Can you outsmart an interviewer? Hiring teams ask challenging questions that sound riddled with tricks. While these questions aren’t meant to deceive you, companies ask them to gain better insight into your candidacy. Here are ten interview questions demystified and un-riddled. 1. How would you describe yourself in one word? The Trick: They want insight
In today’s job market, searching for a job is already an exhausting process. Because of this, people tend to ignore red flags about certain positions and take anything that they can get. It’s important to remember that the job you take can end up exhausting you more and lead to burnout than the job search
Ah, the good ol’ job hunt. If you’re making a career change soon and plan to dive into the world of applications and interviews, you’ll need to write or update your resume to include your latest and greatest accomplishments. This might get you wondering how far back in time this information should go. There are
These days, employees are looking for ways to get ahead in their careers to feel secure in their jobs. This is not easy, as it may mean sleepless nights and lost weekends. Although these can certainly get you ahead, there are more efficient and cost-effective ways to achieve career advancement. What matters is that you
Have you ever taken a personality test? It may sound cliché, but these are significant indicators for finding compatible career paths and life partners. You can take a Myers- Brigg test here and see what type of positions come up with your personality type. My personal favorite is the 16 personalities test based on the 16 personality types. When you get
No matter whether this is your first job search or your 10th, it’s important to establish what kind of environment you’re looking for. It can be draining to sift through multiple job postings when you don’t know what you’re looking for. Here are 5 tips to find a job that aligns with your brand. Do
Recent research on job interviews suggests that “The average number of people who tend to apply for a single job is 118, while only 20% of them get to be interviewed.” If you’re pursuing a job in management, in particular, it becomes that much more important to show a potential employer why you’re the one for such
It’s common to be nervous before attending an interview. I mean heck… sweaty palms, fumbling over words, lack of eye contact… it happens all the time. I see many signs of interview nervousness and tend to blow it off to just that. However, there are some instances where the manager just couldn’t ignore the red
Everyone makes mistakes, but one of the worst times to do so is when you’re applying for a job. Despite your best efforts, there are some mistakes you simply can’t recover from, such as submitting a resume and cover letter addressed to the wrong employer or hiring manager, but other errors do not necessarily spell
Mohammed Al-Taee just asked me a really intriguing question via Twitter. He tweets:
One of the most important, yet often overlooked, aspects of resume sending is the cover letter (or these days, the e-mail). The cover letter is your chance to make your first impression. A properly written letter should grab the employer’s attention and help set the stage for a personal interview.
Last week I went to visit a friend. While we were sitting in her kitchen chatting, I noticed that she had a rotary phone on the wall. When I commented on it, she told me a story about showing her daughter’s teenage friends how to dial on a rotary phone. When they first looked at
So how does Peter hit his numbers so early in the quarter? How does Lauren stay on the ‘Top 10 Producers’ list year after year after year? Are they smarter than you are? More personable, outgoing and likable? Absolutely not. So how come they outperform the rest of the sales team? Let’s take a look.
A red alert is probably melodramatic, but I’m sure jobseekers in this age bracket probably feel there is one. The bulk of the job-seeking population is currently facing job-search woes that the elderly population has been experiencing for years.
One thing that people don’t always remember in an interview is to look at the way their interviewer is responding physically instead of just verbally. You are supposed to talk about yourself when you are interviewing in order to let the person interviewing know how great you are and why you are a fit for
We all go to work at least once in our life afraid of a reaction from our boss. Other fears we have may include giving a presentation and knowing that something is going to go wrong or that we stain our outfits and co-workers may notice and laugh. Luckily for us it might just be
Sometimes it may seem like everyone else is more qualified than you and that is why you never get the job. One thing that people sometimes forget is that part of your interview and the decision making process is you and your attitude, not your skills. There may be people who are better or who
One thing that many people who are a bit older are afraid of is that they are to old to hunt for a new job. It might feel like companies don’t want to hire older people when there is “younger talent” or people that may stay with the company longer and not retire. The
One thing that worries a lot of job seekers when they are re-entering the workforce are gaps in their employment on their resumes. People wonder how can they make up for them and if anyone would want to hire someone who hasn’t worked in a few years? The reality is that gaps don’t have to
My partner and I are career coaches, and we founded company after running recruiting efforts at 4 Fortune 500 companies, so we know exactly what employers want since we’ve hired thousands of individuals. In fact, we’ve identified these 6 steps to the job search that work for anyone who works them. So, in honor of
