Category Archive for Interviewing
In a job interview, a mistake carries like a whisper in a cathedral. No matter how small, you feel that it’s going to be painfully disruptive. Nonetheless, it doesn’t have to be the final word on whether or not you got that new job.
Most common interview mistakes are only separated from success by a thin line. Your success depends on the gravity the mistake and your ability to recover from it.
Which Mistakes Can’t Be Overcome
Not all…
Why Your Interview Mistakes Aren’t the End of the Road:View
A job interview is a delicate thing. It’s a rope bridge linking two Himalayan peaks. You can make it across but every step is taken with great care. Often, what tips people over the edge isn’t a slight to a former boss or an oddball response that freaks out the manager. One of these 3 well-intentioned responses causes many job seekers to lose their footing.
Getting Specific about Your Salary
It’s putting the cart before the ox. Your…
3 Things Your Interviewer Doesn’t Need to Know (Unless You’re Asked):View
Of all the factors that go into a good interview, the right meal is one of the most overlooked.
Often, there’s an assumption that you can scarf down a Pop-Tart and several breakfast burritos while still performing at your peak. But your body, much like any engine, needs the right blend of fuel to ensure you impress the hiring manager. Here’s what to eat before your interview.
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Interview Better with These Foods [Infographic]:View
Few people perform their job search alone. Family, friends, and other connections help them make inroads with amazing employers. Having another person in your corner, especially when that person has the resources and know-how to entice hiring managers, is unbeatable. This is when professional recruiters come in handy. And if you’re planning to work with a recruiter, you can maximize that potential with these easy tips.
Be the authentic you
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4 Effective Ways to Work with a Recruiter:View
Originally on our General Employment website
31 million Americans regularly skip breakfast and it shows during the job interview. Foregoing a healthy meal can leave you feeling tired, stressed, and easily distracted. To be at your best and beat the competition, reach for foods rich in these nutrients.
Antioxidants to sharpen your mental focus. There are a variety of antioxidants out there – Vitamin C, Vitamin E, beta carotene – that have a…
What to Eat Before Your Interview:View
There’s no way to ease into the job interview. Enter the employer’s office and you’re already under the microscope. In those formative minutes, the first words out of your mouth weigh heavily upon the interviewer’s impression of you. Right away they’ll ask: are you still intriguing or has your appeal gone? Write a finely-tuned elevator pitch or elevator speech and you can keep your mystique alive.
Why the Elevator Pitch is Your Ideal…
How to Write an Elevator Pitch That Hypnotizes:View
It’s not hard to get mixed up when you’re juggling multiple job interviews. Many a candidate has referred to an interviewer by the wrong name, showed up at the wrong office at the wrong time, or prepared the wrong responses. Essentially, you’re studying for two tests concurrently that have similar answers and very similar information. Yet if you provide yourself with the right tools, you can keep everything moving smoothly.
1.) Assemble…
4 Ways to Keep Multiple Job Interviews Straight:View
Is your job interview approaching fast? Odds are you’re a mix of emotions, both good and bad. A bit of angst is okay, but it’s a problem when that interview anxiety ascends to dizzying heights. Job interviews depend on self-confidence. When that confidence is undermined, it jeopardizes the entire interview. So fortify against pre-interview anxiety with these simple tips:
1.) Think up an elevator pitch – There’s little chance you won’t…
Top 10 Ways to Beat Interview Anxiety:View
Can a simple “hello” ruin your job interview? A psychological study at the University of Glasgow, Scotland found that first impressions begin to drastically take shape the moment you speak. So, is your voice helping you to make a good first impression?
Does your hello say “friend” or “foe?”
In the University of Glasgow psychology study, Dr. Phil McAleer recorded 64 men and women uttering a simple hello to gauge the way people make…
Can a Simple Hello Ruin Your Job Interview?:View
Don’t want to belly flop in your interview? It’s a given that you do some pre-interview research. However, too many candidates stick to the shallows when doing research on the company. And because of that, they’re missing the chance to make deeper connections.
The first step is to know what a company does, what the position requires, and who will interview you. No one makes a good impression without these details. Otherwise, it looks like…
Interview Research Tips that Most Job Seekers Forget:View
