Posts Tagged ‘career’

7 Tips to Ace Your Telephone Interview

Most first job interviews are conducted via telephone. Once your resume has caught the hiring manager’s attention, and they believe that your qualifications match their needs, they will typically call you to determine quickly if you have the potential to fit into their organization. It’s...

June 29th, 2010 | Featured, Interviewing, The Search | Read More

10 Biggest Job Interview Blunders

This week, Anne Fisher wrote a column for Fortune’s online magazine detailing the top 10 job interview blunders. The mistakes she details are pretty common, and can generally be categorized in two broad categories: lack of preparation and failure to focus on the company’s needs, not yours. With...

November 19th, 2009 | Interviewing, The Search | Read More

The Worst Cover Letter Ever?

One of the staff members of Ragan Communications, a Chicago-based communications firm, posted a letter the firm received from an eager college student seeking her first job. The letter was uniformly awful, and the comments interspersed by the Ragan commentator were sadly hilarious. SUBJECT LINE: Question.. Is...

November 11th, 2009 | Interviewing, Resume, The Search | Read More

Toughest Interview Question: #4 Why Do You Want to Work Here?

During most of the job interview, the interviewer is trying to determine a few key issues. First of all, are you capable of doing the job? They probe your background, explore your accomplishments and try to gain some understanding of your potential value to their company. Eventually, they’re going...

November 9th, 2009 | Featured, Interviewing, The Search, Video | Read More

Toughest Interview Questions: #3 Why Should We Hire You?

In our continuing series of how to answer the toughest interview questions, today we take on another one of the tough, open ended questions that strikes fear into the heart of job seekers everywhere: why should we hire you? Just like the general questions Tell me about yourself and What are your greatest...

November 4th, 2009 | Featured, Interviewing, The Search, Video | Read More

Toughest Interview Questions: #2 What Are Your Greatest Weaknesses?

One of the most dreaded interview questions that virtually every interviewer asks is: What are your greatest weaknesses? So, what makes this one of the most uncomfortable questions to handle? As a job seeker, you understandably want to highlight your positive attributes instead of introducing personal...

November 2nd, 2009 | Interviewing, The Search, Video | Read More

Toughest Interview Questions: #1 Tell Me About Yourself

The granddaddy of all job interview questions is still, surprisingly, the one that proves the most difficult for the majority of job seekers to answer. Tell me about yourself. It’s really more of a request than a question, but it can put you on the spot and knock you out of contention for the job...

October 20th, 2009 | Interviewing, The Search, Video | Read More

Job Interview Essentials

I’ve spoken with and met recruiters and staffing professionals all around the country to gauge from their perspective in the recruiting trenches, precisely what job seekers need the most help with. Everywhere I went, everyone I spoke with, I heard the same thing: the single biggest challenge for...

October 20th, 2009 | Featured, Interviewing, The Search, Video | Read More