This is easily one of the most important questions you’ll be asked in an interview. An interviewer can read a lot about you and your skills and passion in your answer. They’re already interested in you if you’ve made it this far; now they want to know more about who you are and what you […]
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Here’s How You’ll Finally Get the Job You Want
Career Tip Changing Careers Networking
You didn’t land your dream job this year, but that’s okay. You had other things going on. If anything, it’s made your resolve to find a new job even stronger. Nothing at work has changed, except your patience to tolerate uninteresting projects and a continuously increasing workload. You don’t want so much to land a […]
12 Questions That Will Impress Your Interviewer
Career Tip Interviews
You’ve been practicing your answers to the typical questions for your next big interview, but what about the inevitable “Do you have any questions for us?” portion? Asking the right questions gives you not only more information about the company, but it will show that you’re 1) insightful and a critical thinker and 2) eager […]
When Your Candidate Experience Sucks
Online Applications
Oh, the joys of the online application process! Hours and hours spent filling out tireless detail, providing thoughtful answers to supplemental questions, doing an assessment even, and then after you’re all done, thinking you just might have a chance at the job — you hear nothing. And this is only the case if you don’t […]
These 10 Questions Will Get You through Any Networking Event
Networking
I’ve got networking on my mind because I’m doing a presentation to an alumni group this week on networking. But I’m feeling a little stuck. There’s so much good information out there about networking, I wonder what I could possibly say about it that sounds fresh (and helpful). Be authentic. Be thoughtful. Be inclusive. Blah, […]