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November 2, 2011 By Katherine Burik Leave a Comment

Testimonial “Katherine, thank you for the excellent work you did through The Interview Doctor with our science education interns this year (2010/2011). Your two visits to our campus to work with the fifteen graduating seniors has made an incredible impact on the impression our students have made on the professional community and boosted the [...]

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THE Key Interview Question

July 9, 2011 By Dan Toussant Leave a Comment

‘Tell Me About Yourself?’ If you like this article, check out these other blogs: What NOT to bring to an interview Six ways interviewers are terrible A tought interviewing questions Tell me about yourself The Interview Doctor can help. Call us at 800-914-7349 or Dan@InterviewDoc.com or Katherine@InterviewDoc.com

Filed Under: 5. Network Interviewing, 6. Job Interviewing Tagged With: interview preparation, interview skills, Interview Techniques

Does Your Past Predict Your Future in Job Search?

January 29, 2011 By Dan Toussant Leave a Comment

Even if you don’t like baseball, this Seth Godin observation about Bill James, a pioneer sports psychologist, can offer you a major interviewing tip. Take a minute, and read his blog post first: (with permission) by Seth Godin Bill James and you The guy who revolutionized baseball stats had a simple insight: past performance is [...]

Filed Under: 5. Network Interviewing, 6. Job Interviewing Tagged With: interview skills, job interviews, SAR, storytelling

‘What are YOUR hobbies?’

January 24, 2011 By Dan Toussant Leave a Comment

What Are Your Hobbies? We help facilitate local interviewing skills workshops offered to folks enrolled at the local ‘One-Stop.’ (If you are looking for work, and have not visited your local One Stop – in our area called Employment Source – they offer solid resources and some very helpful, professional assistance. And, it’s free to [...]

Filed Under: 6. Job Interviewing Tagged With: interview skills, Interview Techniques, interviewing, Interviewing skills

Book Recommendations

August 28, 2010 By Dan Toussant Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: 1. Assessing Your Career Plan, 2. Your Resume, 3. A Personal Marketing Plan, 4. Informational Interviewing, 5. Network Interviewing, 6. Job Interviewing, 7. Negotiating Pay Tagged With: career assessment, Career Summary, interning, interview skills, Interview Techniques, networking skills, resume, Salary Question

Lessons from a Recent College Grad

July 26, 2010 By Katherine Burik Leave a Comment

My youngest child graduates . . .

Filed Under: 3. A Personal Marketing Plan, 6. Job Interviewing Tagged With: graduating from college, interview skills, Interview Techniques, interviewing, job interview, new college grads

My first panel interview…not a slam dunk! (Part 2)

April 9, 2010 By Michelle Kinder Leave a Comment

Here’s how I did.

So I’m sitting in this huge room interviewing with the Cleveland Cavaliers . . . I couldn’t tell you specifically what they asked. Why?

Filed Under: 6. Job Interviewing Tagged With: interview preparation, interview skills, interviewing, job interview, panel interview; preparation

Finding a Job in City A While living in City B: Taking Action, One List at a Time

February 16, 2010 By Molly Toussant Leave a Comment

I wasn’t always a list maker, but I can tell you, when you are looking for a job, lists work. The exciting part of deciding to live in a new city is deciding to live in a new city.

Filed Under: 3. A Personal Marketing Plan Tagged With: interview skills, Interviewing skills, job interviews, job transition, networking skills

How to Find a Job in City A while Living in City B: Part I – Making Connections

February 12, 2010 By Molly Toussant Leave a Comment

Finding a job is difficult, let alone finding a job in another city across the country. But I’ve done it. Twice.

Filed Under: 5. Network Interviewing Tagged With: interview preparation, interview skills, job interview, job interviews, job transition, networking skills

Tell Me about Yourself – the Two Minute Drill

February 11, 2010 By Sylvia Good Leave a Comment

When interviewing for a position as a new college graduate, employers often will ask you an initial question to find out how prepared you are to sell yourself for that open position. This question comes in a statement format: “Tell me about yourself.”

Filed Under: 5. Network Interviewing, 6. Job Interviewing Tagged With: 2 minute drill, graduating from college, interview preparation, interview skills, interviewing, Interviewing skills, job interview, new college graduates

Testimonials

"Your professional expertise and the easy and supportive manner in which you share your knowledge has been of immeasurable value to us..."
~ Martha D. Fewell, PhD Assistant Professor/Coordinator Undergraduate Programs in Science Education East Carolina University

"Dan taught me how to develop my professional network while executing my job search strategy."
~ Devin Tharpe

“Dan was an excellent coach to work with, while I was searching for a new position. He spent numerous hours helping me..." ~ Natalie Herron hired Dan as a Career Coach in 2011

Judith and I are very grateful for the encouragement and guidance you gave to Laura and Don during their "employment transitions". You empowered them to focus on their strengths and restarted their self confidence." ~ Rev. Stephen Gifford

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