Which Is More Important: Skill Set or Mindset?
- Written by Alan Carniol
Job seekers come into an interview with a unique viewpoint or angle they want to show to the interviewer. Likewise, employers have something they are looking for in potential employees. However, the big question is: Will your skill set or mindset get you the job?
Interviewing for a Low-Paying Job
- Written by Alan Carniol
In a tough economy, there are limited options for job seekers. After you’ve been out of a job for a while, your savings are almost gone and bills are piling up. It seems like the best option you have is to interview for a low-paying job. So, what do you do?
Five Silly Job Search Beliefs
- Written by Alan Carniol
Everyone has a superstition that they believe in. Likewise, there are things people believe in during a job search—and they’re not always reasonable.
Don’t Let Fear Get in the Way
- Written by Alan Carniol
There are a lot of things that can get in the way of the road to success, but none is bigger than fear. Fear limits people’s ability to do anything about their situation. It gets in the way of any chance of progress. When you overcome that fear, however, it will empower you to achieve your dreams.
Job Search – 5 Reasons to Feel Good
- Written by Alan Carniol
In the midst of an intense job search, it’s easy to get caught up in all of the emotions and end up frustrated or overwhelmed. There is so much happening that you don’t have any control, and you can feel the negative emotions building up.
Don’t let the job hunt get you down. Here are several reasons why you can feel good about your job search.
5 Mistakes That Interviewers Make
- Written by Alan Carniol
Hiring is a big decision for any company; it can either help a company to prosper or hold it back. Before hiring, interviewers sift through applicants carefully in order to hire the best one. Still, even though hiring someone is a big decision, managers make mistakes in their interviewing, leading to bad hires. Here is a list of common interviewer mistakes:
How to Handle a Bad Interviewer
- Written by Alan Carniol
Everyone is unique and different in their own way. Interviewers, like job seekers, have different personalities. There are good and bad interviewers, and sometimes you will face a bad one. So, what should you do when faced with a bad interviewer? Below is a list of the types of bad interviewers and how you can turn the situation around.
3 Bad Excuses for Failing Your Job Search
- Written by Alan Carniol
You are at the point of your career where nothing seems to be going right, you feel that you are doing your best and yet that is still not enough. Are you really doing your best or perhaps making excuses for failing to get hired.
This is a look at some of the terrible reasons of job seekers for failing their job search:
Power of Vocabulary in Interviews
- Written by Alan Carniol
Coming to an interview, it is expected to be well dressed, have prepared answers to common interview questions, and have a copy of your resume; these are all equally important in impressing an interviewer and showing that you are a worthy candidate. However, all of these common practices will not be enough—if you really intend to ace an interview, look at your vocabulary.
Work Habits that Could Put You Back on the Job Market
- Written by Alan Carniol
When you are employed, it’s easy to relax and forget about the hardships of not having a job, which can lead to bad habits in the workplace. If you don’t want to go back to the job search, here are some habits that you should avoid.
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Considerations Before Working for a Small Business
- Written by Alan Carniol
It’s no secret that small businesses have been responsible for a large part of the job creation in the past few years. As a result, more job seekers are applying to small businesses in addition to the usual big corporations. However, before joining a small business, there are some things you need to consider first.
6 Things You Should Never Say in an Interview
- Written by Alan Carniol
Before an interview, any good applicant will do his or her best to research and prepare for their interview, even to the point of preparing an answer to every known interview question. However, there are times in the middle of a conversation that what you say is different from what you have planned. This could be the reason you don’t get hired even when you have the necessary qualifications.
Working for a Previous Employer
- Written by Alan Carniol
Oftentimes when leaving a company, job seekers burn bridges without ever looking. Ideally, however, when resigning to work for another company, no bridges should be burned. You don’t want to transfer to a new company and end the relationships you have worked so hard to build. When you leave on good terms with everyone—especially the employer—it could even led to the opportunity to work for them again someday.
Surefire Ways to Kill a Job Offer
- Written by Alan Carniol
Every job seeker’s dream is a job offer. Receiving an offer is the light at the end of the tunnel—no more submitting a resume or researching a company for an interview. What if the offer was not the one you were expecting? How will you handle the situation? Here are some surefire ways to turn a wonderful situation into a dreadful one: