The ‘Must Have’ Interview Checklist

I provide this checklist to all my candidates prior to interviews so thought it was something I need to put on the blog
 
INTERVIEW CHECKLIST FOR CANDIDATES
 
PRE-INTERVIEW
·         Research the company on the internet
·         Research the competitors on the internet
·         Make sure you review the job description
·         Make sure you understand location to the interview site and [...]

How To Prepare For the Behavioral-Based Interview

What is a behavioral interview?
Developed several decades ago by industrial psychologists, behavioral (also known as competency based) interviews have rapidly grown in popularity and most organizations now use them to some extent. Unlike your traditional interviewing techniques, which are based around popping open questions to the candidate, behavioral interviews focus on past performance and behaviors.
 
The behavioral [...]

Daily Career Tip #37: Find out what Motivates the Interviewer

In every interview, the trick is not to answer questions the best but to uncover the true need. The person interviewing you is not interested in great, flowery resumes and speeches but to discuss solutions to problems they have.
The candidate must find out what motivates the interviewer and most often it is given to them [...]

Attitude: The Secret Sauce That Wins Interviews

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.  ~William James
There I said it.  It's out at the beginning of the article.  The Secret Sauce to win the interview is nothing more than having a contagious, never forgetful, contagious, positive attitude!
You can leave now … [...]

The Question You Must Ask In any Interview

I interview lots of people on a daily basis and have many candidates interviewed by companies.   I have a whole litany of things I require my candidates to do and ask as I prep them to be successful but there is one question they need to ask.
If you ask most people after an interview "So How [...]