Great questions to ask during an interview

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Research the company. Iron your clothes. Come up with questions. If you’ve ever Googled “How to prepare for a job interview,” then you already know that acing one means — at the very least – checking these boxes. But I’ll admit, despite all the hours of interview prep in the world, sometimes you get thrown a question that makes you sweat. “What’s the biggest piece of criticism you’ve received from previous employers?” “What’s a mistake you made in your last job and how could you have handled it better?” “What does a meaningful career look like to you?” As the hiring manager looks at you with raised eyebrows, your mind goes blank. You have one thought and one thought only: “I don’t remember putting on antiperspirant this morning…” Maybe this sounds like an all-too-familiar situation, or maybe it doesn’t. But go to enough job interviews and I promise you one thing: eventually you’ll be sitting across … [Read more...] about 6 Things To Do When You Don’t Know What To Say In A Job Interview

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin You don’t have to put so much pressure on yourself when interviewing for a new job. There are only a few things that you need to say to stand out. The key is to show interest, in-depth knowledge about the company, why you are a great fit and the value you’ll bring to the organization. You’ll also need to close the deal by letting the interviewers know you’ll gladly accept the role if offered. Here’s The Inside Scoop Interviewers are more nervous than you are. They’re pushed by angry hiring managers to quickly hire the best candidates after an employee has resigned, so as to not overburden the remaining team. It's a lot of pressure. They'll be blamed if they hire too soon and the person turns out to be a dud. The longer the hiring process takes, the more likely the rest of the staff will grow resentful of all the work that’s been dumped upon them without any additional compensation. If a new person isn’t onboarded, … [Read more...] about Here’s What To Say In An Interview To Land The Job Offer

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin August is traditionally one of the slowest months for hiring. The slowdown is comparable to the December holiday season. The major reason for the usual lull in the hiring process is that August is the last chance to take a summer vacation. Most families take time off around Christmas, Hanukkah and during the summer months, especially August. A new vibe sets in toward the unofficial last month of the summer. Three-day weekends, summer Fridays and mentally checking out of work are commonly accepted practices. It's an unwritten rule that this is the prime time for families to take their long-awaited trips to Disney, visit family, fly to Europe, check out interesting destinations across America or relax on a sunny beach, reading a trashy novel or just being in a moment of peace and tranquility. What To Anticipate When You're Interviewing If you are in search mode, be prepared for more than the usual ghosting, absence of … [Read more...] about Why It’s A Smart And Effective Strategy To Interview In August

How hard is it to describe something you've never experienced? If you've never tasted a chocolate chip cookie, then explaining it to someone would be a pretty challenging exercise. Often, talking about ourselves is exactly the same. After all, we never experience what it's like to work, communicate, or collaborate with ourselves. And while we may know what it feels like to be in the Zone and have a peak work experience, we don't know what it's like to be in our own presence when this is happening. And that makes it pretty hard to describe ourselves to others. Answering the question "Tell me about yourself" in a job interview requires us to do something we aren't taught in school. We have to learn about who we are and how to talk about that person to others. It's isn't an easy process, but once you do have the right language to describe yourself, it'll make interviews , networking , and socializing almost effortless. And who doesn't want that? Ready to get … [Read more...] about How to Answer ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ in a Job Interview to Brilliantly Communicate Who You Are

Once you get to the phase of interviewing for a job, you have a reasonable shot at getting an offer. They have already narrowed a large applicant pool down to a few people who are being called in for a discussion. advertisement advertisement Many of the things you need to do to ace the interview are not the same things you needed to get through the screening process that got you there. In particular, you have impressed the hiring committee with your credentials, so now it is time to address the concerns that will be top of mind for recruiters in the interview. As I have written in the past, recruiters want to know three things about you at the interview: What will it be like to work with you? Can you learn? Do you take initiative? Here are five things you can do to ensure you address these questions well at the interview. Study up Find out as much as you can about the firm that is interviewing you. That includes … [Read more...] about 5 strategies for impressing someone in a job interview

