Friday, April 30th, 2010
Hiring is difficult. You want to make sure you get the right person for the job, someone innovative but who will play by the company's rules, someone who is friendly and will fit in with the company culture but who will also take the job seriously, and someone who is ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Have you ever had a really awesome interviewee? Like, so awesome that you hired the guy on the spot (and subsequently cursed yourself for not thinking of doing what he did when you were looking for a job)?
This might work too. But probably not.
Now, it's not necessarily a good thing ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
We've all dreamed of landing that magical job in Paris.
Or Hawaii.
Or New Jersey. (Don't judge me.)
Just picking up from the current drudgery and leaving for some fantastic opportunity.
And, now that job openings are so scarce, some people are casting a wide application net and hoping that they'll get some bites, ...
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
It never fails.
I could be in perfect health: bundling up like an Eskimo, using anti-bacterial lotion with a vengeance, popping Vitamin C capsules as if they were M&Ms.
Doesn't matter. If it's a weekend where I have plans I'm looking forward to, that Saturday I'll wake up with a sore throat ...
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Long hair. Tattoos. Band t-shirts. Ear gauges. Black nail polish. Piercings.
And I'm not just talking about my high school crushes!
Interviewees come in different flavors than just standard "suit and tie." According to an article on msn.com, as "subversive" fashion is no longer subversive, the dress code at many jobs is ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
It's easy to judge others (fun, too!). And, sometimes you have to wonder, "How could anyone make a mistake like that? I would never do that!"
Sorry to break it to you, buddy, but you totally could.
Like on an interview. I recently wrote a blog about a guy who burst into ...
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
I went to the U2 concert at Giants Stadium last night.
Am I telling this just to brag?
Yes. Maybe a little.
Anyway, I went with my friend and her boyfriend. After we were herded like cattle (apparently other people were going to this concert as well--who'da thunk it?) at our train station and ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Found the job of your dreams? Well, you might think that the chocolate taster/roller coaster tester position is already yours. After all, you have a stellar resume and lots of experience eating chocolate and going on rides.
So why didn't they call you back after the first interview?
A good resume is ...
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
So, what's your greatest weakness?
Funny, the person whose job you're replacing--who takes three-hour lunch breaks--also said her greatest weakness was that she's a workaholic.
Gah! That infernal interview question.
Perhaps human resources professionals ask about job candidates' weaknesses to see if the interviewee can think on his or her feet.
But as punkrockhr.com ...
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
Ah, the cover letter. Is there anything more annoying to write, or amusing to read?
There's a tendency for people to "click and send" their resumes to random jobs. But, as I can attest from when I had to conduct interviews at past jobs, resumes without accompanying cover letters are usually ...
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