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by Thea KELLEY | September 17, 2013
Hiring the wrong person can easily cost an employer $25,000, even $50,000. It’s also well known that many candidates lie in job interviews or make exaggerated claims about their experience and skills. Put these facts together and you can easily understand why interviewers may feel a little paranoid. Whether you’re saying you’re a fast learner, [continue reading…]
Have you been given bad advice about job interviews? The following commonly-heard suggestions range from misleading to just plain wrong – not necessarily in that order. For example: “Just be yourself.” At the other extreme, answering an interviewer the same way you might answer your best friend may be charming, but it’s unlikely to get [continue reading…]
by Thea KELLEY | September 4, 2013
Recently I asked some colleagues in a LinkedIn group what bad advice they had heard for job seekers. It was a very popular topic! There’s a lot of questionable guidance out there. A resume should never be longer than one page. (Bad advice.) Maybe this was once true, but times have changed. Recent surveys of [continue reading…]
by Thea KELLEY | August 28, 2013
Only 1.3% of hires happen through Monster.com, although many job seekers spend a lot more than 1.3% of their job search time there. I came across this interesting fact on the JibberJobber Blog. (JibberJobber is a contact management software designed for job seekers). The article is a few months old, but I doubt the facts [continue reading…]
by Thea KELLEY | August 21, 2013
“Where do you see yourself in five years?” How should you answer this tricky interview question? A great interview answer is one that is both authentic and strategic. It’s the best answer that’s true and shows you’re a good fit for the job. It may help to put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes. If you [continue reading…]
