Supposedly, you are looking for a job and when a prospective employer or recruiter eventually reaches out to you one day, you probably will be willing to talk to them right away. Do not rush. If an interviewer suggests calling you back and scheduling an interview for a later time, take advantage of this opportunity. But be specific and quick with helping the recruiter to set up a time at both your and her/his earliest convenience. Continue reading
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On the Other Side…
Most of the content of this blog covers some ideas or recommendations to those looking for a job. But at this moment we decided to address those who facilitate the hiring process i.e. recruiters and hiring managers. We’ve already made this attempt in our earlier article “Who Benefits from Interview Tips”. After all, the success of the interview depends not only on a candidate’s performance in it, but, to a certain extend, on an interviewer’s skills and ability to get out of the conversation as much as possible, keeping within legal and ethical bounds. Continue reading
Considering New Job Opportunities
If it’s time for you now to consider a new job opportunity – whatever reason there might be – you need to remember three main things that comprise this process:
First, willingness to do the job. That is the foremost thing that instigates any new job search. Continue reading
What Else You Need to Know about Your Potential Employer
Unquestionable is the importance of a good knowledge and clear understanding of the company you are interviewing with. To know what the company does and where it is in terms of its financial situation is important information to have, not only to impress your interviewer, but also and foremost for yourself to help you make right decision. There is an example. Continue reading
Who Benefits from Interview Tips?
It is really fun to read sometimes about how awkward job candidates’ behaviour might be during the job interview. Smelling own armpits while going to a boardroom has already become the talk of the town. It is hard to disagree that stress may, to certain extent, explain such behaviour in a situation like this. But, on the other hand, do you really think that advising an interviewee not to do certain things could eventually be appreciated by the employer? Continue reading
Competing Offer – A Hard Decision to Make
What to do in a situation when you are interviewing with several companies and more than one company is ready to make an offer to you?
There is an example. You are currently employed with the company “Appleby” and are looking for new opportunities. You had already a series of interviews with different employers and, say, the “Safari” Corporation is making you a job offer. Continue reading
Mutual Interviewing Process
Your job search must be on the right track if you managed to land a job interview. Your nicely composed resume generated an interest of the potential employer and now you are heading for a personal meeting with them. Be careful and considerate during the interview and keep in mind that interviewing is a mutual process. From the part of the job-seeker it should be as rigorous as from the part of the employer. Everything matters; every small detail can be decisive and contribute to a successful career or ruin it. Not only the employer is interviewing a candidate, but the candidate should be a thorough interviewer too. Continue reading
Interview Questions
In spite of the slue of Interview Question samples both on the Internet and in numerous career books, we also decided to list most common and, in our opinion, most relevant interview questions. Continue reading
Heading for an Interview
It looks like your resume did a great job for you, so did you while screening, once you are invited for a personal interview with a potential employer. We do not intend to couch you on the importance of being polite, punctual, properly dressed and groomed when you go to the interview. We are sure you know that well. We just wanted to give you some basics of what the interviewing process particularly entails and what phases of interview to be prepared for? Moreover, what can affect an interview decision and how to avoid disappointing results? Continue reading
Resume Writing
The main purpose of the resume is to introduce a job applicant to the potential employer. A well composed resume is supposed not only to attract the employer’s attention but can also say a lot about an applicant’s character. And as we keep mentioning, you will never have the second chance to make the first impression. Does this mean that in order to be noticed by the employer you resume should be as unique as possible? Not necessarily. Quite the opposite. Continue reading