Last week in Chicago I spoke to a group of executives about how they can simplify and ace the job interview. I shared how to put off difficult questions but still answer them confidently, how to get hired for the job even when your experience doesn’t exactly fit their description, what to say if you’ve [...]
I’m very excited to present “From Hi to Hired…How to Simplify and Ace The Interview” this Thursday at the Executive Network Group (ENG) in Chicago! If any of you (or someone you know) is in Chicago, I hope you’ll join us! Here’s what ENG sent out to attendees this week: Your resume gets you the [...]
Per this article and a new study from TheLadders, recruiters spend an average of six seconds before deciding whether a resume is a “fit” or “no fit.” The study analyzed the eye movements of recruiters, revealing their visual patterns. Per the article: In the short time that they spend with your resume, the study showed [...]
In case you weren’t able to make last week’s GO! Network Session, I had the privilege of presenting “From ‘Hi’ to Hired”, sharing how to simplify and ace the interview. The good folks at GO! Network were great to video the session, and you can see Part 1 below. Let me know what you think, [...]
This Tuesday, September 20th, I’m honored to be presenting “From ‘Hi’ To Hired: How To Simplify & Ace The Interview” at GO! Network. As the blurb at the GO! Network site says, in today’s market, you have to become an expert at developing and implementing your own career marketing plan. After spending hours, days, or [...]
Based on some of the feedback from my last post, I thought it would be worthwhile going a little deeper into what you should try to achieve through a phone interview. First, off, for those of you who HAVEN’T had to do a phone interview, this kind of interview is often a quick evaluation (most [...]
There are a number of ways HR screens applicants before deciding who to invite in for a face-to-face interview (your goal, by the way, is to make it to the face-to-face), but one of the most common is the phone interview. Now, being an expert phone conversationalist isn’t everyone’s forte. I’m sure we’ve all felt [...]
Last March, I did a post about what you should say when asked about weaknesses. After all, this is something that does come up in interviews quite often. In that post, I talked about how job seekers should take weakness questions and turn them around. Sometimes it’s as simple as using the phrase, “Here’s what [...]
In the current professional landscape, people don’t just change jobs more than ever – they change careers. People realize that the career they’re in doesn’t fit who they are or what they love doing. Good for them that they recognize this and DO something about it! But that means a pretty unique interview experience. When [...]
You hear about a job. Maybe it’s better than the one you have now, maybe you’re out of work. Regardless, you’re interested. So you do it: you submit your resume online. But you don’t hear back immediately. So now what? Should you email their HR department to make sure they got your resume? Call? Both? [...]