Moving Your Interview Status Up From Simply Qualified to A-list Your goal in an interview is to promote your best self, ensuring that you are seen as the strongest candidate in terms of values, culture, competency and motive. When you are interviewing with a search firm, the very least you want to be achieving is to…
Hiring for Attitude -Training for High Performance!
People who don’t fly right, ie., fit your culture and values, fail to adapt, don’t (or won’t) learn, and therefore can’t form the kind of positive relationships that build morale, productivity and culture. If these people exist on your team, the essentials of hiring for attitude may have been grossly overlooked in your hiring…
How to Answer Interview Questions and Land the Job Offer You Deserve
Top 3 Reasons Job Seekers Fail at Interview Questions Reason #1 You can’t articulate yourself and communicate exactly why you’re the perfect fit for the job. This is a very important point. If you show up for a job interview without any idea about what the company does, you’ll easily end up on the…
Interviewing Warm-ups – 3 Winning Ways to Hit a Home Run on Your First Interview
You only have one chance to make the right first impression. Nowhere is this more important than when presenting yourself for your first interview. Following are some easy to follow insider tips on hitting it out of the ballpark. #1 Know Thyself, at Least in Relation to the Job Your Applying…
Video: The #1 Interview Question to Ask Any Serious Candidates
As a business owner or hiring manager, the time you invest in an interview is important. Learn how to identify early on in the interview process whether or not your candidate is motivated and well-suited to becoming a part of your team. Wasting time with a wrong fit candidate is the bane of…
2 Excellent Salary Negotiation Scripts for Job Seekers
A well rehearsed response is critical when the question of salary comes up. It’s important to have a dialog at the ready for this pivotal stage of your interview process. Here are a few suggestions that will catapult you into the top 20% of candidates.
The Most Important Job Interview Questions to Ask a Candidate
I’m a big fan of Lou Adler and his performance based interviewing techniques. Taking a page out of his book I’d have to say the most important job interview question to ask a candidate is this one — What is your most significant achievement in your career? During the job…
TOP 5 QUESTIONS JOB SEEKERS CAN AND SHOULD ASK RECRUITERS
You’re meeting with a recruiter for the first time and don’t really know what to expect. After 30 or so minutes the interview seems to come to a stop. She looks at you and says: “Do you have any questions for me?” Now what? Take heart. Here are a few…
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