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The Do-It-Yourself Behavioral Interview

September 14, 2009

Employers used to ask softball questions. Of course, they didn’t think they were softballs, but as they started to realize their interviews weren’t predicting success, they switched it up a little. They moved from “What would you do if…” to “Tell me about a time when…” And the behavioral interview was born. While a behavioral [...]

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Time blocking for an effective job search plan

June 1, 2009

In a previous post, I shared one potential structure for a job search plan.  Now, I’ll admit that it seems a bit complicated.  But when I put the plan together, I wasn’t focused on spending 10% of my time on follow up.  Instead, I focused on a time management technique called time blocking. What is [...]

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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: 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: 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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“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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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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Interview Question of the Week: The Curveball

February 25, 2009

photo credit: Waldo Jaquith Maybe you’ve been there.  You’re in an interview and you feel confident about your performance, when the interviewer throws out a question you never saw coming.  That question that leaves you wondering what the interviewer is looking for, or what the question has to do with anything anyways.  (For me, in [...]

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Behavioral Interviewing: The basics of the CAR method

February 9, 2009

photo credit: peasap Here’s a window into what it’s like being a recruiter.  This is what almost any interview would sound like without behavioral interviewing: RECRUITER:  How would you rate yourself on familiarity with Computer System X? CANDIDATE:  Oh, I’ve used that for years.  I know it inside and out. RECRUITER:  How about management?  Is [...]

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