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.

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

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 [continue reading…]

If you’ve read much about job interview preparation I’m sure you’ve come across acronyms like SOAR, CAR, PAR and STAR, frameworks to help you build compelling interview stories. In this post I’ll review these tools and pose a useful question: which of the letters in this alphabet soup is the most crucial?

And to make it more interesting I’ll use a favorite story to illustrate my points.

It’s easy to forget something when you’re excited about a job interview. This interview day checklist will help ensure everything goes smoothly.