Helping You Reach Your Job Search and Career Goals
I came across an interesting article on the benefits of smiling. It listed 15 reasons why smiling is good for you. Here’s a few of them that apply to job hunting: “Smiling makes us attractive.” Put yourself in the shoes of an interviewer for a moment. What would you think about a candidate who did [...]
There seems to be a myth that continues to perpetuate among job seekers — the idea that there are certain questions that a prospective employer in the U.S. can’t ask in a job interview. That thinking, however, is erroneous. Interviewers can ask any question they want. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: “Although [...]
OK, so you’ve been looking for a new job for some time now, but coming up empty-handed. What do you do? The first instinct is to feel sorry for yourself. “Oh, poor me! Nothing ever works out the way I want!” Those negative messages spring to mind so quickly, don’t they? Being upset at the [...]
Congratulations! You’ve been invited to interview with one of the companies you’ve been targeting in your job search. Now you need to start preparing for this specific opportunity. But how should you tailor your answers? You want to show that you are a good fit for the position, but at the same time you don’t [...]
This cartoon from 1.00 FTE reminded me of a question that I, as a candidate, was once advised to ask my interviewer: “Why do you enjoy working here?” Some folks answer this well, but every once in a while, you get an interviewer who stumbles on it. Maybe they weren’t expecting it, or maybe they [...]
