Today’s post is a list of 101 interview questions that are typical of any job interview. I wanted to get this list out today, and plan on developing answers (or a methodology for developing answers) in the months to come. For now, you should familiarize yourself with these questions as they WILL be asked on your next interview. (Continue reading . . . )
As a job seeker, you have a resume and you send it to every possible job opening you can find. You make sure every recruiter in town has at least one copy on her desk. It’s posted in 6 places on Monster.com and 4 places on CareerBuilder.com. You hand it out like those guys hocking strip-show fliers on 5th Avenue in New York City. You even sent one to your best friend’s mother, simply because she seems to know everybody! But how effective is your resume, really? (Read more . . . )
Today I’m opting for comedy relief. If you have time, you should watch some of these videos about job interviews. They will show you what NOT to do!
Have you ever felt like THIS in a job interview? (click here to watch the videos)
“If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.” Sun-Tsu, The Art of War
24 centuries ago Sun-tzu taught his generals that winning involves two things: knowledge of one’s self and knowledge of one’s opponent. This advice is still true today — especially for job seekers going on an interview. (I know the interviewer is not your “opponent” per se, but you must admit that sometimes it feels that way!) Understanding who you are interviewing with and what their objectives are for a particular interview will give you a leg up on your real competition . . . other candidates for the job. (continue reading. . . )
I’m going to tell you something that will piss you off. If you have been spending more than 30 minutes a day searching the Internet job boards, you have been wasting your time. I know the drill. This evening your wife/husband/mother/etc is going to ask you how many jobs you applied for. You feel that if you haven’t spent time online, and you haven’t actually submitted any applications, then you haven’t applied for any jobs. You are WRONG! If you don’t believe me, just c0unt the number of responses you got from all those job applications you submitted last week online.
So if applying online doesn’t work, what does? (continue reading. . . )
Our friends over at Common Craft do some great work. There videos are simple, yet full of great information. Today I want to share with you this 3 minute goodie on using LinkedIn for more than just making contacts. (read more . . .)
This week I have been writing about personal branding. Today I want to share some links of folks who have both influenced my knowledge of the topic, AND who really get it. Enjoy. (read more . . )
Today’s post is a guest post by Joshua Waldman (http://CareerEnlightenment.net)
Everyone is on LinkedIn these days. Let’s face it. Almost
every CEO from every fortune 500. Last count was over 60 million users.
In contrast, job boards only have about 3.5% of available
jobs. This is common knowledge in the career industry, but why do so many
people spend so much time on job boards? (continue reading . . .)
By now you understand that finding the perfect job requires more than simply writing a resume and posting it online. In fact, if you are going to take the “apply-on-line” approach you should spend NO MORE than 2 hours per week at it. Less than 5% of jobs are ever posted online, so if you are going to find your next job fast you need to spend your time elsewhere. The successful and savvy job seeker will develop a compelling personal brand and spend 75% of their time (or more) promoting it. Here are 7 key ways to promote your personal brand. (continue reading at http://careeradvice4u.com/7-key-ways-promote-personal-brand/)
If you are going to build a house you will want to have a blueprint. Otherwise how would you know if you were supposed to install a window or a door? How would you keep the roof from falling through the floor without the proper placement of the pillars?
If you are going to develop your personal brand you will want to have a strategy — a blueprint for building your personal brand. Here are the four pillars of that blueprint. (continue reading. . . )
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