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Tough interview questions: ‘What’s your greatest weakness?’
Editor's note: This article is one in a series on how to answer some of the toughest job interview questions. Read about how to answer the prompt, "Tell me about yourself" here. When you're trying to put your best foot forward in an interview, answering the dreaded question "What is your…...
Top Interview Pet Peeves from Hiring Managers
Every aspect of marketing yourself in the job search is highly subjective from the hiring manager’s viewpoint. Many hiring managers agree on candidate interview behaviors that annoy them – sometimes to the extent of sinking the interviewee’s chances. Here are some that hiring managers cite as landmines job seekers can…...
8 Sneaky Sales Techniques to Try in Your Next Job Interview
When you think about it, closing a sales deal and scoring a job offer really aren’t that different from one another. In both cases, you have to identify the right contacts, thoughtfully reach out to them and convince them that you, above all others, are the right person to help them…...
Top 3 Mistakes Fast Growing Companies Make and How to Avoid Them
Rapidly expanding companies require strong and skilled teams to support them during their time of growth. Typically the biggest challenge that fast growing companies face is the urgency they feel to hire ‘A’ players for critical roles within their team, that arise when demand for their products or services increases.…...
Candidates; Turn the Tables on Your Interviewer
Many times a company’s only knowledge of a job applicant comes from the information provided in a cover letter and resume. It is the interviewer’s responsibility to elicit additional data regarding qualifications, experience, and fitness for the position. Still, the candidate can assist the interviewer in collecting and interpreting…...
Resumes Open Doors, But Interviews Close the Deal
You pore over job announcements, apply only to the ones that seem written just for you, and tailor your cover letter to include key words that will capture the attention of the screener. You charm the hiring manager, ace the interview, and strike the perfect tone in your thank you…...
“Reverse Interviewing Techniques” Produce Substantial Results
With the competition for top talent intensifying every year, innovative companies are turning to reverse interviews to sell their companies to prospective employees. While the process is gaining traction as a way to show coveted candidates what the company can do for them, reverse interviewing also gives the hiring…...
ISC Provides Tips on How to Handle Candidates Who are NOT Hired
ISC believes how a company handles candidates who are not hired is as important as the one that they do hire. It is imperative to remember that the candidate that you turn down today, may be your dream candidate, tomorrow. Give a candidate that has invested their valuable time in…...
