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Prepare for Remote Job Interviews
Business are growing more accustomed to employees working remotely and recruiters are following suit, wrote Kevin Wheeler, president and founder of Global Learning Resources in a blog on ERE.net.
Job seekers should be ready to face the new tools of the trade such as remote interviews, Wheeler said.
Hiring managers may never meet face-to-face with a candidate, [...]
Job Interview Follow Up Do’s and Don’ts
After a job interview or less formal networking meeting set up by a recruiter, you probably look forward to a response from the person with whom you met.
If you’re dealing with a recruiter, it doesn’t always happen right away. But don’t take offense; take action, said career expert Silvana Carpanelli Hayes on The Glasshammer blog. [...]
Don’t Hide Your Enthusiasm During a Phone Interview
Don’t play hard to get when you’re on a phone interview. A job seeker should take the opportunity to show some eagerness and enthusiasm for the job or risk sounding disinterested, warned Deborah Brown-Volkman, a professional career coach who spoke to TheLadders for the article “How to Handle a Phone Interview.”
“Answer the phone with lots [...]
Top Job Interview Questions You Should Expect to Hear
Imagine you’re a nickel in a blender. Now figure a way to escape while the blades are moving.
Be prepared for tough questions like that on a job interview, said Kris Dunn, a blogger at HR Capitalist. Google hiring managers are actually trained to use the nickel in a blender question among others during job interviews, [...]
When to ask Questions in a Job Interview
How do you make the interviewer feel you’re an expert in the field and already close to the position you’ve applied for? Turn the tables and interview the interviewer, said Liz Ryan, a Human Resources (HR) expert and author.
Look for openings in the conversation where you can direct questions back to the interviewer and draw [...]
Turn the Table on the Job Interviewer at Your Own Peril
What’s your pet peeve in an employee?
The blog Clue Wagon recommends a job seeker ask a potential manager this question during a job interview. “This is a great question to ask your potential boss. You may save each other a lot of grief.” (8 Questions to Ask in a Job Interview)
It might also cause [...]
Phone Interview That Went Too Far
Thinking of letting someone else fill out a job application for you? Here’s a tale of a travel agent who went too far, courtesy of Media Jobs Daily and Clue Wagon.
Once I did a phone interview with a candidate for a travel agent position. This candidate had a flat Midwestern accent, which is pretty common [...]
The Elevator-Pitch Job Interview Never Ends
An elevator pitch is at least as important on the job as it is when you are looking for one. Your ability to pitch yourself on the spot can affect how senior management perceives you, said Jodi Glickman Brown, author of “Great on the Job” and a blogger for the Harvard Business Review.
Glickman Brown suggests [...]
Every Job Interview Is for More Than One Job
When you interview for a job, you are interviewing for every job the company has or may ever have, said Louise Fletcher in a post today on the Career Hub blog.
“If you are interviewing for lower-level positions, never assume it’s just for that position, especially if senior people are involved,” Fletcher writes.
“It is an opportunity [...]
Job Interviews Go From Aggressive to Desperate
Long-term unemployment is driving some white-collar job seekers to desperate acts, like begging recruiters and harassing hiring managers, according to a survey by TheLadders.
By the time some job seekers reach the interview stage, they’re worn out and desperate to hear positive news, according to Eileen Wolkstein, a New York career coach, who spoke to Forbes.com [...]
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