Posts Tagged ‘interviews’
Set 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 MoreDo’s and Don’ts of Leveraging Family and Friends to Get Jobs
When it comes to effective job hunting, it’s no surprise that most experts say to tap into your network. It’s about who you know and, in turn, who they know and so on. Most of the time we think of our network in the professional sense and often reach out to those with whom we…
Read MoreInformational Interview Tips: Who to Network With and What to Ask (Part 2)
You must speak with people if you are serious about transitioning in your career. It is absolutely not enough to sit behind a computer screen. Signing up for Monster, TheLadders and/or Indeed is not enough. You need to have a cup of coffee (or go on a Skype call) with a person who has had…
Read MoreSalary Negotiation Strategy: $$$ on the Table
Having worked closely with job seekers, I have seen folks leave a fair share of money on the table because they fear losing an opportunity or job. For example, “Bob” was an Acme Acres employee for 10+ years. Bob was relocated because his skills were crucial to the firm yet he never asked for a…
Read MoreInterview Tips: What to Write in a Post-Interview Thank You Note
There are benefits to not only emailing a thank you note following an interview but also to writing one (yes, with a pen and on paper). Learn more about the best strategy for figuring out what to write in both notes because in order for them to work they MUST both be unique and continue…
Read More48 Hours After a Job Rejection
The 48 hours after a job rejection are critical. They sting even when you really did not want the job. You spent a great deal of time convincing yourself that you were the best candidate but apparently the interviewer disagreed. Your ego is scarred and you must start all over. Within those 48 hours, you…
Read MoreInterview Tips: What questions to ask an interviewer?
You have to keep selling yourself even when the tables are turned during an interview and YOU are asked to crank out the questions. Here are ways to think about asking great questions!
Read MoreSave a Weak Interview, Ask Targeted Questions
The best interviewees also mess up. However, it’s in those ever critical, final five minutes – when it’s their turn to ask questions – that they recover from an initially weaker performance. You too can recover by asking the right questions to the right person i.e. achieving “the perfect match.” You achieve this perfect match…
Read MoreInterview Tips: Figuring Out a Company’s Culture
How to figure out a company’s culture before you agree to work there. Is the grass really greener on that other side?
Read MoreInterview Tips: Small Talk Advice
Sign-up to receive your list of 10 “small talk” topics and examples so that your confidence will instantly boost in time for your next job interview.
Read MoreStop Depreciating in Value
Job hunters are like houses waiting to be sold; the longer they are on the market, the harder it is to sell them. In the case of houses, real estate agents change their strategy or update a property’s details (e.g. price, curb appeal, etc.) to generate leads. Similarly, you should make changes to garner a…
Read More1,000 Hours of Sweat Equity
Who benefits from your sweat equity? You probably have already clocked 1,000 hours during the first 6 months of 2012. If at this point you know that your talents are not benefiting the audience who needs them the most then it’s time for a mid-year career evaluation.
Read MoreLinkedIn Groups: Don’t Have Regrets
Stop ignoring your LinkedIn groups! Yes, you can join up to 50 LinkedIn groups. However, don’t stop there. Ignoring them can mean missing out on desirable opportunities that you may later regret.
Read MoreDoes Your Motivation for Changing Careers Stink?
“I want to stop reading and rotting and that’s why I want to leave law in pursuit of becoming a marketer!” Changing sectors takes extraordinary efforts and this reason will not move the mountains you need moved to successfully transition. However, you will gain traction if your motivation for the switch exhibits these four characteristics,…
Read MoreWrite Evidence-based Cover Letters Not Fluff
Generic cover letters or fluff-filled ones are as bad as showing up to an interview with a grossly stained outfit. Yes, you wore the suit but you did not show care by having it dry-cleaned and as a result you look sloppy…the same can be said of a fluff-filled cover letter…it’s just plain sloppy.
Read MoreWhen a Pay Cut or Demotion Makes Sense
Changing careers requires sacrifices. You may have to give up a prestigious title and its accompanying compensation to enter a new field. Yet, it’s difficult to know when pay cuts and demotions are worthwhile.
Read MoreWhat Cultural Nuances Energize YOU?
When I read Bill Barnett’s Harvard Business Review blog entry, “Investigate Culture, Ask the Right Questions,” I shook my head in agreement. A firm’s culture is difficult to articulate. Yet, cultural nuances such as the behaviors that are supported within a work environment as well as the conditions that exist internally are easier to put…
Read MoreBear Gifts to an Informational Interview
Show appreciation when you are given a gift. An informational interview is a gift to a job seeker or a curious soul. You will surface the data you need to support your career transition if you focus your efforts on figuring out how to best express your appreciation to an interviewee.
Read MoreWriting a Résumé Should Hurt
A résumé enables you to put your best foot forward so be painfully thoughtful about its content. It must showcase only your MOST impressive accomplishments and selecting those requires four things: 1) discipline, 2) a delete button, 3) a job description, and 4) my secret sauce when the stakes are highest.
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