarily. The employee may make that decision because he/she finds a better opportunity, wants to spend more time with his/her family, or because he/she can’t stand the boss (See Worst Boss Stories — Ever!). [...]