Are you ready for your closeup? Do you understand STAR power? Yes, I’m talking about behavior-based interviews, my all-time personal bane as a job seeker and maybe yours, too. These […]
What is your Post-Interview follow-up strategy?
For some reason, job candidates often over-think and over-analyze their post-interview follow-up strategy. Regardless of the type of interview (e.g., phone interview, panel interview, HR interview, etc.), a thank you […]
what to do with a bad interviewer
The only thing that might be more difficult to deal with than an interviewer who asks tough, probing questions is an interviewer who hasn’t a clue how to interview. You […]
Evaluating Job Offers
At some point, each one of you will have the opportunity to evaluate a job offer. It will be a blissful, exciting and nerve racking day. You’ll get the call […]
How to Introduce Yourself at Parties
I momentarily thought about titling this article “Constructing Your Elevator Speech”, but I’ve heard that term so many times I could just scream. What everyone really wants to know is […]
Avoid Being a Networking Jerk
A few months ago I was scheduled to speak at an event in Stamford, CT. The organizer sent an email to the group discussing my credentials and that I would […]
Five things you should not cover in your cover
I have spent a considerable amount of time writing about how to structure an effective cover letter and the things you want to include therein. What I haven’t told you […]
Your Resume: Your Marketing and Sales Pitch
Have you ever walked into a retail store with the intention of ‘just browsing’? Really, you do not need anything; you are just window shopping, passing the time. Suddenly, a […]
When is the right time to inquire about compensation?
Have you ever received a job offer with a starting salary that was well below your expectations? If you have, then you know how frustrating this experience is. You just […]
Introducing the resume of the future
The world is dynamic, the career landscape is shifting, employers are partial to fluidity, peers want versatility, managers want resilience, clients want flexibility and yet the representation of your vocational […]