INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, “Should I reply to personal questions about professionalism, job search, recruitment, confidentiality, workplace, that a recruiter, who I just met, asks me?” INITIAL RESPONSE: I wish I had more context surrounding this question. Without, I must admit that I was a bit confused by it, because if you’re speaking with …
INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, “What are four questions that I could ask a hiring manager during my interview?” INITIAL RESPONSE: Proper job interview etiquette teaches us that asking questions during a job interview is required. Not doing so will greatly lesson the likelihood of our getting a job offer. It really doesn’t matter if …
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INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, ‘How can I measure how well I answered an interview question?’ RESPONSE SUMMARY: The ultimate measure of how well you answer interview questions is landing the job or not. There’s always that awkward time between your interview and the selection decision. While you wait, lets examine nine steps to assessing …
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INTRODUCTION: A job seeker feels they didn’t perform well during a telephone interview one week ago. So, they asked if they should bother following up with the employer. RESPONSE: Follow-up after any job interview is essential. Even if you did not perform as well as you had hoped, you still follow up with the employer. …
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Question: A job seeker asked, “Just what do employers look for in candidates during case interviews?” Initial Response: For those of you who may not be familiar with them. Case, or case study interviews, as we sometimes call them are interviews during which the interviewers share a narrative or business case scenario with the job …
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