We all know that nobody wants to be around a sour puss – much less hire one. A cheerful person with great presentation skills and a positive outlook is most likely to be considered favorably during an interview. However, it can be hard to maintain that positivity when a potential employer asks tough [...]
We’ve all been there: that awkward pause during a conversation when the silence seems to stretch to an eternity. Oh, no! Was it something you said? How do you fix it?
One interview technique that I especially like to recommend to job seekers is the art of making a connection with the interviewer. Chances are, in this job market there is some pretty stiff competition for the position to which you’re applying. The person conducting your interview likely has or will interview quite a few candidates, [...]
In almost every interview, usually toward the end, there comes the time when the interviewer asks you: “Do you have any questions for me?”
Your first inclination may be to ask how you did, and whether you will be hired. However, it probably isn’t advisable to ask these questions directly during the interview. Instead, consider this [...]