In this photo slideshow for U.S. News and World Report, Alison Green shows you, 10 Surefire Ways to Annoy a Hiring Manager.
Some of the mistakes listed in this article are:
In her article for BNET.com, Adriana Gardella counts down Seven Ways to Flunk a Job Interview.
Interview mistakes from this article include:
In this article forLiveCareer News, Joanna Boyd gives examples of Inteview Faux Pas.
Tips from this article include:
In her article for Forbes.com, Susannah Breslin warns, How to Fail at a Job Interview.
Below is an excerpt of Breslin’s article. Read Full Article
I’ve been on more job interviews this year than any other year in my life.
This is a good thing (theoretically, at least) because it forces you to figure out who you are and sell it.
Can’t do that? You lose.
TIP #1: Miss the point.
Earlier this month, I hired a young female journalist to write a guest post on this blog for $100. (Expect to see it soon.) As a hirer, I was forced to confront the real reason why people hire you.
Because they like you.
This has been said elsewhere, but it is the single truth people fail to grasp about interviewing. It’s not about your skills, it’s not about your resume, it’s not about if you answered the questions right.
Do they like you? If they like you the best, they will hire you. If they don’t, they won’t.
People tell themselves their “experience,” their successes-filled resume, and their above-par interviewing skills are what will get them the job. That’s simply not true. It’s what people want to believe because if that were true, they could quantify why one person gets hired and why another does not.
Interviews are like two dogs sniffing one another’s butts. Either you click. Or you don’t.
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.
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:
The Wall Street Journal’s Elizabeth Garone encourages readers not to exaggerate job responsibilities, titles, or experience on their resume.
Garone gives advice to a job seeker who is nervous about an upcoming job interview because they exaggerated on their resume. Read Her Response.
About.com Guide Alison Doyle shares, Reader Stories: Bad Interview Stories
Find out what happened in the interview, how the interview turned out, and advice on how to avoid the situation in the future. Read Full Article
Do you have a job interview horror story? Tell us about it in the comments section.
U.S. News & World Report article, In a Job Interview, How to Explain You Were Fired, Alison Green tells readers how to explain getting fired during a job interview.
Below is an excerpt from Green’s article. Read Full Article
If you were fired from a recent job, you’re probably dreading being asked about it in an interview. Is there any way to tell the truth without killing your chances of getting the job?Fortunately, yes. There are five keys to handling this well:
1. First, before you can formulate a good answer for why you were fired, you need to be honest with yourself about what really happened. Try to detach your ego from the firing and ask yourself what really went wrong. Don’t feel defensive or ashamed; try to see it objectively. Do you understand why your boss let you go? Were you even partially at fault?
If you haven’t already, now is the time to take responsibility for what your role was in what happened–even if your employer was also at fault. You need to get genuinely comfortable with this because when you’re comfortable with what happened, you’ll give an answer that will make your interviewer more comfortable, too.
2. Formulate an answer that speaks to how you ended up in that situation, what you’ve learned from it, and what you do differently now as a result.
3. Make sure your answer is brief and to the point. Most interviewers will only be looking for a couple of sentences and won’t expect you to present a detailed account. Definitely no rambling or defensive diatribes.
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.
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