by Barbara Safani | Aug 28, 2007 | interviews
According to HR Executive Online, in a recent study conducted by DDI and Monster Worldwide, two of every three job seekers surveyed reported that their impressions of the people they interviewed with strongly influenced their decision to accept or reject a position....
by Barbara Safani | Jul 15, 2007 | interviews
Over on the Jobs in the Money blog, there’s a post about how confusing company dress codes can be for employees and how difficult it is to interpret the nuances of a company’s dress policy. The interview dress code is pretty straight forward. Business...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 9, 2007 | interviews
A recent article in SHRM’s HR Magazine (subscription required) suggests that some of today’s job seekers have studied interview books so thoroughly that it is hard for the hiring manager to uncover authentic answers to their questions. Candidates are...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 11, 2007 | interviews
I recently partnered with some of the most well-regarded career coaches in the industry on our third Career Hub eBook, “Insider’s Guide to Interviewing”. This book and our two previous titles, “Insider’s Guide to Resume Writing” and...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 12, 2006 | interviews
This week I am participating in George Blomgren’s tough situations blog. Here’s this week’s situation…After several months of fruitless job hunting following graduation, Sarah finally finds herself interviewing for the company that she really...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 30, 2006 | interviews
In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d write a post about being something you’re not during interviews. Many job seekers think they will interview well if they can respond to interview questions with what they think the interviewer wants to hear. They prep...