So you got a job offer!! Yippee!! ————- Time to celebrate right!? Yes, I would say go to dinner, have some dessert - maybe a sundae, but then what? Are you ready? Can you really do all the things you said you can do? A long time ago, someone said to me, the cream always rises […]
Ever had a bad interview experience? How do you recover?
I recommend to my clients after every interview, to assess their performance and give themself feedback. You know how well you did when you come out of the interview. No one has to tell you, you already know.
Questions you can ask youself:
How did it feel over […]
From Interview to offer is a repost. The original posted back in March. I have added just a little more information to help a job seeker who finds herself waiting. Enjoy!
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 […]
Ok, so you got feedback or you gave yourself feedback. What do you do with the information you recieve? Well, like most people, you could ignore it. You could do nothing and you can continue to do what you have always done.
“If you keep doing what you’ve always done, yet you expect different results” you […]
Do you need feedback? Absolutely! We all need feedback. We all need perspective about how we perform, both on the job and in the course of an interview.
What is feedback?
My definition after reviewing multiple definitions. Feedback - Information given to communicate satisfaction or dissatisfaction with an end result of improvement for the receiver.
On A […]
Yahoo has an article, Reference Rules That Shouldn’t Be Broken. You should take a look. I have listed the Don’ts for your review. I have added coaching tips that will help you avoid some of these common errors.
3 Common Mistakes:
1. Choosing the wrong people - Your relationship “My Best Friend” would be a mistake […]
Thank You Notes are still appropriate today. For a gift, for a kind gesture and definitely for an interview!
Many people ask, “should I send a handwritten note?” “Is it ok to send the note by email?” I would say “YES” to both. Personally, I recommend handwritten notes. It is a lost art and it distinquishes […]
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 […]
A couple of days ago, I heard on the radio that 70% of Americans are unhappy in their jobs. As I began to prepare to write today, I opened a book, “The Five O’Clock Club Job Search Workbook,” and the first sentence I read says, 85% of all Americans are unhappy in their jobs.” Whether […]
What is courtship? A simple definition, the act of wooing a woman. In your job search, it becomes the act of wooing a company to make you a job offer. In your job search, the job offer is the ultimate reward. Back in the day when men courted women, courtship was considered more a career […]
mastering the job search and interview processes
Written by Darlene McDaniel [email] for b5media.
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