Interview

Here are six tips to use, from the moment you give notice to your current employer through your first few months with your new employer, to ensure a successful onboarding. Read More

Tired of sending out resumes and never hearing back? Maybe it’s time to try a new approach. Check out these five unusual methods to landing an interview: Start an online campaign Remember Matthew Epstein, the man behind the “Google, please hire me” online campaign? His premise was simple: create buzz and draw attention to himself. … Read More

Consider upgrading your mobile device to a smart phone to demonstrate your tech savvy and continue the job search on the go. Week 3 of New Year, New You. The past two weeks we’ve worked on upgrading your look and re-engineering your resume to get past the digital gatekeepers.  This week I want to focus … Read More

Set yourself apart by sending an effective, value-add thank you message after each interview. I’ve been interviewing a lot but I’m not getting the position. Read More

Name-dropping is a technique that might seem smart during an interview, but experts say that most good hiring managers will see right through it. Read More

Employers ask about salary requirements in every interview. Learn to express your minimum salary requirement like a professional. Your annual salary requirement is in your hands. Read More

We’re still over a year away from the Presidential election, but we are already seeing commercials and news reports related to a national or local candidate. Regardless of your political beliefs, running for office is very similar to running a job search, and there’s a lot we can learn from our politicians regarding how to … Read More

What every job seeker should do when identifying and prepping job references. Q: How can you ask your immediate supervisor or manager (who knows the most about your work and skills) to be your reference when you are secretly looking for another job? Thanks. – K.T. A: In a perfect world, we would all have … Read More

The third and final article in a three-part series on conducting a job search later in life. Age discrimination doesn’t disappear once you’ve made it to the interviewing phase with a job opportunity. Read on for tips to help you maneuver around interview questions designed to reveal your age. Interviewing and Follow-Up Before you head … Read More