You Resigned but They Want You to Stay! It is smart to think though what you would do in case they do make a counter offer to keep you. What would it take? Would the important things really change enough for you to be happy the day after? Is accepting …
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Burning Questions Never Asked Out Loud
Interviewing isn’t always what we might think. 25+ years of recruiting has revealed to me several questions hiring managers are always asking themselves about you. But they won’t ask you out loud. But if you can answer them successfully, you become the must-have candidate. Here are 3 tips for doing …
Read More »Job Search Networking: 3 Minute 3 Questions Script
Talk to anyone with this simple script! Download entire infographic here and keep by your phone. It can make all your job search networking much easier! Job Search Networking
Read More »The Question They Always Ask
It seems routine enough. Why did you leave your last job or Why are you leaving your current job? Every interview will have these questions. So you just give them the facts–that’s what they want, right? Yes, the interviewer wants the facts, but you can present those facts in many …
Read More »Recruiter Insights: Great Interview But Rejected Anyway?
Have you had those times you left the interview thinking you killed it and then got the Too Bad So Sad email that said you weren’t moving forward? Click to download this new report that will explain what’s happening behind the scenes, what you should know about the hiring process …
Read More »Mental Bounce Back After Getting Job Search Bad News
OMG you got the “Sorry. We loved you but we loved other candidates more” email. You thought you nailed the interview. That job was yours–you just had to wait for the email with the offer. These are difficult situations yet you have to recover quickly in order to get your …
Read More »Smart Interview Answers or Smarty Pants Answers?
This article has some good approaches to answering those old-fashioned and usually useless questions you may get asked in a job interview. If you’re interested in the job, don’t let a few ridiculous questions tempt you to cop an attitude or try to turn the tables on the interviewer. Not …
Read More »Hidden Job Market Networking: 8 Conversation No-No’s
I know you wouldn’t do these things on purpose. But sometimes we can feel the pressure of being in a job search, or maybe nervousness because of the meeting you’re attending or the person you’re talking to. Maybe you’re like me in that when you get nervous, or a little tongue tied, you might start babbling. It’s like when you’re running really fast down a hill. You know you’re about to go down in disgrace and you won’t …
Read More »Hidden Job Market Networking: Secret to Get into a New Industry
Here is a strategy that can be extremely useful when you would like to change industries. It will help you in your job search networking and, as a bonus, when you interview. I had to develop this technique because throughout my career, after about 18 months in a position, I wanted a new one! Especially if it could be an entirely new industry or function. If you don’t know this how your experience can be useful in a new position or industry, trust me they won’t be able to figure it out! And it really isn’t enough to just tell them your skills are “transferrable.” By the …
Read More »The 3 Essential Components of Real Listening—The Ultimate Compliment
Networking is the best way to find jobs in the hidden job market. When you’re in job search and REALLY eager to find a new job, you may skip one of the keys to successfully networking so people remember you and refer jobs to you. We are often so focused …
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