Employers talk all the time about job seekers misrepresenting themselves on their resumes and during interviews. But what happens when the tables are turned and interviewers show poor form by misrepresenting the job? What do you do when employers misrepresent themselves? I recently had a long conversation with a client who was highly disillusioned. When […]
Interviews
Become interview savvy
Interviews can be really stressful. Part of that stress is the pressure you feel that you may be “caught out” by not having the right knowledge or skills. Confidence comes when you can happily ‘strut your stuff’ and talk on the same level as those who interview you. Here’s a few tips on how to […]
Survival tips: internal interviews for promotion
Internal Interviews for Promotion: What do you say when they know you so well? Internal interviews can be tricky. You’re not a shiny unknown employee, you’re a person they know with baggage and imperfections. But with that, you also offer a degree of predicability and the value that comes with knowing the company, the main players and how […]
When rehearsing for a job interview backfires
The interview has just started. Pleasantries are exchanged and the candidate—we’ll call her Jill—is confident. She’s been rehearsing for a job interview like this a million times since getting the call. She’s prepared. Word perfect in fact. “So! We’ll get right into it,” the interviewer says as he smiles at her encouragingly. “What I’d like to know first, […]
Telephone Interviews: Are You Prepared?
So many first impressions are made on how a jobseeker looks. But what if the first job interview is a telephone interview? Phone interviews focus on content, not appearance, so this process can be a real boon for many who may be concerned about age discrimination or judged by the way they look. It does put a […]
