Jobs, Skills & Advice

September 4th, 2010 | Category: Guest Articles, Interview |

Don’t Forget To Interview the Interviewer!

Many job seekers worry and fret about the questions a hiring manager may ask them during a job interview. They want to prepare for them ahead of time so they’ll have their answers ready when the time comes. Understandable, of course. But in the process they often overlook planning the questions they should ask of the person conducting the interview.

Yes, that’s right! You can ask questions, as well, and it’s important that you do so. When YOU ask some intelligent questions during the job interview, you position yourself as confident go-getter.

August 31st, 2010 | Category: Cover Letter, Guest Articles |

A Professional Cover Letter for these Tough Times

Make no mistake! All cover letters are not the same. Some are at best, ho hum. Others are professional in every way. In these tough economic times, any old cover letter won’t cut it with the hiring manager. You can imagine which one he or she will move to the top of the pile.

There are so many people in the job search market competing for interviews that in order to be noticed you must write a professional, eye-catching cover letter—one that convinces the hiring manager of the kind of person

August 27th, 2010 | Category: Guest Articles, Resume |

What’s an Employer Really Looking For in Your Resume?

Author of the brand new, Amazing Resume Creator

Most job-seekers write their resumes with one thing in mind—themselves! They toot their own horn so loud the interviewer is blown away by the sound. The “I did this” and “I achieved that” approach is important, of course. The hiring manager wants to know what you’ve accomplished in your previous line of work and how you can benefit his or her company in the new position.

Reading Between the Lines

BUT—he or she is also looking for some intuitive abilities that a potential employee can express on the job without every detail being

August 17th, 2010 | Category: Guest Articles, Interview |

BEFORE the Interview Do Your Detective Work!

President of CareerJimmy and Author of the new, Job Interview “Secret”

You know what kind of job you want. A sales manager. An office manager. A legal secretary.

Whichever position suits your personality and skills, you’ll have a better chance of landing it if you do a little detective work––before the interview. Learn as much as you can about the company, its goals, as well as products and services. Then during the interview, you’ll be ready to ask good questions, and to show how and why you’re ideal for the job.

How To Research

Visit the company’s web site to find out

August 10th, 2010 | Category: Guest Articles, Interview |

A Winning Strategy for AFTER the Job Interview

You may walk out of the job interview with a sigh of relief. It might feel good to grab a cappuccino or go for a run or crash in front of the TV. But save those thoughts for another time. The most important thing you can do after the job interview is to send your thanks and then prepare for a callback interview.

It’s not uncommon for employers to wait weeks or even months after a job interview to select the final candidate. Why does it take so long? Because hiring decisions

August 6th, 2010 | Category: Guest Articles, Interview |

How to Handle the Group Interview Like a Pro

President of CareerJimmy and Author of the new Job Interview “Secret”

You may feel comfortable meeting with one interviewer. But then you’re called in for a panel or group interview. Your palms grow moist and your head spins. It may feel as though people are ganging up on you. But that’s not the case at all. A group or panel interview is one way the employer or hiring manager can share the responsibility for making hiring decisions. Such an interview may work for you rather than against you. For example, if one person is uncertain, others may speak up for you, resulting in a change in perspective