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Presumes: An Unconventional, Yet Effective, Way To Land An Interview

In today’s competitive job market, even the most finely honed of resumes can wind up in the recycle bin. To better the odds of landing an interview (and a job!) some workers have turned to a more inventive way to get the attention of hiring managers: the presume. (more…)

4 Ways To Practice And Ace Your Next Interview

4 Ways To Practice And Ace Your Next Interview   The interview is a bittersweet thing, really. On one hand, you’ve been dying to score an interview — you want the job badly and this is how you’re going to get it. However, it also means that you actually have to go to an interview. Interviews can be scary. After all, you need to be perfect, it’s stressful, and sometimes...

The Top 10 Questions Every Job Seeker Should Ask During An Interview

The Top 10 Questions Every Job Seeker Should Ask During An Interview If you’re a job seeker, then you know all about job interviews. You know what to wear, when to show up, and the answers to the toughest questions that are bound to come your way. One surprising thing that not every job seeker knows about interviews is the fact that an interview is a two-way street. Just like an informational...

3 Things To Avoid Before The Big Interview

3 Things To Avoid Before The Big Interview   We have all read reports on the political prisoner who fasts to protest something — no food, just water — a hunger strike just to make a point. There are some of you who fast to cleanse your system and some who fast or deny yourselves certain niceties for religious reasons. The fast, or self-denial, can help one focus on priorities, to...

40 Interview Questions You Should Be Prepared To Answer

40 Interview Questions You Should Be Prepared To Answer   These are some typical questions you may be asked in an interview. You should prepare answers, and where possible, short examples of accomplishments to illustrate your answers, and thus your value to a company. You always want to talk about your benefits and features, as if you were a product. After all, you are “selling”...

Master the interview basics

Master the interview basics How not to get hired: Bring your cockatoo to the interview You might have heard an urban legend about a job seeker who goes on a lunch interview with his potential boss. When the meal arrives, the job seekers sprinkles salt on his food before tasting it. Immediately the employer knows she has no interest in hiring this man. The job seeker isn’t flexible but he is...