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Informational Interview Etiquette: Make the Most of your Meeting

July 24, 2009

Informational interviews are an invaluable resource for uncovering job opportunities. You are not restricted to only speaking to potential hiring managers when they’re hiring. You can build your network, learn about potential employers, and position yourself as a potential employee by reaching out to peers, managers and other professionals in your industry to ask for [...]

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Evaluating work/life balance in an interview: Ask the right question

July 21, 2009

Imagine this: you’re exiting an interview that you thought went really well.  You leave the mahogany-clad conference table guided by a fashionably dressed, efficient admin.  You reflect on the conversations that you had with the various team members — all very intelligent, clearly dedicated, with impressive professional backgrounds. You’ve determined you like the company.  But [...]

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How to lose a job in 10 days

July 15, 2009

This is what happens when I watch chick flicks on TBS.  For some much more serious business-oriented advice, try the free ebook and newsletter.  I promise to keep Kate Hudson out of it. Imagine this: you meet the perfect company.  You have a great initial connection — this could really have potential!  Okay, don’t screw [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Are you considering other opportunities?

June 10, 2009

This week, we conclude the Interview Question of the Week series with a very common question that many candidates don’t know how to handle. Are you considering other opportunities? From my standpoint, I asked this question primarily to find out if I needed to put some pressure behind the hiring process in order to bring [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Tell me about a time that you facilitated a meeting

May 27, 2009

photo credit: e³°°° Sample Interview Question of the Week: Tell me about a time that you were responsible for facilitating an important meeting for your company.  What was the situation?  How did you prepare?  What was the outcome? Regardless of your position, if you work in an organization that has meetings, you need to be [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What have you done recently to improve your skills?

May 20, 2009

photo credit: Dawn Endico The Interview Question of the Week series highlights common interview questions to aid you in preparing for interviews.  Extra bonus: the questions often also help you think more critically about your career development, like today.  If you’d like to see all of the IQOTWs, you can do so here. What have [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What has been your greatest success?

May 13, 2009

photo credit: pfala Welcome to this week’s edition of the Interview Question of the Week. (If you haven’t seen any of the others, find them all here). Interviewers typically know their definition of success. They have objectives, performance standards, benchmarks and more to evaluate you once you get on the job. But what’s your definition [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What qualifies you for this position?

May 6, 2009

photo credit: SOCIALisBETTER This week’s question should be easy for you to prepare for.  After all, so far you’ve answered it through your resume and your cover letter.  And what you’ve said there has gotten you to the next stage — the interview.  So what should you say when you’re sitting across the table from [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Communication and project success

April 29, 2009

photo credit: PinkMoose Have you ever watched your team devolve into sulking, name-calling, or stony silence?  Have you seen an initiative stalled by discussions that went in circles?  Then you understand the value of this week’s interview question: Tell me about a time when your communication style impacted a project. Although this question is particularly [...]

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Interview Question of the Week New Grad Edition: How did you choose your major?

April 22, 2009

photo credit: laffy4k In honor of those of you who are coming to the end of your college education and getting ready to enter the world, I bring you a new grad interview question: how did you choose your major? New graduates face slightly different interviews than established professionals, but that doesn’t mean they can [...]

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