Whether you’re planning a job change, a major career shift, or to seek a promotion, the best strategy for success is to break down your career goal into small, much more manageable steps. By breaking down your goal into smaller action steps, you set yourself up for success by not getting overwhelmed with trying to…
Looking at data from last year’s three major studies of how employers find job candidates, it should come as no surprise that the top source for finding external job candidates is from employee referrals. In the first, a survey of Hired managers by the Aberdeen Group found that an employee referral program was rated as…
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Some employers schedule mandatory annual performance reviews, but if you haven’t received a formal evaluation in due time, you may want to request a meeting on your own. Here’s why. Some employers like to sit with each of their staff members and conduct an annual performance review at the end of December, but this is…
So you’re looking for work. You’ve searched for all the right your job search and submitted a huge number of applications. But the invitations to interview just aren’t coming. Why not? Seeking employment in today’s tight job market often means competing with hundreds of other candidates for just one position. Even if you think you’re…
You already know that posture and eye contact are a must during your interview, but here are a few moves that can take your non-verbal gestures to the next level. We all know that face-to-face interactions involve more than just words. Non-verbal cues and gestures can support our argument, undermine our message, or even…
If you’re asked to describe your “greatest weakness” in a job interview, there’s obviously no need to answer with the truth….but what should you say instead? During most modern interview sessions, employers choose straightforward questions that add value to the assessment process and directly address the candidate’s ability to do the job, for example…
If your interviewer asks you to describe a huge mistake or failure from your past, how should you respond? Here are a few tips that can help you navigate this tricky question. When you sit down with your interview question, you may face a set of direct questions, like “Do you enjoy this kind of…
At some point during your interview, your employer may simply ask you to talk in an open-ended way about yourself. Answer by explaining what drives you, what you’re looking for, what you can do, what you’ve done in the past, or all of the above. Some interview question are more predictable than others, and while…
Obtain the job you seek by following the advice in this post while also avoiding common job hunting mistakes made by older job-seekers. Let’s be honest. For most people, finding a new job (especially if you are also making a career change) in your 50s and 60s is a more challenging proposition than when you…