In this clip from MTV reality series, The Hills, Kelly tells Lauren about her interview with Lauren’s friend Stephanie. Watch as they discuss Stephanie’s resume and why Kelly is afraid to hire her.
Lessons to take from this video:
Tailor your resume to show why you want to work for an organization.
Avoid using general statements that don’t apply to the job you are applying to.
In this clip for CBS hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon tries to make things right when he ruins a friend’s background check.
The Big Bang Theory: You Never Said No Backsies
U.S. News and World Report article, Great Interview But No Offer: Why You Didn’t Get the Job, Lindsay Olson explores possible reasons you didn’t get the job.
Reasons to look for in Olson’s article:
In her article for U.S. News and World Report, Karen Burns tells job seekers 21 Ways to Avoid Job Interview Anxiety.
Below is an excerpt from Burns’ article. Read Full Article
Career experts often offer helpful tips for reducing job interview anxiety. But you don’t want to reduce job interview anxiety; you want to avoid italtogether. Before you say, “But that’s impossible!” let’s clarify: You don’t actually have to eliminate the anxiety. You only have to avoid letting it show.
Anxiety is a turn-off. In a job interview, you want to come across as confident, competent, and ready to go to work. Anxiety detracts from the strong, positive impression you want to make. It’s also contagious—your jitters can infect and distract your interviewer, making him less able to focus on you.
The bottom line: It’s okay to feel anxious. It’s not okay to display it.
How can you prevent yourself from looking nervous? By preparing for the interview. Preparation will boost your confidence and help you make that positive impression. Even if you feel nervous, you won’t look it if you’re prepared.
To put an end to anxiety, follow this preparation checklist:
Forbes.com article, 13 Big Mistakes Job Seekers Make, Jacquelyn Smith documents job search mistakes that can derail your job search.
Below is an except of Smith’s article. Read Full Article
There are a lot of ways you can go wrong during your job search. You can fail to spend enough time at it, but you can also get so involved you become isolated from family and friends. Those are among the most common mistakes job seekers make, according to a new study published in theAcademy of Management Journal. Three scholarly researchers, Connie Wanberg, Jing Zhu and Edwin A. J. van Hooft wrote a paper titled “The Job-Search Grind: Perceived Progress, Self-Reactions, and Self-Regulation of Search Effort.” The study shows that signs of progress can make you relax too much and that you should have diversified ways of searching.
The three scholars asked 233 participants to complete a baseline survey and then follow up online every Monday through Friday for three weeks. They were asked to indicate their emotions, the time they dedicated to their job search and the level of confidence they felt about finding an acceptable job. They all had been out of work for about 16 weeks.
Related Story – In Pictures: 13 Big Mistakes Job Seekers Make
Check out this U.S. News and World Report slideshow, 21 Things Hiring Managers Wish You Knew from Alison Green.
Tips from this slideshow include:
In this clip from the hit NBC sitcom, Friends, Chandler has an awkward job interview.
Yahoo! HotJobs article, Wacky Job-Seeker Stunts*, Larry Buhl reveals that using creative stunts in your job search is not the best way to get the attention of hiring managers.
Even with the best of intentions Buhl warns, “unless a job seeker is fairly certain a well-executed stunt will work, it probably won’t.”
Here are a few stunts from this article that didn’t help the job seeker:
The recruiters in this article agree that substance in your resume and cover letter will rule over gimmicks.
*Click link to read full article.
In this clip from Bravo reality series, Kell On Earth, the staff of People’s Revolution discover a job candidate talking about her interview on Twitter. Unfortunately for this candidate, she was “interviewed, hired and fired” in a matter of minutes. Click the link to view video.
Kell On Earth – Twitter Lesson
Mistakes this job seeker made in her Twitter posts:
1) Tweeted the company name before she arrived to the interview
2) Revealed the employee she was meeting with
3) Assumed she was a member of the reality show cast
Reality show or not, find out if your employer has a confidentiality policy before you post work-related messages on the internet. You don’t want to lose your job over a status update or blog post.
