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Ready for Your Upcoming Interview?

January 6, 2011

I mean are you REALLY ready for your interview? Reviewing your resume and ironing your suit are certainly important but can you answer these questions? What are the biggest challenges facing the company and their industry? What has their growth been over the past year? (Employment and financial growth) Do you know three things about [...]

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Interviewing is an Exchange of Information

October 26, 2010

Preparing for an interview is so much more than just thinking and worrying about the event.  There are questions you will prepare to ask and answer.  You will want to do research on the people you will be interviewing with.  The list is endless.  You see, the more information you have and the more prepared [...]

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The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth

July 30, 2010

Perry Mason, the well known TV defense attorney would expect nothing less than “nothing but the truth”.  However, when interviewing, you are not on trial.  Nor are you in a confessional. There is the truth, then there is the whole truth and finally there is nothing but the truth…when you provide an answer in an [...]

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Interviews but no offers?

July 20, 2010

Interviews can be stressful, unpleasant, or fun.  It all depends on how you view them.  I tell people all the time to change their mindset/programming before they enter an interview.  Instead of thinking:  "I need this job" or "I really want this job", think to yourself, "DO I want this job?".  Changing your thinking can [...]

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The Interview: A Well Rehearsed Performance or Hacked Improv?

May 14, 2010

Each month I am honored to collaborate with a community of resume writers and career coaches called the Career Collective, this post is one of many responses to ideas and concrete steps to secure your future in a changed economy.  I encourage you to visit other members' responses, linked at the end of m post. Please follow [...]

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Tell Me About Yourself

April 16, 2010

Possibly one of the most difficult questions for any of us to answer is "Tell Me About Yourself?".  If I asked your friend to tell me about you, they could easily rattle off several interesting things. Overcoming the stage-fright in answering this question is pretty important.  So let's look at ways of doing that. Number [...]

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