Ever have a phone interview and completely freak out? It’s not uncommon, phone interviews are notoriously difficult to handle when you’re used to a face-to-face interaction with a potential employer. You’re already nervous, because it’s a job interview, and you…
Before you head out to your next interview, check out this post on handshake etiquette by economic sociologist Nancy Dailey over at Dr. Nancy to avoid fumbly, sweaty palm awkwardness. Here’s a taste:
Shaking hands as a form of greeting…
You’re probably familiar with standard interview questions like-
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Tell me about yourself?
Why do you think you’re the best candidate for this position?
But you should also prepare for the weird questions that inevitably…
If you’ve got a couple really nice friends, try giving this job interview approach a try.
Lovely Natalie over at Screenology found this gem of a clip and graciously allowed me to post it here for your viewing pleasure. Here’s her post:
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On The Late Show with David Letterman, Andy Kindler regularly does comedy bits,…
We’re doing a little hiring in our office, and we had our first applicant interview today. Granted, interviews can be scary and nerve-racking, and we are pretty lenient when scoring nervousness. However, there are some things that just completely ruin…
When we last checked in with our intrepid job seeker, Sumo Mihi was in Arizona, visiting friends, getting job offers, and weighing options. He was offered a position in marketing for an athletic training facility and in his words, came…
Continuing on my Twitter post from yesterday, here is a sampling of tweets from various career advice twitter users. If you’re already on Twitter, consider following these folks, they give excellent advice! Some tips for you: “RT” means the person is…
1. Showing up late. Or, if you’re like a very former student of mine, showing up late and then claiming that your biggest strengths are your time management and punctuality. Yup, it happened. The employer called to tell us about…
I did a search of my blogs recently and realized I have scary little information about job interviews. So, to start off, I’m listing the top interview questions. These are asked for internship and job interviews, so no matter what…
