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This post is the first in a series of excerpts from my book, Get That Job! The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Job Interview, about giving effective answers to the most common interview questions. How do you answer the interview question “What’s your biggest weakness?” In most cases, the interviewer isn’t just asking [continue reading…]
Rumors of the death of the cover letter have been exaggerated. Cover letters often do make a difference – especially if you give yours advantages like the following. 1: An attention-getting opening. What do you think is the #1 most interesting or impressive thing about you, from the point of view of the employer you’re [continue reading…]
Memories of being fired tend to be traumatic. “Have you ever been fired?” may be the last question we want to be asked, but interviewers may bring it up. In this post I explore how to answer interview questions about being fired.
[continue reading...]Job search has more in common with the Olympic Games than you might think. Both require a participant to do their best in a high-pressure, competitive situation. And every great athlete knows success is not due purely to physical prowess; mental preparation is huge. A study of Olympic athletes has shown that four key mental [continue reading…]
How to do a smart job search: has it changed? It’s constantly changing. And a recent survey from CareerBuilder showed that job seekers aren’t keeping up. Think about these three surprising facts: “Your resume is not enough.” “More than half (53 percent) of employers say a resume doesn’t provide enough information for them to assess [continue reading…]
