Lack Experience: 3 Rules to Nail Your Phone Interview
Note: This post is for college freshman and sophomores who are looking to secure their first internship.
Over the past week, I’ve phone-interviewed 7 college students for the position of Social Media Intern at Minted Republic. I’ve been so completely underwhelmed by the candidates that I decided to write a post to teach college undergraduates …
Do You Have Your ‘Dream’ Job? Why Not?!
When you got up Tuesday morning, after the long Memorial Day weekend, and started getting ready to head back to your job, what was your attitude? Were you raring to go, ready to get back to a job you love, doing the things you love? Or, were you like millions of other currently employed people …
Why You’ll Never Get A Job By Searching For One
In the early days of internet job boards, I ran an experiment. I wanted to see how many jobs I could apply to in a day. I got on this kick because searching for jobs and thoughtfully applying for them was really, really boring.
I found out that I could apply for about 70 jobs …
First Impressions: Impact In Today’s Job Market
Why do hiring managers decide in the first 8 seconds if they’re going hire a candidate or not?* The First Impressions. From handshake to hairstyle, wardrobe to watch, each component of a candidate is dissected in a matter of minutes. As an author it reminds me of the adage “Don’t judge a book by its …
Beware The ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Job Interview Question!
While to many, if not most, job seekers the question seems nothing more than a “throw-away,” “warm-up” question, actually, the “Tell me about yourself” question—also known as the “90-second elevator speech”—is one of the most critical elements to consider when preparing for a job interview, and you would be well advised to treat it as …
Audacity As A Job Hunting Skill
In the movie 300, there is a scene where the doomed leader of the Spartans finds out that that they are vastly outnumbered by the invading Persians. The Persian archers are so many – he is told – that when they fire their volley, the Persian arrows will blot out the sun. Hearing that, the …
6 Secrets For ‘Six-Pack’ Abs And Successful Job-Hunting
Pick up any fashion magazine today and you’ll quickly notice that all the male (and even some of the female) models, in addition to being in obviously excellent physical condition, sport impressive “six-pack” abs—regardless of the product they are modeling, e.g., shirts, blue jeans, underwear, etc., and the manufacturers are trying to sell.
In the …
Utilizing Your Non-Existent Network To Get The Interview
Every job posting has a requirements section glaring back at you, telling you that you aren’t good enough. It’s easy for a young professional to get intimidated by a job posting that requires 4-5 years of experience in a specific field and an MBA in a related field.
The question then becomes: “How do I …
4 Secrets To Be Strategic About Your Job Search
Spring came early this year to parts of the country, including my home state of Michigan. Now the job market looks to be warming up, too.
Almost every week, I receive or read two or three reports showing hiring momentum is increasing. Manpower’s second-quarter Employment Outlook Survey showed “growing optimism” on hiring, with nine in …
Does ‘Ready, Fire!, Aim’ Describe Your Job Search Approach?
In this week’s blog I am going to use the analogy of target shooting (archery, pistol, rifle, etc.) to make some points about how I routinely see some (most?) job seekers approach finding a new job today.
The protocolIdeally, the approach one should take in order to hit the “bull’s eye” on a shooting …