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Labor Day: The Start of the Hiring Season
Today is Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2013. Historically Labor Day has been a day when laborers have the day off from work. It’s supposed to celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers. But if you are a job searcher, it is the start of the job search season. Or should I say […]
10 Sure Ways to Botch Your Interview and How to Fix Them
Your résumé has done its job, someone thinks you’re qualified for the job, now they want to bring you in and see if you are what you say you are. And if you will fit into the group; are you someone they want to be around for 40 hours a week. Doing the following things […]
Job Fairs: How useful are they?
Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend an outdoor job fair at a local semi-professional ball park. It was a beautiful day. The weather was hot and sunny a beautiful day for a ballgame. But the people I saw didn’t seem to be enjoying themselves. The heat and the frustration of a job search were […]
Preparation is the Key for the New Face of Interviewing
My last post, The New Face of Interviewing, I talked about a new type of interviews that I have just learned about. Pre-recorded, time-shifted and automated interviews are part of the new recruitment. Rather than having the interviewer and candidate communicating in real-time and with one another, the candidate logs on into a program provided […]
The New Face of Interviewing
There are many interview styles available today. You have face-to-face, phone and Skype interviews. In these three methods, the interviewer and candidate communicate in real time. Yesterday I was introduced to another style of interviewing that is becoming popular. This alternative interview has different names, automated, time-shifted, and pre-recorded interview. They different from the others […]
