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Passover, which is celebrated this week, is a very joyous holiday where the traditional Passover Seder starts with the youngest child asking Four Questions in order to get those in attendance to start thinking about the past, the present, and their mission in life. Unfortunately being Passed Over for a position you just interviewed for [...]
While most people know they ought to prepare before going to a job interview, very few do it well, or take the time to do it thoroughly. Why is it so important, and how can you prepare better? Here are some observations and some ideas… Somebody will, make sure it’s you! In a competitive job market, [...]
Do you ever think about your job search from the employers’ perspective? Most job seekers don’t… understandably so. They are most focused on looking for an opportunity and presenting themselves in the best way they can to get that coveted job offer. The focus is generally on themselves though, and they don’t give much thought [...]
With the increase in seasonal hiring comes an obvious question: How can job seekers go beyond temporary employment? The answer is actually simple: You must highlight why you’re an asset beyond the holidays. Here are a few job interview tips that can help you both land that seasonal job and transform it into a permanent [...]
The job search these days has an almost overwhelming amount of moving parts. It’s vital to a job seeker to focus their time and attention on the things that will make the biggest difference for that ultimate job offer. One of the things that should be one of your top job search priorities is informational [...]
Informational interviews, in which you gather information about a contact’s job and industry, are vitally important to learning about new careers and opportunities. Plus, it’s precisely when jobs aren’t available that people are willing to meet with motivated job seekers as a way to develop a strong talent pool for the future. An informational interview [...]
If you have ever been on a job interview the odds are you were asked this open-ended, break-the-ice question, which is often the first one asked. Now if you worked with a resume writer/job coach like me, inwardly you would be jumping for joy because the exercises used to prepare your resume also prepared you [...]
TOO MANY JOB APPLICATIONS AND TOO FEW INTERVIEWS? Employers can receive hundreds of applications for every vacancy. How do you make your application stand out and get called for an interview? Learn how to shorten your job search and end the anxiety of getting that interview. We reveal the secrets to successful job applications. What [...]
A great deal of job search advice available online, in books, and from coaches involves how to best answer various questions that come up in interviews. Job seekers look for the best canned answers to help them ensure a positive outcome. They want to know the best spin or the “correct” response to get to [...]
Group interviews are becoming more popular with employers these days for several reasons. Firstly, it expedites the interviewing process. Instead of being at the employer for 4 hours meeting different people, or, even worse, having to come back for several rounds of interviews (which is tricky when you are working full time!), they can have [...]
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