How to Avoid Toxic Workplaces in Your Job Search

The easiest time to escape a “nightmare job” is before you ever take it. With that in mind, let’s look at how to avoid toxic workplaces in your job search.

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Forgetting What Question You’re Answering in an Interview

Have you ever gotten halfway through a lengthy interview answer, only to realize you’ve utterly lost track of the question?

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How One Job Seeker Learned How to Stop Being Too Humble in Interviews

How can you stop being too humble in job interviews? Recently I worked with a young professional on overcoming her tendency to undersell herself. In this post she and I discuss how she rose above this issue to land a great new role.

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How to Diagnose What’s Wrong with Your Job Search

Does your resume seem to disappear as soon as it leaves your computer? Do employers ghost you after interviews? Maybe it’s time for a checkup: What’s wrong with your job search?

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How to Be Concise in an Interview

Long, rambling answers don’t win job interviews. If the interviewer is bored, they won’t remember you afterwards. Or they might remember you as “somebody I’d never want to listen to in a staff meeting!” So, let’s look at how to be concise in an interview. Edit your interview answers. To avoid verbal wandering, plan a [continue reading…]