"Tell me about yourself?"
What does someone really want to know when they ask you this question?
When you are asked this question during an interview, what they really want to know is: ARE ...
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Interviewing
Competing and Coming Up Short
Have you ever interviewed for a job, thought you did an excellent job, and not gotten the offer? Or perhaps you entered a contest, let's say a blogging contest, and not won? Not getting the job or ...
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Have You Turned Down A Job Offer?
My hope for every one in job search is that you have the privilege to turn down an offer because it isn't the best fit for you. There is no greater feeling! Being offered a job builds up your ...
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Story Telling is an Art and a Science
Yes, everyone has a story. It is difficult for some of us to tell our stories, however.
As I work with classes of job seekers to help them develop their accomplishment stories, we work through ...
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Employers Don’t Care About Your Age
While I am sure age-discriminatory practices may exist in some circumstance, I am alarmed by the number of older workers who have a "paranoia" about potentially age-related questions on job ...
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Ready for Your Upcoming Interview?
I mean are you REALLY ready for your upcoming interview?
You only have one shot at making the best first impression. No pressure, right? But there's a lot you can do to prepare for your job ...
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How “Interview Savvy” Are You?
This month's post is one of many Career Collective posts by career and resume experts on the topic of common misconceptions of job search and hiring. I am honored to be part of this group and want to ...
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Say What You Mean to Say and Say it like you mean it!
As I talk with job seekers about their adventures, there seems to be a common thread that connects them. It seems to me that they have difficulty really saying what they mean to say. This happens in ...
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Hate Making Small Talk? Ask Questions
Many of us despise making small talk. It is the equalent of a drill in the dentist's office. As a result, these same, introverted people like myself hate going to networking events where we are forced ...
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Negotiating Salary Too Soon
I was talking with a past co-worker yesterday who wanted my advice on a job offer he recently received. But before I go there, let me tell you how he got the offer...he walked in! Yes, and he met ...
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Why Did You Leave Your Job?
Every recruiter, HR rep and hiring manager wants to know the answer to this question..."why did you leave your job?" Be prepared to answer it for each and every job on your resume. ...
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Interviews but no offers?
So you've had interviews but no offers yet. Here are some ways to audit your interviewing performance. ...
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Assertive, Aggressive or Afraid
A friend called me the other day, excited and nervous because she had gotten an interview for a job she had recently applied for.
"What do I ask them", she asked me.
"What do you want to know" I ...
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Summary Sunday
The focus of this week's Summary is...interviewing. As I was gathering posts for this, I saw I wasn't the only one with this idea. Tim Tyrell-Smith summarized interviewing posts this week as well. ...
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The New Normal is Unusual
Is there anything about today's job search that is normal? Are there steadfast rules to follow for resume writing and submission, interviewing, networking, negotiation, etc? The best advice ...
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Interview Conversion
I met with an intelligent and accomplished job seeker the other day. When I asked how many interviews he had been on since beginning his search (approximately 6 months ago) he told me ...
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