Posts Tagged ‘interview questions’
How To Ask Better Questions To Expand Your Career Options + Heal Career Trauma
What is your guiding question? We all have one even if you don’t consider yourself as someone who asks very many questions. It’s important to explore this idea. Rarely, are we encouraged to dramatically elevate our ability to ask better questions (as this pertains to our lives). I imagine for a consultant the ability to…
Read MoreSet Your Salary Expectations Early On [Facebook LIVE Episode #19 on Round One Interviews]
Salary expectations are being discussed earlier now – on the job application or during an initial “casual” conversation with HR. One underlying reason for this shift is that there are rules in place that are making it illegal to ask a job candidate about his salary history. This came about for various reasons including that…
Read MoreHR has to give you the go ahead [Facebook LIVE Episode #18 on Round One Interviews]
These days HR professionals are delivering incremental value to their business partners in multiple ways including throughout the recruitment process. Gone are the days when that first round interview was a casual phone call. Nowadays, HR professionals are serving as strategic business partners and they are making decisions early on in the process that can…
Read MoreHow to answer: Tell me about yourself
Tell me about yourself. At the core, what interviewers want to assess when asking this job interview question is your decision-making ability. Are you logical? Are you thoughtful? Are you analytical? How do you think? Do I agree with your motivations for selecting job opportunities? Do we think similarly? Sometimes, it’s about whether the interviewer…
Read MoreWant to step into a more strategic role?
This month, I’ve set out to help you imagine what it is like to be the interviewer. I’ve found that while coaching high-performing executives the act of brainstorming what an interviewer may have on his mind has proven to be a quite effective interview preparation strategy. It has been useful in particular when I’m coaching…
Read MoreHow NOT to interview for a start-up like a “corporate guy”
Interviewers have more on their minds than getting to know you. This holds true for anyone who is looking to secure a role in a startup, especially if you plan to ask for equity. Startups these days are more concerned with your ability to solve their business challenges than you telling them about a time…
Read MoreThe Art of Job Interview Mind Reading
If you recall my last note, I said this: Interviewers have more on their minds than getting to know you. The best way I know how to convince you that this insight should inform how you prepare for your next interview is by providing an example. Imagine that you are the change management lead for…
Read MoreImprove your interview success rate by imagining this…
Imagine being an interviewer who is rushing her way to meet with a job candidate who is well-positioned for a role on your team. This is your fourth interview with someone who claims to be the best person for the job. The last three interviews lacked luster; you are willing to wait for the right…
Read MoreMessy Job Search? Here’s an Anchor
Is your job hunt all over the place? I’ve been noticing this as it relates to the corporate Olympians that I’ve been coaching of late. The crux of the matter is that many are unclear about their work history and objectives. Ironically, the same professionals who lead due diligence efforts prior to implementing a plan…
Read MoreInterview Insights | Interview Question: Who are our competitors?
Interview Question: Who are our competitors? *This is particularly helpful if you are trying to land a job in a newer industry or one where there are fewer direct competitors. Any senior professional looking to land a role in a Fortune 500 firm should be able to confidently list a handful of key competitors. It’s…
Read MoreHow to Land Interviews: Do Your Homework
How to Land Interviews: Do Your Homework You’ve submitted cover letters. You tailored your resume. You called the human resources manager directly and left messages yet you STILL have not landed an interview at your target company. Go all in if you are committed to working for a specific company in a defined industry.
Read MoreInterview Insights | Interview Question: Tell me about your soft skills.
Interview Insights: Tell me about your soft skills. This question came up for a recent client who was a consultant for McKinsey and was looking to transition into a general management role within an energy start-up in Boston. There were no questions related to his critical thinking skills nor his ability to crack a case…
Read MoreInterview Insights | Interview Question: What are your salary expectations?
What are your salary expectations? There are a few great ways to approach this question as well as lame ones. The best way to tackle this question begins with your expected financial contributions to a firm. The worse way to respond to this question is with silence. This question takes as much self-awareness as it…
Read MoreDon’t Know What to Ask Human Resources Professionals? – 5 Killer Questions to Ace Screening Interviews
Schedule an Express Coaching Session Oh, the awful, painful, repulsive HR screening interview. Root canals are more fun than screening interviews with human resources professionals. As a career coach, I have conducted thousands of mock interviews for anxious job candidates who are about to step into a room with human resources managers. The waiting room…
Read MoreInterview Insights | Key Question: What role will you play on the team? [Template & Sample]
Interview question: What role will you play on the team? This question comes from a recent client engagement. The goal was to uncover my client’s unique selling proposition. The best way to do this is to see how you stack up verses your peers.
Read MoreInterview Insights | Key Question: What is your brand? [Template & Sample]
Interview Question: What is your brand? Last week was surprising. I had a debriefing session with a client who has his eyes on an opportunity within General Electric. The way a session usually goes is as follows: I ask my client all the questions they were asked during their interviews.
Read MoreInterview Insights | Key Question: How would you create a welcoming environment? [Template & Sample]
Interview Question: How would you create a welcoming environment for diverse populations? I am coaching a former attorney, with extensive relevant experiences, who wants to secure an opportunity within a large university in the U.S.
Read MoreInterview Insights | Key Question: What has been your biggest accomplishment? [Template & Sample]
Interview Question: What has been your biggest accomplishment? The truth is that my children are my biggest accomplishments. This certainly resonates with the hundreds of moms that I’ve coached back into six-figure opportunities in corporate America.
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 MoreInterview Insights | Key Question: “What questions do you have for me?”
Interview Question: What questions can I answer for you? This question touches upon my biggest pet peeve. So much of what I help job candidates do rests on the idea that precise responses that are also persuasive will win over interviewers.
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