The COVID-19 pandemic has created a challenging situation for Job Seekers over the last six months. Luckily, the trend has become more positive recently, as unemployment numbers have come down due to more employers starting to hire as they become used to the new...
The title of this column may seem a little odd to some. You may be asking yourself, what do you mean wanting it too much? How can you possibly want a new job too much? Especially when we are typically instructed to go after what we want. Of course, we want to...
We have discussed in these pages, many times, how you have to interview well to obtain the position you are seeking. There is still a lot of competition for most jobs, and your best effort is needed to determine who is selected. What is not required by the Hiring...
Over the last couple of years, we have regularly examined what are the most frequently asked questions that a Hiring Manager or Recruiter may ask a Job Seeker during an interview. What we have yet to fully explore is what questions you, as the Job Seeker, should be...
At some point in the Phone Screen or Interview, probably towards the beginning, you will provide a brief review of your employment history. This summary will generally lead to the inevitable question of, “Why are you leaving your current job” or, if you have already...
In this edition of the Frequently Asked Questions series we will examine a popular goal question…”Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?” This question is generally asked later in the interview, after the usual work history and skills questions. Do not underestimate...
For some employers, the traditional phone screen and interview process is not enough information for them. They believe that by adding an additional layer to the process, they can better identify who should be the individual hired. One of the most common add-ons is...
For some Interviewers, this question is merely a matter of routine because they ask it of all interviewed candidates as part of a set list. For most, however, it is asked of candidates that did well in the interview. In these situations, being asked the question is...
Recently I had an interesting conversation with a Human Resource Professional who happened to be playing the role of Hiring Manager with a couple of open positions. I was picking her brain regarding why she had struggled to fill her open slots for what were...
Today we will explore a question that I almost always ask when conducting an interview…”What Would Others Say about You?” I am not sure if this question has caught on enough yet to be on the list where everyone asks it, but it does result in some interesting...
