Interview Skills Are Vital Here are 11 things not to do during phone interviews. Are you honing your interview skills now? Take a job interview phone call at work or at a cafe. Make sure you are someplace quiet to take the call. Interrupt your interviewer. Make sure...
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When the questions turn to salary in a post GFC world, tell the truth
The downturn in the world economy during, and following the GFC has influenced the way people accept job offers. For many, that means just "settling". Instead of expecting to enjoy a salary bump when progressing from job-to-job, people all over the world have simply...
Be on Message and On Track: That’s What Interviewers Want
"Next!" calls the Casting Director, inviting the actor onto the stage. "So", he says flipping through the notes on the table. "It says here that you were the understudy for the lead role in Phantom of the Opera, correct?" "Yes sir" says the actor nervously. "I also...
I Hate My New Job: How Could I Have Known?
After just six weeks in his new job following months of unemployment, Andrew voluntarily resigned. It sure wasn't what he had expected to happen! Yet, here he was; walking away from a job where from day one he felt excluded. He could remember his first day well. It...
Time to ‘fess up: explaining yourself at interview
Okay so you made a mistake at your last job. A really, really big one. You lost your temper when you were frustrated and you cursed loudly and publicly. Suffice to say that your team considered your actions unacceptable. Some called it workplace bullying. Of course...
Obsessive Worrying: It doesn’t help your job search
Many jobseekers take worrying to a whole new level until they become obsessive about the impression they will make at interview. They fear they are not dressed appropriately, that sweaty palms will be a deal breaker when they shake hands, or that they will be found...