A number of years ago, I wrote about the importance of your body language in conveying the message you desire (you can check out all the archived articles on the Job Search Articles & Advice page). The topic is one, however, that most do not give much thought to....
Phone interviews can be a real challenge. During an in-person interview, a Job Seeker relies on so many senses beyond just hearing, but in a phone screen that is all you have to utilize. The reality is virtually everyone will have to conduct some type of phone...
It is quite common, after an offer, to have to undergo some testing (such as a drug screen or a background check) prior to starting a position. Job Seekers have come to expect this occurrence, and it typically is a situation where you will know if you pass or not...
We have all been there, at one point or another, in our working career. You are in an interview that you have been looking forward to “acing” and you find yourself in front of an Interviewer that you are just not connecting well with. In this edition of HR Matters,...
Making a great first impression is a crucial part of your job search. Why? Because changing a person’s or company’s opinion of you, once it has been established, is very difficult to near impossible to do. Interviewers will never admit it but, for many, the basis of...
A national office supply company has made its marketing campaign around it for years…the concept of the “easy button”. The idea is both basic and genius at the same time. If you make something simple to use or easy to do it is more valuable or appealing to the person....
It is easy to become (or feel) emotionally raw while being interviewed. The stress of finding a new job (or even worse if you are in unemployment) paired with a sleepless previous night, and the anguish over having to talk about yourself can be overwhelming. It is...
I don’t know if you have been caught up in the craze the last couple of years, but it has been hard not to see the t-shirts and posters around stating “Keep Calm and Stay (fill in the blank)”. The origin of this saying goes all the way back to the British in World War...
For some, it may be the “luck of the draw”, or a failure to acknowledge holes in a persons’ job search. For others, however, it is not merely a way to rationalize a failure to land a coveted job, but rather the actual reason for rejection. One of the most common...
It would be almost impossible to go through your entire job search without saying “No” at some point to a prospective employer. Your need to say “No” may come early in the process, such as during a phone screen when you find out that the pay rate is not acceptable. It...
