The Benefits of Informational Interviewing

How to Try On Careers Before You Decide Which Ones to Pursue

Before you go and get all the training or education it requires, or before you go job-hunting for that career, you need to try it on.

This is exactly analogous to shopping at a clothing store and trying on different suits (or dresses) that you see in their window or on their racks. Why do you try them on? Well, the suits or dresses that look terrific in the window don’t always look so hot when you see them on you. The clothes don’t hang quite right, etc.

It’s the same with careers. Ones that sound terrific in books or in your imagination don’t always look so great when you actually see them up close and personal. Continue Reading

5 Essential Steps for Interviewing Like a Boss

Before going into an interview, it is a good idea to prepare yourself.  Learn five steps to help with this process in the following post.

Interviewing can be stressful, but it’s a skill that can be learned. Follow these five easy steps, inspired by the new book The Work/Life Balance: Resetting Your Goals, to get you started: 1. Write down your story, and write down their story Before you interview—and, for that matter, before you

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5 Essential Steps for Interviewing Like a Boss

Most Common Interview Questions and Answers

Meghan Ivarsson

Here is a list of questions you are likely to hear when you have a job interview. As you get older and have more interviews you will find that the answers to these questions simply roll off of your tongue. But until that time, it is wise to examine potential questions and give some thought as to how you may answer them, so that you will not be caught off guard during your interview. Continue Reading

Interview Questions: Some Not So Good to Ask

When considering what questions to ask in your next interview, be sure to give them careful thought or you may appear not to want a job opportunity.

It’s often said there are no bad questions, but a new OfficeTeam survey suggests otherwise. Human resources (HR) managers were asked to recount the most unusual or surprising question they have heard a job seeker ask during an interview. Here are some of their responses: Continue Reading

Q&A Interview Question

• Question:

I read your article, Five rules to encourage Optimism and to discourage Negativity Don’t Bring Your Baggage Into The Job Interview. (you can find this article at: http://jobsforveterans.military.com/1207/rules-encourage-optimism-discourage/)

Your note about reading between the lines on a job announcement may be a bit misleading. When you go into a job interview and presume to know what the company really wants vs. what they put in print would seem to me to be pretty arrogant. I’ve tried that and have been cut short in the interview. Nobody likes someone to come into their house and tell them how you’re going to fix things for them when they didn’t ask you to. Continue Reading

Interview Questions and Answer

Too Old and Too Many Jobs

• Question

I retired 9 years ago after a good, solid 20 year career – retiring as finance executive. Earned two management jobs at two other large, high visibility organizations. I have a Masters degree and am a Certified Management Accountant.

I made the mistake of going to work for a company that was broke. I helped turn them around and put them in good financial condition. I was offered a job by the guy who’d been hired to lead the turn around and, off I went to another sad little company. Then…. I did another one, and another and another. Continue Reading

Video: How to Get a Job After College Graduation

I recently was interviewed via Skype by Jordie Kern of 1 Degree Hire, which is a resource for first-time job seekers. More specifically, 1 Degree Hire is a 21-day step-by-step program designed to make recent graduates more marketable, better understand what employers want, and give those grads an edge over others who are competing for the same jobs.

The 1 Degree Hire system includes 21 days of intense preparation through a series of eBooks and MP3 audio downloads. Members also enjoy a personal consultation, resume and portfolio critique, e-mail support, and weekly webinars. In addition, they get insider access to an extensive video library of interviews with some of the nation’s most powerful CEOs and human resource professionals, who reveal what they look for in a candidate and what key questions they typically ask in an interview.

Jordie and I talked about CollegeRecruiter.com and what recent college graduates should do in order to increase their chances of being hired. Listen in: Continue Reading

Answering the Tough Job Interview Questions

Robin Ryan

Kevin was a well seasoned Project Manager looking for a new job. He entered the interview feeling confident that his resume was strong enough to land him the job. The company set up a panel interview, so Kevin walked into the office and sat in front of five people. The first question asked was: “Tell us about your most impressive contribution that you’ve made at your current company.”  Kevin simply froze. He couldn’t think of a good example in those few seconds and sadly realized he’d lost the job by not being better prepared. Continue Reading

Ranking Yourself: Be Confident yet Self-Aware

Nathan Stuller of Midwest Developer Insights

A common interview tactic is to ask you, the candidate, to rank yourself on acquired technical skills, attributes, and aptitude. The interviewer may run through a list of them, asking you to simply “rank yourself from 1 to 10 on:”
• Leadership ability
• Getting along with coworkers
• How hard-working you are

Or, they may be interested in more specific technical skills such as:
• Differential Equations
• Electricity & Magnetism
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

You are right to suspect that the answer is not as easy as it might seem, especially for someone with limited professional experience. Continue Reading

Technical/Computer Interview Questions to Ask

Carole Martin, The Interview Coach

Question:

In a Technical/Computer interview, what are the best questions to ask? I know salary and benefits are taboo.

Answer:

You will be able to adapt this advice to your technical/computer interviews.

At some point, usually at the conclusion of the interview, you may be asked, “Do you have any questions?” A common answer to this question is, “No, I think you’ve covered everything very well.” This is the wrong answer! You have passed up your opportunity to ask some critical questions that may make a difference as to whether you want to work for this company. Continue Reading