What Hiring Managers Ultimately Want In a Candidate

What Hiring Managers Ultimately Want In a Candidate

by | Sep 12, 2016 | , ,

The amount of resources about the best ways to prepare for your job interview is almost immeasurable. One, quick Web search, and you have a multitude of articles showing you the way. In addition to the overlap in the information from various sources, there is also plenty of outlier advice. And, it all adds up to a lot for you to decipher and decide when preparing for your interview.

But, what does the decision to hire really boil down to? Jeremy Schifeling offers his opinion in his article, “The 2 Traits All Hiring Managers Look for During Interviews (Without Even Realizing It). He summarizes the ultimate decision to hire into two factors: How people evaluate each other and how to be the one chosen.

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Active Listening Is a Major Key To Career Success

Active Listening Is a Major Key To Career Success

by | Aug 29, 2016 | , , ,

No matter the role you play during any given moment, your ability to listen to those around you tends to be a huge key to success in the relationship. Your ability to engage in listening – yes, engage in listening – is often determinant of a good outcome in any exchange. This skill is no less important in the workplace whether you are the employee or the CEO than it is in any other affiliation. And, in all cases, you want to do your best. To that end, take a look at the common mistakes people make while listening according to Alison Davis, and then consider how to avoid them.

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Job Interviewing Skills Beyond the Q & A

Job Interviewing Skills Beyond the Q & A

by | Aug 22, 2016 | , ,

You’ve conquered the initial phases of the job search, and you have been contacted for an interview! You already know how important it is to present your skills and abilities in ways that directly connect to the position at hand. But, you also know an interview is more than a question-answer session about your specific experiences. This meeting, or series of meetings, is much more comprehensive than a Q & A, so let’s take a look at important areas of focus identified by Nicole Fallon Taylor in her article, “5 Interview Skills That Will Get You Hired,” to help best prepare you for what’s to come.

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Assessing the Job No Matter the Stage Of the Search

Assessing the Job No Matter the Stage Of the Search

by | Aug 15, 2016 | , ,

As I can’t relate to the multiple offer situation, I almost passed on reading Richard Moy’s article, “4 Crucial Questions You Need to Ask Yourself When Deciding Between Multiple Job Offers.” However, I am a huge fan of transferable skills, so I read it hoping to glean advice applicable not just for managing multiple offers but also to decisions associated with the search process as a whole. My hopes were met. Take a minute to check out considerations I find applicable to many stages of the search.

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Controlling Your Job Search Details

Controlling Your Job Search Details

by | Jul 18, 2016 | , ,

No matter how much we anticipate and plan for anything in life, the outcome isn’t always what we hoped. For myself, I am quite peaceful about such an outcome if I can look back and see I did every, single thing I could to influence the one I wanted. It’s when, in retrospect, I see where I took a short cut and knew better, or when there was so much to manage I figured “that little detail won’t matter,” that it is difficult to feel settled with an undesirable result.

This basic scenario is frustrating in any situation. Apply it to a job search, and I, personally, might just come undone.

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Resume Formatting Tricks To Support the Screening Skim

Resume Formatting Tricks To Support the Screening Skim

by | Jul 11, 2016 | , ,

No matter how much time and effort you give to the creation of your resume, the fact is that it isn’t going to receive a lot of attention from a hiring manager or recruiter before a decision is made whether or not to pursue your candidacy. That’s right: The very document into which you pour your heart and soul to communicate a lifetime of work will, initially, receive a glance.

Therefore, it is important you give your resume the right kind of attention to ensure it becomes your ticket past the screening process.

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