What are the key differences between a good behavioral answer and a bad response? Understanding the difference between the two will be critical to your success when preparing for an interview. In this blog post, I will provide two sample responses to a typical behavioral interview question. The Question For
Unfortunately, the interview process did not end with a job offer. And for some of us, the company we interviewed with is our dream company and we want to try again. If it truly is your dream company and/or dream job, you’ll want to determine when it will
If you are creating a presentation for an interview, there are several items to consider. These tips can also be helpful when preparing for case study interviews and even your behavioral examples. Item #1—Information There are so many concepts to consider here, but the first and most important detail
There are several common job interview assumptions that could hurt your chances of landing your dream job! You know what happens when you assume, right? I want to create awareness of these items to help you have greater success in your interview. Assumption #1—Our Interviewer is Paying Attention We
Some behavioral interview questions are designed to learn how you deal with challenging situations. Failure questions, conflict questions, mistake questions and unpopular stance questions are all very common in interviews. How you respond to these challenging questions can make the difference between success and failure as an interview candidate. It
What if I told you that you only need three items to be successful in an interview? 1. Structure 2. Organization 3. Detail Just think of S.O.D. when answering interview questions. It is a proven method for success that will enable you to stay focused on providing the
If you have not read Parts 1 and 2 of this hiring manager interview series, I highly recommend you check those out before continuing with this third installment. We have been covering important information you need to know and tips that will help you prepare for any hiring manager interview.
In our previous article, we talked about the basics of preparing for a hiring manager interview. If you haven’t read it yet, please check out Part 1 before continuing with this article. Today, we want to shift the focus and talk about the hiring manager’s needs. They have
It’s an inevitable question that comes up during most job interviews, often in the first conversation. Any good Sourcer, Recruiter or hiring manager will ask you about your salary expectations. You may have something in mind and a salary range may have already been posted with the job description.
NOOOOOOOOO, not another article on how to write a resume! Yes, writing resumes is the worst, so I will try to keep this article as painless as possible. The most important and least shared item regarding resumes is know your audience! Typically, this is a Hiring Manager or a Recruiter
Google “how to use LinkedIn” and the articles talk about how to set up a profile, but not how to communicate with people. Most people probably wouldn’t walk up to someone at a networking event, hand them their resume and say “review my resume and get back to me
What percentage of interviewers would you say show up excited and enthusiastic to interview you? I’d say it’s probably less than 5%. And, of that less than 5%, many are hiring managers that have a vested interest in you as the candidate. For the other 95%, the enthusiasm
Have you ever wondered how to crush Google’s Googleyness & Leadership interview? This week and next, we are going to discuss the rubrics for a successful interview. We want to discuss the differences between “solid” and “outstanding,” as well as how Google defines each rating. Both are great. However,
Last week, we covered the key leadership rubrics used by Google for the Googleyness & Leadership interview. (Click here to read that full article.) Today, we are continuing this discussion by focusing on the Googleyness side of things. What are the Googleyness Rubrics and how can you better prepare yourself
Have you ever completed a job interview and thought you crushed it? Then, you later find out that you didn’t get the job. Maybe the interview didn’t go as well as you thought. There are some common mistakes you likely made before and during the interview. These simple
What if you only have one hour, four hours or eight hours to prepare for your interview? Over the course of the next three articles, I will break it down and provide proven last-minute interview prep strategies. These will help you get ready for your job interview with limited time.
Last week, we discussed an outline and strategies you can follow if you only have one hour to prepare for a job interview. (Click here to read the full article.) Today, we want to expand our prep time a little more. What if you only had four hours to prepare
We’ve talked about how you can prepare with only one hour before your video interview (click here). We also covered the prep strategies when you have four hours (click here). Now, let’s imagine you have a full eight hours to prepare for an important job interview. It still
You can discover endless amounts of data on how to negotiate a job offer the first time. But, what happens with the negotiation when the Recruiter comes back to you with new numbers? Today, we want to talk about these secondary negotiations with Big Tech companies like Google, Amazon, Meta
There are a number of questions that you may get asked during a Technical Recruiter interview. Some of these questions may be rather challenging. In today’s article, we will cover some of the typical questions you might be asked and key themes that will likely be covered during your
Last week, we covered some of the most common, yet challenging questions you may be asked in a Technical Recruiter interview (click here to read Part 1). Today, we are continuing with more key themes to consider and sample questions to practice. Item #8—Data Know your numbers! Break down
Hypothetical questions can be a challenging component of any interview. The good news is you can be better prepared to answer these questions. I have put together 4 simple steps to help you with your interview preparation. First, we will start with a sample question to give us a foundation
What if I told you the one secret that could change how you feel about using interview frameworks? Well, it’s actually pretty simple. The one big interview secret is to focus on your strengths. Of course, this isn’t really much of a secret. If you have been watching
What is the likelihood that every interviewer you speak with is gracious, kind, thoughtful, attentive and really wants to make sure you have the best experience of your life? Let’s face it. There is a very small chance that your interviewer is going to be completely engaged and excited