Lauren Danziger serves as the Executive Director of the Meatpacking Improvement District, a nonprofit serving the historical Meatpacking District neighborhood in Manhattan. This role supports the financial development of the neighborhood through the management of...
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.
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.
For many, part of the process is also about catching up on the latest ways to incorporate technology into the search. While juggling its many forms to communicate interest, interviews and offers can be its own project, the easy availability of technology can be utilized to a job seeker’s huge advantage.
Miriam Salpeter is among authors who strongly suggest a solid presence on the Web in her article, “4 Reasons Job Seekers Should Have a Personal Website.”
I was told I went backward as though that was a negative. But, to me, the only factors I saw were positive. Sometimes, it’s the right thing to do. To see if this applies to where you are in your career and job search, check out Alex Honeysett’s advice from, “3 Times Going Backward in Your Career Is Actually the Best Way Forward.”
One of the biggest hurdles to overcome when job searching is just how personal it all feels. No one wants his or her body of work judged as not worthy of the job for which he or she applies. Not to mention, one’s very personal life is further involved when the job equals livelihood. Feelings wrapped up in the pursuit make the entire process very tedious.
Separating your feelings from your search seems such simple advice. But, how to you do that? I came across Arnie Fertig’s article, “3 Employer Concerns Every Job Candidate Must Address” which presents a perspective sure to help reframe your search so as to put your energy not into keeping your emotions at bay but to focus on the important nuts and bolts of the process.
When looking for a job, the kind of environment in which you want to work warrants priority consideration alongside the other important issues like duties, expectations and salary. Just because you are good at what you do doesn’t mean you are going to be happy and/or...
As an adult, it’s often difficult to identify, much less admit to having, a fear. And, it’s even more difficult to see how it might sabotaging your efforts including those involving your job search. The fact is, though, many people wrestle with all kinds of fears when in search of a new job. I’ve highlighted some of the common job hunting fears Marty Nemko identified in his article, “Overcoming Fear of Looking for a Job.” Take a look to see if you can relate to any (or all) of them, then consider the suggestions as to how to reframe such fears to get them out of your way.