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Archive for March 2007

March 24th, 2007

Season 6 - The Apprentice - Week 9

Let me begin by saying that I enjoyed the show this week. It was much better than the previous 3 or 4 weeks. That being said here is the summary and the lessons you can learn from week 9 of this 14 week interview!
Recap:The teams were given the task to create a webisode promoting Soft […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 0 comments

March 24th, 2007

Interview Tactics - by Frank Furness

Check out this Utube 6.5 minute video called How to Get Hired - Job Interview Tactics. Very interesting information about 4 different types of interviewers you may encounter during the hiring process.
Gut Instinct Interviewer - They make a their hiring decisions based on their first impression. Their gut feeling about you.
Personal and Feeling Interviewer - Interested in […]

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March 24th, 2007

Season 6 - The Apprentice - Week 8

GNC Halftime Show
Recap: The teams were given the task to promote GNC during a halftime show at the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer game. The team that best promotes the brand will win. It took a lot for me to write about the Apprentice, Week 8. I was disgusted by the way the people were treating […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 1 comment

March 23rd, 2007

From Interview to Offer

For most of us there is a long “pregnant pause” from the time we interview to the time we are given a formal offer of employment. Mind you, the pause can be as long a day or a few weeks, but for most of us whatever the timeframe it seems toooooooooo long.
That being said, how […]

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March 23rd, 2007

For Managers Only – Candidate Blueprint

Who are you looking for to fill your open position? Creating a candidate blueprint will help you recognize the person for the job. It is important for you to identify the specific characteristics you are looking for from the candidate pool. Let’s consider an Administrative Assistant position you have open in your organization.
Here are some […]

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March 23rd, 2007

Fielding Tough Questions

Approximately 90% of the interviews you will find yourself in will have at least one tough question that will challenge your brain and make you break into a sweat. Here are some tips on how to handle them and move forward in the process.
Don’t panic! Take a deep breath. You can take a deep breath […]

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March 21st, 2007

Formula for Luck?

The Business Channel at B5 media worked together to put together our them for the month of March - LUCK!What an interesting word. In any case, Ron Elizondo wrote a very interesting post I thought would be good to share with you. He put together an equation for Luck.
Luck = Work+Risk+Motivation+Opportunities
For the record, I don’t […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 0 comments

March 21st, 2007

On A Personal Note - Degree or No Degree

My passion for the hiring process was birthed out of closed doors I experienced early in my career. The doors I experienced felt and seemed impenetrable. I had no one to help me understand the corporate world. My desire was promotion and yet I didn’t know how to traverse the proverbial “corporate ladder” As a […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 4 comments

March 18th, 2007

Marketing YOUrself - Pricing Yourself

As a reminder, I set out this month to talk about marketing in the hiring process - Marketing YOUrself. Another component of marketing is pricing the product. Again as a review, you are the product. So if that is true, how do you go about marketing yourself to the organization.
Pricing from a marketing perspective is […]

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March 15th, 2007

It’s All About Hard Work - Not Luck!

By definition, Luck can be defined as a chance happening, as that which is beyond the control of a person. Many people believe you make your own luck in any given situation, including the job opportunities they get.
I have to say up front, I don’t agree. Luck can’t be it. By definition, it is beyond […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 2 comments

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