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High-Impact Questions to Ask During Your Next Job Interview

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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Reference Checks

Four Sources of Quality References Other Than Your Current or Former Employer

INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, ‘What can I do if my former job won’t give me a reference for my new job?” RESPONSE: This question got me thinking about the number of people who might face this situation. To my knowledge, only employers in the financial services industry are required, by law, to provide employment …

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Nine Steps to Quality Answers to Interview Questions

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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5 Ways College Degrees/Certificates Can “Expire”

INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, “Can a college graduate certificate/credentials expire?” RESPONSE: Once you earn your college degree, it will not technically expire. There are ways; however, regardless of your field of expertise, that your education can be rendered useless. Those ways are: 1) Owing your school money; 2) Not paying student loans; 3) Waiting …

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Four Ways Employers Use Personality Assessments?

Job Seeker’s Question: A job seeker asked, “What do personality assessment questions mean during interviews? Initial Response: Assessments can range from targeted interview questions, tests, to work-related tasks. Research has shown that certain personality types tend to respond to circumstances in a certain way. So, some employers use personality assessments to determine how you might …

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