MediaBistro led me to the latest career advice in Fortune.com’s Ask Annie column: Employer’s Wacky Interview Questions. I don’t know what’s wackier: the questions, or that Annie Fisher really believes that the mission of career advisors is to come up with clever answers for them. Get this question from an Ask Annie reader: Yesterday an interviewer [...]
In the July 27, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a reader asks: Rather than chase job listings, I took your advice and picked three companies I really want to work for. This is fun, because I work harder when I am totally focused. I did extensive research, identified the right managers, and arranged introductions. What if they don’t [...]
Discussion: June 22, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter (You’ve got to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the whole story!) A reader says: What do you do when the employer interviewing you has four requirements but you meet only three of them—yet you know that you’re the best person for the job? How can I [...]
I just read an article full of advice for new college graduates going into job interviews. It’s on BNET: Fred Ball: Killer Interview Skills for New Grads. I’d love to know what the Ask The Headhunter audience thinks about Ball’s tips. I’ll add my two bits later. Are the tips realistic? Will they help kids [...]
Discussion: May 18, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: At the end of a job interview, I don’t like to leave without finding out what the manager thinks of me and what’s going to happen next. That sounds obvious. But how do I say this: How did I do during [...]
Discussion: May 18, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: Your book has been very helpful in preparing for my interviews. But I seem to lock up during the part where I am telling the hiring manager how I will do the job. I’m reading that section for the third time. [...]
Discussion: May 4, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks a tough one: I worked in HR for four years. Now I am a convicted felon who is trying hard to get back into the workforce. The charge was grand theft. I have paid my debt to society and now I find that companies do [...]
Discussion: April 27, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: When I’m in a job interview I figure I get very limited time to figure out whether this is a company I really want to work for. (Even if they decide to make me an offer!) So here’s what I’m trying [...]
Discussion: April 13, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: I was interviewed but did not get the job. I’ve heard of cases where the right kind of thank you letter has resurrected candidates and led to other jobs in the same company. The format I’ve seen goes like this: “Thank [...]
Whether you’re changing careers or changing jobs, your challenge is to make yourself stand out from your competition — and your competition might be fierce. You might be competing with people who are more experienced than you, and whose resumes look better than yours. In this short presentation (from a recent teleconference), I explain to a [...]
