Video Resume, Part 6 – Getting an Interview
How do you catch the attention of a potential employer? What if you are applying for a position and know that the rest of people with the same experience in your home town are applying for the same gig? The question should ALWAYS be, “how can I separate myself from my competition?” Be creative with [...]
3 Ways to Land a Job via Twitter
The topic of use of social networks to land a job are in much debate. Does it work? Does it not? Either way, how does one do it? I will be the first to admit it is easily understood and frankly can be overwhelming. I recently read an article, via twitter, (thanks to @RosettaCareers) that [...]
“Here is my resume, now what?”
I received an email last night from one of my followers asking me the proper way to follow up on a sent resume. Read this story and see if it makes sense…if you want additional information on proper follow up, be sure to check out this recent post, Proper Interview Follow Up. I have enjoyed [...]
Phone Interview Not To’s
Phone interviews are tough. Since 70% of human communication is non-verbal, I would have to agree that phone interviews can become challenging if not handled correctly. In a recent blog post, 10 Quick Phone Interview Tips, I outlined the best preparatory tips in nailing a phone interview. I had a quick conversation (emphasis on quick [...]
Proper Interview Follow-Up
Yesterday I had the pleasure and opportunity to be part of a panel for the Linked In group, Cleveland Professionals in Transition. I had the pleasure of fielding what I thought to be a very consistent voice of job seekers with three other great panelist. Sue Ann Naso, President – Staffing Solutions Enterprises, Shannon Cross, [...]
10 Quick Phone Interview Tips
Phone interviews can be tough. Experts suggest that 70% of all human communication is non-verbal. Body language, eye to eye contact, physical touch (handshake, etc) dress, facial expressions, etc. With the lack of visual communication, you must be able to rely on auditory feedback and be disciplined enough to keep focus. With the following phone [...]
3 Myths About Finding a Job in Today’s Market
There are at least 17,248 myths that I can randomly pop off the top of my head about finding a job in today’s ever changing job landscape. I decided to narrow that down to three for palatability. Whether you are seeking a job as a sales person, creative or search marketing professional, direct response guru [...]
How To Answer The Interview Question: “Why should we hire you?”
“Why should we hire you?” This can be a tough question to answer as you do not want to come across over confident (or cocky) but you want to answer it with strong words to show confidence that you are the person for the position. What is the motive of the interviewer? The interviewer wants [...]
How to Answer Interview Question: “What do you do in your spare time?”
What do you do in your spare time? What is the motive behind this question? I do not see this as a guaranteed interview question and is not used by many however it is one that I personally love to ask. It really helps me determine what type of person and potential advantages or disadvantages [...]
How to Answer the Interview Question: “What are your weaknesses?”
What are your weaknesses? “My weaknesses? Are you kidding me? I really can’t think of any, I just don’t have weaknesses.” That is probably not the best response but wouldn’t that be awesome to try? I mean just once. Like always in the series, “Top Interview Questions for Creative Marketing Jobs” the first question we [...]