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Posts Tagged ‘candidate’

What They Don’t Tell You About Job Interviews

Feb 18, 2011 | 4

I'm laying it out on the line like if I were speaking face-to-face with you in one of my job seeker strategy seminars. If you're honest, most likely after reading and reflecting on "What they don't tell you about job interviews" you'll agree at least some of this is new material for you to digest, absorb and apply. At least, I hope so...

You Were Hired Because You’re a Special Agent

Apr 19, 2010 | 2

What was it like when you started your job? Welcoming committee or vast barren darkness in your bat cave? Did ESP come in handy to figure things out or were you assigned a detail to shadow your every move until you could be trusted? If the CEO sat at your desk would she know where anything was or what to do?

The Job Fair and the Loch Ness Monster

Apr 17, 2010 | 3

Is it that our fair citizenry, lost in the art of the job search, needs education to help gain employment because the landscape shifted under their feet since last time they looked? Have we made job search akin to searching for the Loch Ness Monster because we have complicated it with our newfangled ways? I went to teach, instead I learned.....

A job as a Relationship — Is it a Fit?

Apr 04, 2010 | 6

Wedding day blues, cold feet, jitters...... that cold clammy uncertainty of the wedding day that many people experience. It's not unlike the committing to a new job. Most of us spend at least as much time with our work as we do our significant other. Peter Lanc has some tough questions for candidates and potential spouses..

How to Work the Job Fair

Mar 27, 2010 |  

It's almost time for the NEPA Job Fair so I have been busy with the job fair blog, getting speakers lined up for the job search strategy seminars and working as a member of the great team that puts this event on every year. It occurred to me over coffee this morning that maybe the reason people come to job fairs with baby strollers, in flip flops and sweatpants is because it's held in an arena where they are accustomed to attending events as a spectator. Let me fix that misconception right now...

Job Search Success

Mar 26, 2010 | 3

There's no icing on the cake like landing your dream job. But, getting there is one tough nut to crack. The tight job market isn't expected to return to the way it was before the recession for another 5 years, according to Jay Bryson, Chief Global Economist for Wachovia. You have to be like Roto Rooter to scope out opportunity and then present yourself in such a way they pang with feelings of loss when you leave the office. It's a hard pill to swallow but such are the times in which we live. I know, I use a lot of cheesy metaphors.....

Just Get Over It

Dec 18, 2009 | 11

Did you ever make up your mind about a person before you even got to know them based on their name, their appearance or something else about them? Ever get that gut feeling you just weren't going to like someone, or they weren't intelligent or it just wouldn't work out? That's dangerous behavior in the candidate selection process.

Top 10 Scary Questions Job Candidates Ask

Dec 08, 2009 | 11

Trust me, Recruiters and Hiring Managers have heard it all. So, in the almost holiday spirit I'm here to help job seekers understand how not to stick their foot in their mouth. Asking even one of these questions will disqualify you faster than you can say "don't call us, we'll call you." Plus, all the guru articles say Top 10 lists attract lots of readers...

Who’s Gonna Hire Me?

Nov 07, 2009 | 5

I sat around a conference room table with a local job club as a guest speaker. They wanted a pep talk, to ask questions and get "real" answers. Mostly, they wanted to know what they were doing wrong, what they could do better and why they couldn't get a job. I rolled my sleeves up.

Top 10 Ways to Be a Crème de la Crème Candidate

Aug 22, 2009 | 7

I didn't have any food left in the house so I was forced to do domestic service today and shop. I'm not a shopper except for electronics stores like Circuit City. I had to go to Bed Bath and Beyond and compete for aisle space with registering brides to be just to buy a replacement carafe for the espresso machine. They had a Now Hiring sign. I got all cheerful. It's not even retail season. I just want you to do well.