Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Posts on Job Interview Tips that HR won’t talk about
Just like the job interview, the goal is to focus on each individual game and not be distracted by the final game
The goal of the job interview, resume, and networking
Believe it or not, the goal of a job resume and the job interview is not to land a job. For those of you wondering “WTF you talking about HRNasty?
Don’t stay seated when you shake hands. Stand up and show job interview etiquette
Job Interview etiquette during your first interview
Is there such a thing as job interview etiquette? Yes, there is. Not just “Yes there is”. “Hell Yes there is!” Our company recently opened 4 entry-level positions and I have been surprised by the lack of job interview etiquette.
Job interview? Don’t be late, but don’t be too early either
When to arrive for a job interview
This week’s topic is a job interview no-brainer to many, but I feel it is important. Based on a long history of conducting interviews, this is a topic that needs to be explained. Show up too early or too late to a job interview and it will be over before it started.
Don’t confuse being humble or quiet with being introverted and unable to speak up
Accomplishment
Are you talking about your accomplishments in an interview? We think we are but most of us are not. We are too humble, too shy, or brought up to act differently. Many of us don’t realize it. The next few posts are going to show us how to talk about our accomplishments.
For job searches and dating, we match our response to the individual ad
Cover letters
Get a bad rap. It’s unfortunate because I would say that most of the folks that are hired include cover letters. Don’t get me wrong, I throw out a lot of cover letters. It isn’t because of a rule that states “Cover Letters are never read,
Attempt to avoid the traditional HR “positivity quote” of the day
Positive attitude vs. Negative attitude
A positive attitude is an asset and anyone that tells you otherwise sucks. All kidding aside, a negative attitude is one of the personality traits that will keep an individual contributor out of management. It doesn’t matter how technically proficient we are on the job.