Doing Research on Your Interviewer
- Written by Alan Carniol
So, you’ve got an upcoming interview. If you are at this stage of the job search, be proud of yourself. You are only a few steps away from finishing the job search race. Now, you need to prepare for the last lap for a strong finish.
In preparing for the interview, it will be good to do some research on your interviewer. It will arm yourself with the right information to make a strong impression and, most importantly, give you confidence.
When doing research on your interviewer, here are the things you should look for:
Doing a Long Distance Job Search
- Written by Alan Carniol
After a rough patch in your career, you’re ready for a fresh start so that you can begin your search for a new job. When seeking a job, you don’t have to limit yourself to what is available locally. You can try looking at job openings in other places.
The Two Keys to Career Progress
- Written by Alan Carniol
Out of college and off to find a job, some graduates think that they have it all planned out—only to find out that life outside of school is different. Once you start working, there are no set rules. The progress of your career will be in your hands. You will only be rewarded for the effort you put in.
If you want to move ahead in your career, there are a couple of things that you need to do.
Optimizing Your LinkedIn Page
- Written by Alan Carniol
There is no doubting the power and reach of LinkedIn. If you are a job seeker, it is a powerful tool that you need to harness. When joining LinkedIn, simply creating a profile is not enough; you will simply get lost in the thousands of other users. You need to optimize your profile page, or you will only be wasting your time.
Four Ways to Have a Better Job Search and Career
- Written by Alan Carniol
When talking about improving your chances for getting a job or improving your work life, you might tend to focus on improving your skills and knowledge. You might be forgetting that even with all the skills in the world, without a healthy body and mind, all of these would go to waste.
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.
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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.