Stumped About Why You Didn’t Get Hired? | Here’s the Back Story
Myth: The job candidate who flat out “nails” the interview gets the job. Truth: The decision about who gets the job is, well, complicated. For all the years that I was a senior manager at a Fortune...
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View ArticleBeen Burnt by a Bad Hire? |10 Red Flags for Interviewers
Trying to hire the right person can keep you up at night. Why? A bad hire can quickly turn employee harmony into raucous noise and tank confidence in you. If you know what you’re looking for, you’ll...
View ArticleYour Job’s Your Choice. No Complaining! | Taking Issue
Complaining is epidemic. People with jobs complain about the work, their bosses, coworkers, working conditions, or pay. Those without jobs moan about how the company did them wrong, that no one’s...
View ArticleThe Job Seeker’s Death Knell—Believing Your Own Excuses
Beating the pavement does more than wear out your soles. It can wear out your self-confidence. Rejection is strength sapping. When the reward for trying hard and staying the course keeps netting a big...
View Article3 Questions Interviewees Must Ask or Risk Doom—After Getting the Job!
Job interviews are the beginning. It’s the moment when we begin our relationship with a future boss. We tend to look at the hiring process like a game show. We’re picked as contestants, and if we...
View ArticleStumped About Why You Didn’t Get Hired? | Here’s the Back Story
To many job candidates, the all important hiring decision is a mystery. More often than not hiring managers don’t say much about the factors they considered. In January 2010, I wrote this post to lift...
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