Interviewing
Tough Job Interview Question: “What Is Your Greatest Weakness?”
Three Tips for Answering This One
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Why Do Interviewers Ask About My Weaknesses?
No interviewer expects “brutally honest answers like,’I’m below-average intelligence and difficult to work with,’” says a hiring expert quoted by the Washington Post.
So [...]
The Best Time to Schedule an Interview
This guest post via Recruiting Blogswap is from JobGoRound.com, providing career advice on resume writing, job searching, interviewing, and more.
There are certain rules for scheduling job interviews that should be followed for the best results.
Best Days of the Week for Scheduling a Job Interview
You should always schedule your job interviews between Tuesday and Thursday. [...]
The 12 Days of Christmas Job Hunting
Contrary to Popular Belief, Christmas Is an Ideal Time To Look for a New Job.
So says David Perry, professional headhunter and co-author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters: 400 Unconventional Tips, Tricks and Tactics to Land Your Dream Job.
“If you’re looking for a job, you’ve probably realized that the typical tactics like cold calling and [...]
The Top Ten Things You Don’t Want to Do During Your Job Interview
In today’s challenging times, many of us are brushing up on our job interview skills, and we here at the Blawg are eager to help.
With a humorous look the things you don’t want to do when you finally land that interview, we bring you today’s guest post by Tim Tyrell-Smith at Spin Strategy™ [...]
9 Ways to Succeed in Your Next Job Interview
A job interview can be one of the most stressful parts of a job search, especially when it’s for a job you really want.
You’ll probably spend the entire week leading up to the interview worrying about how it’s going to go, what you’re going to say or what you’ll be asked. You’ll have that pit in your stomach, sweaty palms, and a racing heart as you drive to the interview site.
If the job you’re interviewing for feels like the one that you really want and deserve, then consider this interview advice to make sure you do your best when the big day finally arrives.
Some Things to Know Before Negotiating Salary with a New Employer
This guest post by Liz Handlin, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, discusses a variety of factors for applicants to consider in discussing and negotiating salary for a new position.
Ms. Handlin is the CEO of Ultimate Resumes, LLC, and writes Liz Handlin’s Ultimate Resumes Blog.
I have been involved in all sides of salary negotiations: as a [...]
Great list of job search and interview tips
One of the all-time greatest hits on this blog is a post for job hunters:
“Tell Me About Yourself:” The 25 Toughest Interview Questions (and tips on how to answer them!)
So I thought I’d get a little additional mileage out of it by reposting the link here.
Actually, I just now thought of that clever bit of [...]
Spotlight on Legal Issues in Recruitment: OFCCP and EEOC Making Life More Complex For Recruiters and Companies
There is no doubt that OFCCP and EEOC are going to make life more interesting and challenging for recruiters and employers. In this posting, I recap and highlight comments from three different articles in ERexchange.com on the topic of recruitment and the law. This is not a new topic for our blawg; we have had [...]
EEOC Starts Focusing On Recruitment and Hiring Discrimination
In our recent posting regarding EEOC’s new compliance manual on race and color discrimination, I didn’t mention that recruitment discrimination seems to get quite a bit of attention. This seems to indicate a renewed emphasis at EEOC.
Curious to see if that was a correct conclusion, I recently reviewed the transcript of the EEOC’s [...]
Managing the Poor Interviewer: Tips for Interviewees
Some of my favorite stories involve my own experiences with bad interviewers.
Like the one who had no idea what to ask me or what to tell me — until he discovered we grew up in the same neighborhood. Then, we talked about the schools we went to, the stores we shopped at, and so forth. [...]
“Tell Me About Yourself”
The 25 Toughest Interview Questions (and Tips on How to Answer Them!)
We originally wrote this post in April 2006, when we discovered a very useful list of the 25 toughest interview questions.
We’ve updated it several times since then, because it has proven very popular, mostly with people searching for advice on how to answer the interview question “tell me about yourself.”
That list (linked below) [...]
Unemployed or Looking to Change Jobs? Some Hopeful Job Market News and Interview Tips
Looking over my latest e-clippings, I found I had saved a number of items about signs of a job market healthier in many respects than some may fear, and also some with practical tips useful to job seekers.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Reference Checking And Didn’t Know Where to Ask
Reviews a free document on reference checking, which covers the why, how, and whom of reference checking. While you may not agree with everything in this document, it does provide a great deal of useful information.
Need Interviewing Practice? Go Online!
Want to practice your interviewing skills? Go online with this FREE program and practice away. Very realistic content and graphics. Enjoy and be ready for your next job hunt!
Believe It Or Not: Amazing Interview Stories
This article summarizes some really interesting stories about interviews. Decide which one you think is most unusual. If nothing else, you will be amazed at the variety of interview stories one can experience.
