Posts Tagged ‘career coaching nyc’
Who reads cover letters? [Facebook LIVE episode #5 on Standing Out]
The jury is out whether anyone will read your cover letter. It’s a great excuse that many candidates use in order to rationalize not writing a cover letter. My advice is to write the cover letter and assume that it will get read. The key is to tailor the letter for the role you really…
Read MoreInterview Insights | Interview Question: What do you like to do for fun?
Grab my 24-hour interview guide to get the job. [contact-form-7 id=”5866″ title=”Prepare yourself in 24 hours for your HR Interview”] What do you like to do in your free time? The best employees have outside interests. They can include spending time with family, running marathons, organizing cook-outs, or reading novels. A well-rounded employee is marketable…
Read MoreYou Nailed the Interview — Now What?
One of the most difficult parts of any application—to a school program, for a job, etc.—is the interview. Often, depending on what you’re applying for, there are multiple interviews involved. But it’s that first one that will probably weigh on you for weeks, cause you to look up innumerable tips and strategies, and make you…
Read MoreInterview Insights | Key Question: Tell us about your leadership style.
Interview Question: “Tell us about your leadership style and how you inspire teams to perform at their best.” This question comes from one of my top clients who went through my rigorous interview preparation boot-camp however he is not the first interviewee who has had to answer this question. It pops up quite frequently for…
Read MoreInterview Insights | Key Question: “What are you looking to do?”
Interview Question: What are you looking to do at this point in your career? Sometimes this question comes right out of the gate during an informational interview, a screening interview, or during round one. It’s unnerving most of the time simply because it’s the first question that you might be asked and truthfully you were…
Read MoreI surveyed 100 subscribers. Here’s what happening (or not happening) in their job hunts
2015 is in full swing and after multiple conversations with you as well as your peers, you fall into one of three buckets. 1. A handful of you are dreading having to polish your résumé yourselves or looking for a professional to take that burden off of your shoulders — either way your résumé is not yet a document that…
Read More[DARE #14] – Unstuck Yet? – What Went Wrong in 2014?
It’s the last Sunday challenge of the year. Last week I encouraged you to figure out ways to delegate yourself out of your current job to a better one – it was a forward-looking task. Now, let’s take one step back. Be warned: this one is uncomfortable – for everyone but it’s about increasing our…
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