Your List of Behavioral Interview Questions, Part 1

To turn job interviews into offers, you need to be ready to ace the behavioral questions, the ones that require you to tell a story. That takes preparation, practice, and a good, complete list of questions to work with.

Your list isn’t complete unless it includes two types of questions: general behavioral questions, and occupation-specific ones…

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How to Show Enthusiasm in a Job Interview

Well known fact: If two job candidates are about equally qualified and equally skilled in interviewing, but one of them conveys more enthusiasm–more passion, to use the current jargon–that’s the one who will get the job. But not everyone knows how to show enthusiasm in a job interview.

As an interview coach I’ve worked with many job seekers who initially said nothing about enjoying their work, loving their occupation, or being excited about anything. Most of these job seekers, I knew, felt passionate about their work; they just weren’t bringing it into their interviewing.
Often these were people in scientific or engineering professions, but not always.

Is it possible your interviews are lacking this key ingredient for success?

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How to Ask for the Job at the End of an Interview

Before I became a career coach I was, at times, a job seeker. I was always a bit puzzled by the idea that I should “ask for the job” at the end of an interview.

How would that sound? “Will you give me this job, please?” Laughable. Depending on the tone of voice, this could sound either like begging or an impatient whine! Then I imagined just bluntly saying, “I want this job.” Better, but abrupt.

And what were they supposed to answer? “Oh, well, now that you ask, sure!” Yeah, right!

Here’s what it’s really about, and how to do it.

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Best Things First: 7 Resume Summary Tips for Instant Impact

A recruiter looking a resume makes a decision within seconds. What do you want them to notice right away? Put it at the top. Follow these seven resume summary tips for instant impact.

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So Many Interviews, So Few Offers. Why?

The bad news: you’ve had many job interviews and few offers, or no offers at all. You’re wondering what you’re doing wrong. The good news is that you may be about to find out what your mistake is, and you can fix it. And you’re not alone. In well over a decade as an interview […]

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