May 20, 2012

Helping New College Graduates Get Teaching Jobs

Are a college student beginning your job search, or would you like to land an internship related to your major? We at The Interview Doctor can help you. Here’s some feedback from a college professor who utilized Katherine Burik, one of our Interview Doctors, to help her students. Let us know if we can help [...]

THE Key Interview Question

‘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        

A Tough Interviewing Question . . .

Brian Krueger offers a candid and strong suggestion on the tough: ‘tell me about your greatest weakness’ question, or, a similar version I have used, ‘tell me about one weakness, everybody has some, that you have.’ I have always thought that answering this with what could be interpreted as a strength, for instance, ‘I work [...]

‘Tell me about yourself?’

I coached someone in transition recently who felt real anxiety about these four words: ‘tell me about yourself.’ She was a very smart person, analytical, team-oriented, ‘let’s get it right the first time’ kind of a systems thinker. For a lot of employers I know, she would be a great hire. Yet this seemingly small [...]

‘What are YOUR hobbies?’

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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 [...]

First impressions…lasting impressions.

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After weeks of working the process, it happens, you land a real job interview!  Congratulations!  Now, how will you prepare for this meeting? Most candidates remember to take along copies of their resumes and and a portfolio of accomplishments.  They brush up on their answers to commonly asked questions.  These things are important, however, have [...]

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Lessons from a Recent College Grad

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Clever Interviewing Strategy

A little job seeker humor for you.