I can certainly sympathize with all of you out there who have been looking for a job and are now facing an interview. It’s a situation I found myself in more than once over the years. Here’s one of my stories. Some time ago, I decided to look for a new job. I wasn’t unhappy …
“It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret” Jackie Joyner-Kersee Introduction When do you think your interview begins? As soon as walk into the interview room, of course – right? Nope! Your interview starts as soon as you’re given the day and time. This is when you need to …
One of the best business quotes I ever read was attributed to Walt Disney and it goes like this: “You hire the attitude. You can train the skill.” This is something I strongly believe in and you can see this throughout my blog articles. Attitude IS everything, not only when interviewing for a job but …
Although we all make blunders as we stumble through life, making one during your job interview is probably one of the scenarios you’d most like to avoid. Although I cover all of these areas in detail in other posts, I wanted to provide a quick and easy-to-read recap of six of the worst blunders I’ve …
I’m going to start this post by showing the dictionary definition for the word “cocky”: Cock-y adjective comparative adjective: cockier; superlative adjective: cockiest Arrogant or conceited in a boastful or overconfident manner. Synonyms: bold, boastful, egotistical, insolent, presumptuous, overconfident Why Should You Care Here’s why I bring this up. I’ve recently been on several …
Your interview is now over and you can finally relax….or can you? Not quite. You still have some items to take care of to ensure you had the best interview possible. Do An Immediate Debriefing with Yourself As soon as your interview is over, sit down somewhere quiet and debrief yourself while you can …
If you read many of my other posts, you’ll find much of the advice that is in this one but in greater detail. My purpose here is to recap some important things to remember for the actual day of your interview. These things may seem a bit trivial but they can make the difference when …
Much of my advice on this site is about preparing for and doing well in your first interview. After all, if you don’t make it past the first interview, you don’t get the job! This is because very few job offers are made based simply on the first interview. Your goal in the first interview …
Sweaty palms, weak knees, shaky hands – yep, you’re about to walk into a job interview and, of course, you’re nervous. Everyone is nervous before a job interview. You wouldn’t be human if you weren’t! After all, you don’t know the interview panel, you don’t know what questions will be asked, you don’t know exactly …
If you’re beating yourself up wondering why you aren’t getting job offers or even moving on to the second round of interviews, you may find some answers below. There are some specific situations and behaviors that I’ve found to be commonly mishandled, even by candidates for professional positions (in fact, sometimes especially by professional candidates). …
After interviewing hundreds of candidates for jobs in several industries and at various levels, I’ve seen just about every job interview mistake possible – and there were some doozies! Most of them fall into one or more of what I call “10 Ways to Blow Your Interview”. These are the mistakes that are most likely …
As a Hiring Manager, I’m sometimes embarrassed by the cliché – and sometimes even dumb – questions that get asked in interviews. They may have a purpose or maybe simply intended to trip you up or see how well you handle strange questions. I’ll begin by covering three of the most common questions asked in …