Preparing Yourself For the Unconventional Interview The unemployment situation has taken a turn for the better recently, as government figures show higher levels of hiring and a declining unemployment rate. But this does not mean that the economic recession is over or that job seekers will finally find some relief. There are still many more applicants out there than there

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that the user provides. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.  Some of you probably already know where I’m going with this but for those who are still scratching your head, let me explain. The Importance of Online Search More than ever,

With Thanksgiving here, I thought it was perfect timing to write a blog about the importance of the thank you letter. One would think sending a thank you letter upon completion of a job interview would be common sense, but many candidates don’t ever do it, no matter their experience level.  Why does this happen? Perhaps it is because job

A Guaranteed Way to Stand Out Before a job interview, conduct as much research as humanly possible about the organization and gain a strong understanding of the company’s history, their current position in the industry, and their future goals.  Learn as much as possible about the industry as well.  If you can understand the company’s potential challenges and the challenges

21 of the Funniest Job Interview Spoof Videos on Youtube There have been many spoofs on the “horrible” job interview in television, film, comedy sketch shows, and Youtube channels. Take a look at some of the funniest on the web. FUNNY JOB INTERVIEW COMEDY SKETCHES 1. Passing the Test- Hilarious Take on “Trick” Questions 2. Evil Panel Interview – Overly

The best interviewers are the ones who know themselves inside and out and because they have insight to their own behaviors, attitudes, goals, strengths and weaknesses, they can comfortably talk about them to an employer. However, interviewers must also be strong communicators. Whenever I tell people this, they immediately think that I mean they must be able to speak well

Having conducted hundreds of interview trainings, I have observed that job seekers tend to struggle the most when responding to the “weakness question.”  The advice most job seekers receive about responding to questions regarding their weaknesses is to simply ”turn a negative into a positive.”  I cringe when I hear this advice because it encourages job seekers to avoid a true analysis of themselves