Job Search Tips

Tips to help you land your dream job.

After Interview Follow-up

Four Reasons You Should Follow Up After a Bad Phone Interview

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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Professional Certification

Three Ways Professional Certifications Pay Off

Introduction: A job seeker asked, “Is a professional certification worth the effort?” “Are there any advantages to holding a professional certification in your career field of choice?” Response: The question is, will the certification pay off as much as completing a degree program? 1) Significant positive impact on your qualifications; 2) Given same consideration as …

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Four Competencies for Success in Case Study Interviews

Four Competencies Employers Look For During Case Interviews

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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Reference Check

Four Effective Considerations When Formatting Your Reference List for Submission to Employers

Challenge So, a job seeker asked, “How should I format and present my list of references. Response Personal branding should be front of mind as you build your job search strategy. So, formatting your job search process documents is a very important part of that. The great news is that it does not have to …

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Six Reasons to Not Use Pre-Made Resume Templates

Introduction So, a job seeker asked, “Do employers look down on resumes using pre-made templates?” Response Well, I don’t know that employers look down on resumes developed using templates. As a hiring manager who is also an HR professional and a job search coach, I usually think that the applicant unintentionally sold him/her self short …

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