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 […]
Don't Give in to the Desire to Confide
If you’ve ever been in a bad job situation, you have no desire to repeat it. And that’s understandable. However, you don’t want to ever, ever—and I mean NEVER—discuss it […]
Don't be SHY in a Job Interview!
Many people get very self-conscious when asked in an interview about their greatest strengths. But if you were an interviewer, and were trying to decide between a host of qualified, […]
Discussing Strengths and Weaknesses in a Job Interview
The strengths and weaknesses topic is universally the one that most interviewees are afraid of being asked, and the question that most interviewers are most likely to ask. Therefore there […]
Discussing Overcoming Obstacles in a Job Interview
This is part two of my TODAY method of preparing for job interviews–discussing obstacles you’ve Overcome. This can seem daunting, but don’t be intimidated because you haven’t climbed Mt. Everest […]
Talking About Duties Of Your Past Positions in a Job Interview
It seems like this should be the easiest one in the world to discuss in an interview, but it’s the one that most interviewees don’t do well. These days many […]
What Might Have Gone Wrong in the Interview
Don’t you wish you knew why you didn’t get that job? You worked so hard on your resume, got through the phone interview and was called in for the in […]
5 Things You MUST Do Before a Job Interview
So you just found out that you have a job interview tomorrow and unfortunately procrastination is a weaknesses you haven’t yet conquered. Here are the down and dirty tips to […]
4 Things That Can Completely Derail a Job Interview
Everyone knows (or should know) the big things that can cause an interview to completely tank. However, there’s also some smaller little things that interviewees do that give interviewers an […]
#1 Way to KILL a Phone Interview
Typically the topic of verbal crutches is something that people are coached on when they are improving their group presentation skills. Verbal crutches are those little “connector” words that all […]