Tuesday, May 18, 2010
This is a multipart series on Interview Strategies. Many of us, no matter how much practice we have, need a refresher on interviews. Like many things in life, it's quite simple if you know what you're doing.
My Objectives are to teach you the following-
To identify the types and purposes of di...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Research
It is important to remember that the interview process begins long before your actual meeting wit the interviewer. For every potential employer you are interviewing with, it is always extremely important that you gather as much data as possible prior to your interview. This information wil...
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
The Job Interview Process
Every good interview consists of a mutual sharing of information in order to make a high quality decision:
Questions you are asked by the interviewer
Questions you ask the interviewer
Interviewing Principles
Know yourself and review your accomplishments so that you can ta...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Samples of Planned Behavior Questions
Describe some situations where you wish you had acted differently with someone at work. What did you do? What happened?
What are some of the most difficult one-on-one meetings you have had with subordinates? Why were they difficult?
Describe an experience you ha...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
References
Sooner or later you will be asked to provide references. There is no need to do so before you are asked. Reference checks are made to:
assure that you told the truth about yourself.
get a feeling for how you work with others.
pick up otherwise undisclosed information, either positive or n...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Our short-term memory is widely believed to have a capacity of seven elements, plus or minus two. This assumption has influenced a number of major decisions — it’s the reason that U.S. phone numbers have seven digits, for example. There are ways to trick your brain into being able to store more than...