Archive for January 2020
This Week in Career Advice: Interview Questions You Shouldn’t Answer
It’s not uncommon for interviewers to cross a line when asking questions. However, did you know some of these inappropriate questions are often illegal? Generally speaking, the following topics should never come up in a job interview: Age Marital status or family National origin Race Ethnicity Gender Sexual orientation Religion Disability So what can you…
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: How to Handle Behavioral Interview Questions
Do you struggle in interviews? Do you find it difficult to answer behavioral interview questions clearly and concisely, while also reinforcing your accomplishments? If so, let us introduce you to the STAR interview response technique. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, Result. In can be broken down into the following steps: Situation: Using specifics, describe…
Read MoreHow to Answer: “Why Do You Want This Job?”
This popular interview question may seem intimidating at first, but crafting an effective answer really comes down to three main points: 1) illustrating what you like about the company, 2) tying your skills to the job, and 3) explaining how the role fits with your career goals. While simple, crafting the right answer to this…
Read MoreShould You Let Potential Employers Contact Your Current Employer?
Asking to contact your current employer is a pretty common request, one you’re likely to hear if you’re interviewing frequently. But should you comply if doing so would alert your current employer that you’re looking for a new job? And if not, how can you politely decline without looking like you have something to hide?…
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: 5 Stylish Resume Designs
We’re all familiar with the plain-jane resume templates found in Word. Unfortunately, since we’re all familiar with them, using them increases your chances of having a resume that looks like everybody else’s. If you want your resume to stand out among the thousands of other pages of single columns and Times New Roman, check…
Read MoreHow Long Should My Resume Be?
After working multiple jobs over several years, it can be tempting to include your entire work history on your resume. But should you? The short answer is no. Generally speaking, you should limit your resume to two pages and only include the most relevant and recent positions you’ve held. Forbes’ Liz Ryan argues “your most…
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: LinkedIn Summaries VS Resume Profiles
Why is the Linkedin Profile Summary section so hard to fill out? If LinkedIn is essentially a digital representation of your resume, why can’t you just use the same professional summary copy from your actual resume? The truth is the LinkedIn Profile Summary section is so much more than what people often include on their…
Read MoreA Simple Tip To Keep Your Resume Updated
Career advice website The Muse has an ingenious and incredibly simple lifehack that will simplify your efforts to keep your resume (and LinkedIn profile) updated without wracking your brains or increasing your stress-level! It’s simple: keep a folder in your email that acts as a ‘brag file’. Anytime you receive praise, new responsibility, new feedback,…
Read MoreThey Did What? Terrible Interview Behavior to Avoid
A recent CareerBuilder survey on common interview mistakes revealed some truly terrible workplace behavior, including answer texts messages during interviews, dressing inappropriately, and being caught in a lie. Unfortunately, the bad interview behavior doesn’t end there. The 2017 CareerBuilder survey also asked hiring managers to recount specific instances of terrible interview behavior and the…
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: Tips From a Recruiter
What’s going on in the mind of a recruiter when they’re evaluating you for a potential role? Well, according to executive recruiter James Citrin, they’re looking for the following three things: personality, professionalism, and familiarity. In the video below, Citrin reveals how he looks for personality when judging a resume – something that can help…
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