Category Archive for Interviewing

Category Archive for Interviewing

Job Hunting 101

Job Hunting 101

A brief rundown on how to reach out and grab your next career in manufacturing for those who have recently returned to the job hunting scene, or fresh graduates looking to put themselves out there! Know where to start and work smarter, not harder. Indeed and Google are excellent aggregators of open positions across the web (often scraping data from sites like Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter, and LinkedIn). Make these two sites your first stop! The…

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How to Wait for a Job Offer

How to Wait for a Job Offer

Playing “the waiting game” may sound as easy as sitting back and turning on the TV, but in today’s candidate-driven market, staying proactive while waiting to hear back from an interview is more important than ever! Interviewees that go silent after meeting an employer are often the first to be deemed unqualified or uninterested. Instead of focusing on not being a nuisance, hone in on keeping yourself ahead of the…

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How-To Guide to Researching a Company

How-To Guide to Researching a Company

When asked the #1 reason why applicants flopped on a job interview, Hal Hamilton’s immediate response seemed like a no-brainer: not researching the company. After almost four years of successful engineering and manufacturing recruiting at Omni One, Hal has learned the hard way that applicants knowing the goals and values of a potential employer before an interview is almost as important as knowing how to do the job that…

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Tech Job Interview Red Flags: 7 Things Great Candidates Never Do

Tech Job Interview Red Flags: 7 Things Great Candidates Never Do

If you assign a skills-based challenge during a tech interview, don't just assess task completion. Also evaluate how the candidate behaves during the process. Unlike a "standard" job interview, tech interviews can often be very different. Many include having the candidate complete a well-defined task. (Either before, as a qualifying assessment of skill, but also often as a formal part of the interview process itself.) For…

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Should You Write a Thank You Letter?

Should You Write a Thank You Letter?

You did it! You just finished your interview, you’re excited at the chance of getting this opportunity with an excellent employer, and now you’re waiting for the employer’s decision. You find yourself immediately questioning whether or not to write a Thank You letter. Maybe the conversation was casual and you don’t want to come across as pushy. Perhaps the hiring manager mentioned interviewing several other…

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What to Ask Yourself Before You Quit Your Job

What to Ask Yourself Before You Quit Your Job

When is the right time to quit your job or even when to start looking for a new one? Forbes recently published an online article about the topic of quitting your job. The article examines reasons why one should quit their job. Do you know when to quit your job? What questions do you need to ask yourself and then answer before deciding to quit your current job? Let’s explore the 3 main questions that Forbes says you need to ask yourself…

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Don’t Make Major Interview Mistakes

Don’t Make Major Interview Mistakes

Interviewing is tough. That’s a fact. While it might seem impossible to ace your interview, depending on your interviewing skills and experience, there are mistakes to avoid in order to keep your interview safe. If you know what not to do, it can be as helpful as knowing what to do. A Forbes article examines the mistakes can harm your interview. There are certain things that you just never want to do on an interview for a job. You must…

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Personality Traits That Can Help You Get Hired

Personality Traits That Can Help You Get Hired

It is hard to truly know what exactly the hiring manager is looking for when making hiring decisions. Yes, the hiring manager is looking for specific skills in candidates, but we all know that just because candidates have certain skills doesn’t mean they necessarily land the job. Skills alone are not the key focus when it comes to hiring decisions. One must have the skills and there is no doubt about that, but more and more company culture…

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An Article We Wanted to Share: Interviewing

An Article We Wanted to Share: Interviewing

Here is an article that appeared on CNBC.com…we wanted to share it with you…check it out and get some advice to help your career! Read below: Former Google career coach: 5 great interview questions to ask job candidates Jenny Blake, co-founder of Google‘s career development and mentorship program, knows a thing or two about what makes an outstanding employee. Before starting her own coaching firm, Blake helped over 1,000 people improve…

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Want to Be More Hirable? Read Below

Want to Be More Hirable? Read Below

Finding the right job can be difficult. You want to be a good fit in your job and the companies that are hiring want you to fit their culture. A Forbes article contributed by The Muse online looked at this topic.  So, what did the article explain about making people more hirable? What can you do to be more hirable? Let’s find out: What makes others get new gigs while you are still stuck in your job and not getting noticed? You might need to…

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