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Is it your accomplishments? Nope. Your smile.

April 17, 2009

photo credit: Ferdinand Reus How often do you smile? Do you make an effort to smile at the people you interact with?  Like, toll booth attendants?  Or TSA screeners? We all make an effort to be warm and friendly when we know it’s in our best interests.  We break out those pearly whites to avoid [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What would your last supervisor say about you?

April 15, 2009

For other sample interview questions and answers, check out the Top 10 interview questions you have to be ready for. Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing with a great company for a position I was really excited about.  It cemented my enthusiasm when I realized what an experienced interviewer I was working with.  [...]

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Top 10 Interview Questions You’ve Gotta Be Ready For

April 14, 2009

Just a reminder that job hunters should check out the Interview Question of the Week series.  These posts are some of the most popular on the site, and provide a great foundational understanding of why recruiters ask the questions that they do, and how you can position your background and accomplishments through each and every [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: What can you do for us that others can’t?

April 1, 2009

photo credit: left-hand Well, this is the question, isn’t it? What all interviews are really trying to get to.  What is your unique value proposition?  Why are you the person that we should hire?  What makes you #1? So, how refreshing would it be for an interviewer to just ask that question? Or…  how scary? [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Where do you hope to see yourself in five years?

March 25, 2009

photo credit: jurvetson The Interview Question of the Week series is designed to help job seekers apply critical thinking to their interview preparation.  The full list of IQOTWs can be found here. So, where do you hope to see yourself in five years? It’s really that simple.  Honest. If you don’t know, start thinking. Now, [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Would your supervisor be surprised to learn that you are seeking new employment?

March 18, 2009

photo credit: timsnell For more from the Interview Question of the Week series, look here. This week’s IQOTW is an interesting one.  I myself got a variety of this question in a previous job search, and I like it for the element of surprise (which I am going to destroy for all you loyal readers) [...]

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Interview Question of the Week: Tell me about your last supervisor.

March 5, 2009

photo credit: brew ha ha A common interview minefield is a question about previous supervisors.  The interviewer may ask you specifically about a supervisor’s strengths and weaknesses, or may ask you who your favorite and least favorite supervisors were.  There’s really only one thing you need to know here: DO NOT badmouth a previous supervisor. [...]

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“We” vs. “I”: Team orientation and your interview

March 3, 2009

photo credit: woodleywonderworks Do you consider yourself a team player?  Or an individual contributor? How about both? Employers recognize that certain job roles attract the lone wolf, but they’re still looking for someone who can strike a balance between making things happen all alone and leveraging or, at minimum, respecting the contributions of the team.  [...]

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Phone interview success secrets

February 27, 2009

photo credit: Mirko Macari The temptation with a phone interview is to be relieved.  No worries about finding the office, don’t have to get into a suit… whew!  Cake. Not so fast. Phone interviews can actually be more challenging than in-person interviews.  Without the benefit of body language, it’s more difficult to read the interviewer’s [...]

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Explaining job loss in an interview

February 27, 2009

As a follow up from a previous Interview Question of the Week, here’s an article via CareerBuilder that goes into some more depth about how to discuss job loss when interviewing for a new position.  Great tips to keep in mind if this is your situation.

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