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Posts Tagged ‘interview’

Just Get Over It

Dec 18, 2009 | Comments

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 | Comments

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...…

Yes Virginia, You Can Get a Job During the Holidays

Nov 24, 2009 | Comments

Holidays are supposed to be chipper and cheery, full of wassail and frosted cookies. Instead, for the unemployed it can mean deepening depression, further financial worries and feelings of no light at the end of the tunnel. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the right attitude the holidays don't have to get in the way of your job search and your success.…

Who’s Gonna Hire Me?

Nov 07, 2009 | Comments

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.…

The Greatest Internship on Earth

Oct 24, 2009 | Comments

Are you thinking about your 2010 career goals yet? I am. They're established and documented and I'm ready to roll to create the best internship program on earth to enhance the way talent meets opportunity. No more running errands, desk in the broom closet, emptying garbage cans for credits... real honest to goodness pre-career experiential learning. …

Get Out Your Value Proposition

Sep 14, 2009 | Comments

The scary story goes like this… Johnny, you’re our star Admin Assis­tant and as part of your “other duties as assigned” I’m giv­ing you a new project. I need to hire an Account Man­ager and we don’t have a bud­get to hire an agency to do it for us. You’re always on Face­book and Twit­ter, do some…

Dad, Cool it with the Twitter Updates

Sep 02, 2009 | Comments

Adam is on cloud 9 after accepting an offer for a very cool gig as an IT Recruiter. His guest blog post is his story and focuses on how relationships can be built through social networking, sharing best practices and reaching out to others for help and guidance, which can lead to great things like job interviews. It's a great story, not dissimilar to my own a few months back...…

I’ll Never Get a Reference from @ToryJohnson

Aug 27, 2009 | Comments

I want a maid, a chauffeur, a cook (as good as me), a personal secretary and oh yeah, a lawn care specialist. And I've heard of slipping a doc some bills to let the prescription pad fall to the floor as he walks out the door. But never in a zillion years did it ever occur to me to hire a company to write employment references. That's a new one on me. Would I do it? That is the question....…

Top 10 Ways to Be a Crème de la Crème Candidate

Aug 22, 2009 | Comments

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.…

The Right Kind of Happy for the Right Fit

Aug 19, 2009 | Comments

Some people seem like they're on a roller coaster of emotions, manic with joy one moment and depressed and not talking the next. Others just seem perpetually content and easy going. Different careers and environments have varied requirements when it comes to outward displays of emotion, tolerance for drama and the need for tranquility versus over the top excitement. How do you discern these qualities in a candidate? Watch out, I've been reading Aristotle...…