When you’re looking to get hired or get promoted, what do you think is your most important asset? Your experience? Knowledge? Skill? Talent?
While all of those are advantages that will help you achieve your goals, there’s one thing that’s more important than all of them combined.
Your attitude!
Let me illustrate my point.
I attended a board meeting [...]
Many interview guides advise candidates to answer the common “What’s your greatest weakness?” question with a positive trait disguised as a weakness. For example, “I tend to expect others to work as hard as I do,” or “I’m a perfectionist.”
That would be a mistake.
Why? Because interviewers have heard these canned answers over and over again.
If [...]
Sometimes a hiring process will include having lunch with the hiring manager. Despite anything said to the contrary (like “It’ll just be an informal lunch so we can get to know each other.”), this is a formal part of your interview!
This can be a very tricky situation.
Impressions made in a restaurant are just as important [...]
These days, job interviews often consist of a panel of three-to-six interviewers.
A “team approach” to finding the best candidate can be beneficial for the employer. Each member brings a different set of skills, experience and judgment to the team, and can point out pros (and cons) about a candidate that the other interviewers might miss.
Panel [...]
Telephone interviews are becoming more popular these days. Whether that’s good or bad depends on how you handle them!
Sometimes telephone interviews are used as a pre-screening technique for all candidates. Other times they are reserved for candidates who live far away.
Regardless of the reason, you must take them as seriously as an in-person interview.
In other [...]
I recently went to a retirement party with my husband for one of his co-workers. I worked at this same place six years ago (that’s where I met my husband, but that’s another story), so I knew most of the people at the party.
One person I didn’t know (I’ll call her Jill but that’s not [...]
A study conducted by the Journal of Consumer Research in 1995 showed that sales people who used their prospects’ names generated a 239% increase in sales. In today’s fast-paced world, that personal touch is even more important.
The simple act of using a name can have a dramatic impact on your own ultimate success in landing [...]
When answering the “How do you handle stressful situations?” question during an interview, the best strategy is to give some examples of stressful situations you’ve dealt successfully with in the past.
Everyone faces some form of stress on the job now and then. They probably won’t believe you if you say, “I’ve never been in a [...]
You’ve got the itch to change jobs. This might be a good time to make the move.
The Wall Street Journal has just reported, “Job-seekers from rank-and-file workers to senior executives are preparing their resumes for what may be the strongest fall hiring season in years.”
“Before you jump to a new job, be certain you have [...]
For those who are looking for a career as a proofreader, it is important to have the right qualifications. It is important to remember that this is a proper job. It is not just an easy way to make some money from home. For those who are serious, it will require a lot of diligent [...]