Category Archives: Interview Preparation

It’s not really cheating. It’s a checklist to make sure you’re on track and staying focused. Preparing a sheet will help you feel prepared and confident. This is not a sheet to be memorized or checked during the interview, but … Continue reading →

1. Appearance counts. When you look good, you feel good. Make sure you look groomed and neat. If you were a book, would someone be attracted to your “cover” and want to pursue you further?   2. Your clothes and … Continue reading →

Despite seismic shifts in the job market and their ongoing aftermath since 2001, job market is actually not as bad as most fear. The gloomy job-market picture media has portrayed since then has scared job seekers into retreating to settle … Continue reading →

You’re there in the hot seat – sitting across from the interviewer, the person who has the power to give you the job you desperately want, or who can decide to give it to someone else. The pressure is on, … Continue reading →

Of all the interviews I’ve conducted with prospective employees (hundreds), I can count on one hand the number of interviewees who knew anything about my company or the job I was trying to fill.   Since you’re reading this, you … Continue reading →

The interview is the “beauty contest” part of the job search process. Interviewers get to compare candidates by asking them similar questions and comparing the answers. Being just the right person for the job won’t help you if you blow … Continue reading →

Dish out your best stuff during a mealtime interview.   You spent the entire day getting grilled with interview questions – it was like an inquisition from the 15th century, minus the guillotine! They liked you so much that they … Continue reading →

Since no two interviews are alike, it is difficult to be prepared for what lies ahead, but you can focus on your presentation skills, which may be even more important than what you have to say. Three areas of performance, … Continue reading →

When the job offer is on the table, the time has come to negotiate a compensation package. The company is emotionally invested in you, believing that you will benefit their team. To vindicate their investment of time and resources in … Continue reading →