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Negotiating your salary—especially when you haven’t officially gotten the job—can be a frightening prospect. Obstacles like imposter syndrome or inexperience can make you feel as though you should just accept the company’s original offer and move on, but it’s important to know your worth and to advocate for yourself if you believe you deserve a higher salary. However, even if you build up the confidence to negotiate, knowing exactly what to say—or what not to say—is yet another obstacle to overcome. To help, 10 members of Young Entrepreneur Council each share one thing you should never do if you want to successfully negotiate your salary, and why doing them might hurt your efforts from the start. 1. Hint That You're Still Shopping Around While hiring managers are open to salary negotiations, they ultimately want candidates who want to work at the company. If an applicant shows that they lack interest, enthusiasm … [Read more...] about 10 Things You Should Never Do When Negotiating Your Salary In An Interview

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Whether you know what you’re talking about or not, if you’re a guest on TV, everyone will believe you know your stuff. (Psst … you’re less likely to get a guest appearance if you don’t know what you’re talking about!). Part I of this blog series was all about using different platforms to build your personal brand. Part II here is about leveraging the brand you built online to appear before a larger audience. Another way to think of this is that using social media (i.e., blogs, podcasts, YouTube, and Facebook/Instagram) serves as a foundation or springboard. That’s not to say that you can’t have an amazing, and lucrative, brand using any one of the platforms listed in Part I , because you can. But depending on what your goals are, you might also want to explore appearances on radio, television, or TEDx stages. Let’s unpack how this could look for you... 1. TV appearances Modern TV includes guest … [Read more...] about How To Build A Progressive Brand Using Modern Media (Part II)

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Salting has been in the news quite a bit lately. I am not referring to the salt that you put into your food. Instead, I am bringing up the “salting” that is associated with a provocative and seemingly highly controversial practice associated with the interplay between labor and business. You see, this kind of salting entails the circumstance whereby a person tries to get hired into a firm to ostensibly initiate or some might arguably say instigate the establishment of a labor union therein. The latest news accounts discussing this phenomenon point to firms such as Starbucks, Amazon, and other well-known and even lesser-known firms. I will cover first the basics of salting and then will switch to an akin topic that you might be quite caught off-guard about, namely that there seems to be a kind of salting taking place in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This has crucial AI Ethics considerations. For my ongoing … [Read more...] about AI Ethics Flummoxed By Those Salting AI Ethicists That “Instigate” Ethical AI Practices

GOP PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS… ARIZONA… GOVERNOR… TOO CLOSE TO CALL… KARI LAKE LEADS KARRIN TAYLOR ROBSON… US SENATE… BLAKE MASTERS WINS… MISSOURI… US SENATE… ERIC SCHMITT WINS… MICHIGAN… GOVERNOR… TUDOR DIXON WINS… MI-3… JOHN GIBBS WINS… IN SUMMARY… Several Trump-Backed Candidates Win Their Primaries With Others Too Close To Call A SETBACK FOR LIFE IN KANSAS… NYT: Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights Protections in Its Constitution (VIDEO OF BLUE- AND PURPLE-HAIRED WOMEN CELEBRATING) OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas voters resoundingly decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press, a major victory for the abortion rights movement in one of America’s reliably conservative states. The defeat of the ballot referendum was the most tangible demonstration yet of a political backlash against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: GOP Primary Election Results

MAYORKAS DEFENDS HIS TRUTH MINISTRY, AND HIS TRUTH MINISTER… Mayorkas Says Disinformation Board Will Not ‘Infringe On Free Speech’ (VIDEO) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on “Fox News Sunday” that the agency’s new disinformation board will not infringe on U.S. citizens’ free speech rights. The department announced the creation of the Disinformation Governance Board to counter misinformation and disinformation, particularly focusing on disinformation coming from Russia and misleading rhetoric about the U.S.-Mexico border. The secretary said the board is in place to address misinformation that threatens national security. “We address disinformation that presents a security threat to the homeland,” he said. “Disinformation from Russia, from China, from Iran, from the cartels. The cartels spread misinformation that Title 42 does not apply to the Haitians, and that prompts, potentially, Haitians to try to come to the United States, and what do … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Biden In Stitches Over Exploding Prices And Mayorkas Defends His Truth Ministry