Posts Tagged 'job interview'

How to Use Social Media to Find Your Next Job

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Social media is all the rage. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and more seem everywhere. In social media like these, we get constant updates about the relevant and not-so-relevant aspects of everyone’s lives. Here, we’ll consider a practical application of social media: finding your next job. 

Social media gives you great tools for sharing information electronically with a potentially huge audience.  

Try these strategies to help you land a great job: 

  1. Focus your attention on people instead of companies. For instance, if you’re ...
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How To Answer Job Interview Questions About Strengths and Weaknesses 

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When interviewing for a job, it is a safe bet they will ask about your strengths and weaknesses. It is an intelligent question that covers a lot of important information. How you answer can reveal whether you are qualified for the position.

It is an opportunity to demonstrate why you are a top candidate for the job. Express your personality and describe what you can contribute to your potential new employer. 

Are you ready to talk about your strengths and weaknesses? Use ...

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How To Ace Telephone Job Interviews

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Telephone interviews are different than live interviews and require different strategies for the job-seeker to be successful.  When I ask new coaching clients to assess their interview technique, they never distinguish between phone and live interviews.  Many clients don’t even realize that brief phone interactions are mini-interviews. When a long phone call is scheduled, some of my clients refer to it as a “screen.” They say this as if this is something different or even less than an interview.

Make no mistake:  ...

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