How To Handle The Wackiest of Interview Questions
When you’ve spent hours researching a company, reading up on their products, learning who the big players are, and seem to do everything right, it can be incredibly frustrating to encounter interview questions that send you floundering. What to...
How To do The Salary Question Dance In Interviews
"They're asking me what salary I want to make on the job, and I haven't even applied yet! Help! How do I answer this? I don't want to price myself out of the market by replying, but I won't get called if I don't tell them!" The salary question...
When Bad Interviews Happen To Good People
Note: This week's blog post was written by Linda Mattis. Going through the motions of a bad interview is like peeling back the layers of an onion. Sally learned this lesson the hard way, hands-on during an interview that should have been a...
If You Want A Job, You Must Embrace Change
When I work with clients, I notice they fall into one of three camps: those who are distrusting of resume writers because they’ve been burned in the past by a scam; those who resist every idea because “that’s not how I was always told to do...
The Nuts And Bolts of Effective Cover Letters
This week's blog post comes courtesy of Linda Mattias. As a job seeker, you shouldn’t overlook the importance of a cover letter. If written strategically, a cover letter increases your chances for consideration, and provides an opportunity to...