Interviews Gone WrongRobyn Greenspan wrote a great post called When Bad Interviews Happen to Good Candidates. She has some horror stories of interviewing (the first one makes me sick), as well as advice from coaches on what it means (or how to move on). September 2nd, 2010
“Tell Me About Yourself…”Have you ever heard this question? August 23rd, 2010
Job Seekers: How Will You Be Remembered?When I was a hiring manager at my last company I had a number of times when I was looking for talent. One particular round of hiring stands out from all others. I interviewed about 20 people. This was a long time ago but I remember many of the people I interviewed. They were MEMORABLE [...] July 21st, 2010
What is the purpose of a resume?Sidestepping the question of “are resumes relevant,” I want to talk about something else: what is the purpose of a resume? January 29th, 2010
Job Search InterviewsI just saw a tweet from Jacqui Poindexter linking to a terrific post from Jeff Lipschultz, a partner in a Dallas recruiting shop. June 26th, 2009
Why do hiring managers hire people?The question is, what is going to influence a hiring manager to actually hire someone? You need to be able to answer this question – in generally, and hopefully specifically as it relates to the hiring manager who is interviewing you. June 1st, 2009
Job Search EthicsHave you come across any ethical issues in your job search? I’m not referring to the company’s stuff, I’m referring to what a job seeker does. May 22nd, 2009
There is power in being preparedWhat if, when you got laid off, you had a resume that was ready to go. Completely updated, with all the right wording, all the right statements, and the right message. January 9th, 2009
What are you Job Search tools?Career-Resumes writes resumes. That’s obvious. So you got your resume, and it’s great! What are the rest of your job search tools? Here are some that I try and keep on-hand: October 27th, 2008
Internalize Your ResumeI have to share a rather embarrassing story with you. In my job search I was interviewed by a handful of companies… so each one was like gold. There was a company I was very, very interested in. They were a high-tech startup, focusing on hardware (as opposed to software). They had just received 8 [...] October 9th, 2008
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