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You have spent the last year or so looking for a job. After all the resume revisions, the multiple hours spent searching and the 1000’s of emails, the market has changed and you are getting multiple interviews.
Now you need to gauge how well...
Have you applied for a job recently and had any of the following occur;
Applied for a job and it takes 30+ minutes, then the system crashes and you start over!
Applied via an on-line system and never heard anything from the employer past the automated "thank...
Most HR orientations discuss the basics; benefits, PTO, standard policies etc. Check out this real story and ask yourself, "do you feel lucky"?
In a former employer, we received information that one of our workers was bringing a gun to work, unloading and loading it...
In all my years, personally and professionally, I have never had anything good follow the statement “I probably shouldn’t be telling you this…”. It's kinda like a 10-year-old boy on his bicycle, in the back of a pickup truck, peddling towards and open tailgate and...
I thought it would be fun to conduct a series on "Wacky, Crazy, HR stories that REALLY Happen. These stories are all real with names of the not so innocent being replaced. I hope everyone enjoys this series. Who knows, we may learn a few...
Once you are in the interview process, you can expect a series of open-ended questions. Below are a few general, sample questions. I have taken the liberty to provide a framework for the answers hiring managers are seeking.
Tell me about yourself?
Focus on personal and professional...
Part 4 of 5 in the “Do’s and Don’ts of an Interview” series will focus on communication. As a refresher the 5 primary categories I am discussing include:
Personality
Experience
Relationship
Communication
Long Term Outlook
Interviewers will judge your communication on more than just verbal...
