How To Short-Circuit A Job Interview

Have you ever gone on an interview, and realized somewhere into the interview that you didn’t want the job, but didn’t know how to short-circuit the process? I have, and there is a way to do it gracefully, and not tick off the interviewers. In fact, they would appreciate it as well. Just don’t waste [...]

December 3, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
Tags: interview tips, job interview, Job Interview Tips · Posted in: Job Interview Tips

Three Seconds To Sell Yourself Before The Interview

If you have ever read anything on interviewing, job search, or even flirting you’ve read, “You only got 30 seconds to make a great first impression”! That’s hogwash. Now days, “You only got three seconds from the time I see you, to make a great first impression”. As you walk in for an interview you [...]

October 20, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
Tags: interview, interview tips · Posted in: Interview Techniques

Your Interviewer Isn’t An Idiot

Some interviewers will act as if they are idiots, or they don’t care for you right from the beginning of the interview on purpose. They are not idiots. At least not in most cases. What they are doing is actually testing you. Yes, they want to see how you will act in an uncomfortable situation. They [...]

September 8, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
Tags: interview, interview storytelling sells, interview tips · Posted in: Job Interview Reality Check

Interview Storytelling Sells!!!

Yes, you get to tell stories, during your interview! You will only be successful if you include the following steps. About 30 percent of interviews over the last several years have been formatted to what the industry calls “behavioral interviewing”. It means that is what you did in the past is an indication of what [...]

September 3, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
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Job Interview Tips – Preparation Pays Off (2)

Let’s just continue: q Who’s interviewing you (individual, panel, round robin). Learn about your interviewer. If you’ll be there having more than one person, try to find out in advance what each of them does for the company and see if there’ s public information on their recent successes and activities. There may be [...]

August 5, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
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Job Interviewer’s Psyche – Take 1

When you are gearing up for the job interview, there is a good chance that you feel like you’re ready to run the gauntlet. Your mind may have you feeling like you are one of the main actors in the old Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic suspense movie, “Psycho”. You’re scared if you admit it, or [...]

July 28, 2008 · ibelieve · One Comment
Tags: interview tips, job search · Posted in: Interview Techniques

Self Improvement Strategy Decreases Job Search Rejection

As you straighten your jacket and try to keep your stomach from lurching, you leaf through the company’s brochure. You’ve been in this position many times and each time you get more nervous. After all, you keep getting rejected. This job search stuff sucks. You’ve had to tell yourself not to give up and keep [...]

July 13, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
Tags: career help, interview tips, job interview techniques, job search, job search rejection · Posted in: Self Development

2 B’s For Your Job Search

Let’s have some fun with the alphabet and the letter “B”. Better days, ahead with your job search. Before you put your foot in your mouth…. okay that’s enough. I just wanted to share some b’s with you today that can improve your job search efforts. Be positive. NEVER BE NEGATIVE ABOUT PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS. [...]

July 7, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
Tags: career, interview skills, interview tips, job search · Posted in: Blog

Interview Tip #4

How To Answer Questions Any other questions your interviewer asks – answer them honestly in the first person. You are discovering something at this point: it’s very hard to answer interview questions about you without feeling like a conceited jerk. Ignore the feeling. Everyone – and I mean everyone – gets it. Worry about [...]

June 5, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
Tags: college student, interview tips, summer job · Posted in: Summer Interview Tips

Interview Tip #2

Dessert Soup’s sketch of a man going to a job interview. Your Presentation When you meet your interviewer, shake hands firmly, but not tightly. Practice on your own hand: a strong grip will make it harder but not impossible to move your fingers. That’s the perfect strength to use. Hold the handshake for just [...]

June 3, 2008 · ibelieve · No Comments
Tags: interview tips, Job Interview Questions, job interview success, job interview video, presentation · Posted in: Summer Interview Tips