Career Advice & Insights

Don’t get mad. Get gracious. A follow-up letter after you don’t get the job is so rare, you will stand out and it may lead to another job. This is the letter to write when you don’t get the job. Read More

IT executives are being called upon to demonstrate soft skills like business smarts and communications. Cars. Advertising. Shower-curtain rings. Sales veterans like to say that “a good salesperson can sell anything.” It’s a maxim of the profession that it’s not what the salesperson is selling but her inherent selling skills and experience that determine success … Read More

What is the appropriate amount of time to wait to follow up on a job application? Guidelines on when and how to follow up without appearing to be a stalker. You’ve sent in your resume. You already know that a follow-up message is a critical step in your job search. Now is the time to … Read More

The next generation of job application software will let you see whom you already know at the company, so you can apply for a job and network at the same time. That’s the latest feature from one of the leading automatic online job application software packages, SilkRoad Technology’s OpenHire. Thanks to a software update SilkRoad … Read More

Notes have a place in the job interview, but cheat sheets are unacceptable. Job interviews are all about exchanging information − information about the job, information about yourself, information about your past and your industry expertise. At times, a job interview can feel like an examination. Better study. There’s also a lot to take in … Read More

Angry e-mail? Check. Thank-you messages read from scripts? Check. Here’s a rogues’ gallery of what else not to do. If you can craft an intelligent letter or e-mail to follow up after a job interview, it could be the tipping point that pushes you into the job candidate finalist category. “The thank-you note remains one … Read More

Broadway actor John Treacy Egan and acting coach Jodie Bentley share body-language tricks to use (and some to avoid) during a job interview. Actors know that body language speaks volumes, and the good ones use it subtly to persuade the audience. Poses, positions and postures tell the audience what to think about the character. A … Read More

Workshop participants and coaching clients often ask how to handle the question, “What is your greatest weakness?” After all, they know it will be asked at some point. This question has become such a staple for interviewers that it continues to spark discomfort, or even fear, in job hunters at all levels. Not surprisingly, the … Read More

Treat every interview as prime time for your career prospects, even when no one can see you. If you are facing a phone screen early in the interview process, be sure to treat it as seriously as an in-person interview, because you probably won’t get a face-to-face meeting if you don’t impress on the phone … Read More