Results for Tags: "interview" (10 results found)
February 27, 2009
As an Employer, Can You Ever Really Detect a Candidate's True Potential During an Interview?
Look beyond the 45 minute time slot you have allocated to make your decision. Look beyond the résumé that sums up their career history and appreciate and recognise what the person in front of you may be able to bring to your business in the long run. More
February 25, 2009
Why Culture/Personality Fit May Matter Less to Web Talent
When you ask web professionals and the people who recruit or hire them to evaluate the importance of the various attributes used to distinguish one Web professional candidate from another, you get some strong agreement – both groups are in accord that work experience and a specialized skill set are the most important a... More
February 16, 2009
Want to Know the Secret Behind Identifying the Best Candidates?
Believe it or not, one of the primary causes behind poor hires lies in the initial selection process where the two most common problems are either not having any recruitment and selection strategy at all, or the belief that one selection strategy can be applied to every single vacancy within the business regardless of ... More
September 03, 2008
Interview Tip #3 - The "So What?" Test
A very useful mental tool you may want to consider during an interview is to apply the “so what?” test to whatever you are intending to say when preparing your response to a particular question. More
September 01, 2008
Interview Tip #2 - Interview Preparation
Ask any employer with experience of interviewing for their number one complaint about interviewees and it will almost always revolve around a lack of preparation. More
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August 26, 2008
Interview tip #1 - First Impressions Count!
Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes and ask yourself what they will be looking for, over and above skills and experience levels. More
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July 26, 2008
Retro-tech as Virtual Gatekeeper
A job-seeker recently told me that a local public radio station explicitly asked applicants to SEND THEIR RESUMES AND REFERENCES VIA SNAIL MAIL. This set me to thinking. More
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January 26, 2007
Interviewing Tips from Famed Microsoft Recruitment Blogger Heather Hamilton
Heather Hamilton posted a lengthy piece on how to come across as confident in an interview without seeming “jerky.” More
tagged: job hunting, interview, blog
November 08, 2006
Another Note on Interviewing
John Moore of TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE fame led a breakout session called, "Growing a Brand. Growing a Team," at the 2006 In-HOWse Designer Conference. During this session, the participants discussed how to spot what I’ll call, people you really don’t want to work with (they had a much more colorful and evocative name for them... More
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