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- 10 questions you shouldn't ask when you're being interviewed for a job
- The purpose of a job interview.When you are interviewing for a job, you should understand and approach the interview with one main objective: Getting a job offer.If it is a first interview, you want to get to the second interview. If it is the second interview you want to...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, royhayward@..., job, interviewer
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- 10 questions you shouldn't ask when you're being interviewed for a job
- This information is also available as a PDF download.At the end of an interview, most interviewers like to throw out the question, "Do you have any questions for me?" Almost all interviewers will ask if you have any questions, so be prepared to ask something. If you've done your research,...
- Tags: Hiring, Job, Question, Hiring Manager, Suzanne Thornberry
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- Need interviewing tips? Ask your mom
- I found a nice little succinct list at Businessmouth.com, of five simple rules for a great job interview. These five practical tips may not get you the job if you're not qualified but they'll go a long way toward making a good impression on the interviewer: Eye contact - Look directly...
- Tags: Personal Development, Interviews
- Blog posts 2007-07-30
- How to get the least from a team interview
- Recently I was teaching a class regarding the fundamental management skills and I was asked by one of the participants about the pros and cons of having different people around the organization interview an employment candidate. The woman who asked said that she found it to be one of those...
- Tags: Interviews
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- What is a behavioral interview and how can I ace it?
- In traditional interviews, you are asked what your strengths and weaknesses are, what skills you bring to the table, etc. In a behavioral interview, the interviewer wants you to tell her HOW you've demonstrated those capabilties in your career. An interviewer wants to see how you actually handled a specific...
- Tags: toni bowers, Interviews, Career Development, Career
- Blog posts 2007-05-23
- Thoughts of an employee
- Thoughts of an employee:I am writing this in the form of an interview to bring a touch of reality into the subject I want to talk about. Interviewer: Ok, our first question is: In your opinion, why should someone have a job?Employee: Talking about me, I work because I have...
- Tags: mismeshal@..., Interviewer, salary, job, bank
- Discussion threads 2007-05-06
- How to bring in the right team members by interviewing well
- Here are a few simple rules to remember if you've been asked to participate in the interviewing process for a project team membor or a contractor. The process of acquiring staff is an important one for the project manager and the other team members. After all, the people...
- Tags: Tom Mochal, Team management, interviewer, team, Project Management Newsletter, Candidate, Management
- Technical articles 2006-09-05
- DOWNLOAD: Seven warning signs that you should turn down a job offer
- DOWNLOAD: Seven warning signs that you should turn down a job offerhttp://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10881-5766711.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.
- Tags: job, JodyGilbert, download, career
- Discussion threads 2005-07-07
- DOWNLOAD: Get a better picture of a potential job by asking these questions
- DOWNLOAD: Get a better picture of a potential job by asking these questionshttp://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10878-730074.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,--The TechRepublic Downloads TeamNot too usefulHi, Jody, I used to interview people for a large corporation. ...
- Tags: career, interview, interviewer, job, JodyGilbert, training
- Discussion threads 2005-08-18
- Interviewer should have the following two characteristics
- Have you ever been to an interview where you have more knowledge than the interviewer? or you have more experience then him/her?I believe that the interviewer should have the following characteristics.1. He should have more knowledge or experience than me. Or atleast designation wise he should be in upper bracket...
- Tags: interviewer
- Discussion threads 2005-06-06
- A bad job interview can reveal what a company is really like
- A bad job interview can be a disheartening experience, but it may provide powerful insights into a company's culture. See what red flags you should be on the lookout for.You've probably had an interview that went nowhere: one of those interviews that had you wondering what the interviewers could possibly...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Wade A. Mitchell, job, interviewer
- Technical articles 2002-09-16
- Avoid the seven most common pitfalls of job-hunting
- There are seven common mistakes that job-hunters tend to make. From resume miscues to interviewing gaffes, find out which issues to avoid--and better approaches to adopt instead.This article originally appeared on Builder.com’s sister site, TechRepublic.com.By Abbi PeretsThere's one problem with following stock resume and interview advice: You'll sound like you're...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Guest Contributor, job, interviewer
- Technical articles 2002-07-31
- Avoid the seven most common pitfalls of job-hunting
- Job-hunters tend to make seven common mistakes. From resume miscues to interviewing gaffes, here are the mistakes to avoid--and better approaches to adopt instead.By Abbi PeretsThere's one problem with following stock resume and interview advice: You'll sound like you're following stock advice. Most employers can see through it in less...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Guest Contributor, job, interviewer
- Technical articles 2002-07-16
- Dealing with the boss from down below
- An adversarial relationship with your boss can be frustrating, but what can you do? Follow these steps to ease your pain.You are not wild about your boss, and you don’t know what to do. In fact, you hate your boss. You hate your boss so much that it has entered...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Wade A. Mitchell, Interviewer
- Technical articles 2002-06-07
- The interview: Strategies for fielding common questions
- The difference between a successful, job-landing interview and a humiliating experience often hinges on how prepared you are. Here's some sound advice on answering the interview questions you're likely to encounter.As we all know, it's the interview that gets you the job. But for most of us, interviews are no...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, strategy, Lamont Adams, job, Mitchell, interviewer
- Technical articles 2002-05-30
- Recognize a career opportunity when you see it
- In this economy, consultants may have to vary their approach to potential clients to land the job. Here's a look at how one consultant may have missed an opportunity.Tim Heard is a technical recruiter for JC Malone, a career placement service. Tim shares his career advice by answering questions from...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Professional development, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Tim Heard, interviewer, job, career
- Technical articles 2002-05-20
- Greet your next job candidate with a whiteboard and marker
- Software engineering is a rigorous job, and your interview process needs to be just as tough. Find out how you can use the progressive interview technique to eliminate weaker candidates.Given the stress of software development, should the job interview for a developer position be kind and gentle, or should it...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Software development, Development tools, chemistry, Jeffrey Kay, software engineering, interviewer, job
- Technical articles 2002-05-16
- Win an in-house interview by acing your next phone screening
- If you've spent any time looking for a job, you've probably had a phone interview or two. And if you haven't, you very likely will as more companies are using phone screenings to weed out candidates in a more efficient manner.When put in this situation, IT managers need to ace...
- Tags: Abbi F. Perets, interviewer, telephone
- Technical articles 2003-07-10
- Job-seeking tips for 'older' professionals
- The IT industry can be a cruel career sector. According to an industry survey just a few years ago, tech professionals are viewed as old and seniors in terms of age when they hit their early to mid-40s. And that isn’t the worst of it—while older professionals in most industries...
- Tags: interviewer, job, older worker, Terryn Barill, worker
- Technical articles 2003-06-09
- How to get the most out of informational interviews
- QuestionI have been an IT professional for 30 years, spending the last 20 at one company before getting laid off. I’m now heading into the job market and find that I’m not very sure on the best approaches in getting informational interviews set up, the questions to ask, and follow-up...
- Tags: interviewer, job, Molly Joss
- Technical articles 2003-06-04
