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December 28th, 2007

Lessons From The Diary Of A Hiring Manager

Yesterday I posted the article, A Hiring Manager’s Diary Includes Valuable Lesson. Today, I want to extrapolate the lessons. Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions.

7 Lessons From The Hiring Manager:
1. Make sure your resume defines who you are, what you know and what you’ve done so the hiring manager can relate your career […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 0 comments

December 5th, 2007

“Don’t Just Take The Job For The Money!”

At least a couple of times a day I get asked a question about the hiring process from people in my life - friends and family. There is always someone who is looking for a job and they know me, my passion for helping people find and get the jobs they want. I had one […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 0 comments

December 3rd, 2007

The December Career & Job Advice - Blog Carnival

I have been wanting to host a job fair here at Interview Chatter for awhile, but I haven’t figured out a format yet. However, what I have been able to do today is to share a blog carnival with you, introducing you to other bloggers and websites that provide excellent information in the Career & […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 35 comments

November 4th, 2007

You Get To Hire The Next President Of The United States

If you get to hire the next President of the United States, I believe like a hiring manager, you should be looking for specific skills and abilities from the candidates. Their life experience and vocation should definitely be a major part of your consideration. But there are two other qualities I believe are underrated in […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 4 comments

August 14th, 2007

Do You Know Who You Are? And What You Bring To The Table? Part 2

Do you know who you are and what you bring to the table? Part 2
This morning I met the new President for the division I work for in my day job. This man, I will call him Steve, knows who he is and what he brings to the table. The table I am speaking […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 6 comments

August 14th, 2007

Do You Know Who You Are? And What You Bring to the Table?

Do you know who you are and what you bring to the table? I would venture to say that most people do not know who they are and what they bring to the table. Let me start by saying this, if you don’t know your value, your values, your skills, your abilities and how to […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 9 comments

August 10th, 2007

For Manager’s Only - Are You A Micro-manager?

The first time I ever dealt with a true micro-manager was when I was interviewing for a job at a very large, well known company. I won’t share the name. The interview was an all day affair that began at 8:00 am, included a lunch interview, and didn’t end until 5:00 in the evening.
My […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 1 comment

July 17th, 2007

“Liars Never Prosper” - A Comment

There has been some discussion today concerning my last two blog posts, Do You Dare Lie? and Don’t Be Too Honest?
Here is a comment from one of my readers:
I remember lying in an interview one time. The interviewer first told me that the company was a smoke-free environment and then asked would I have a […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 26 comments

June 30th, 2007

What To Do When You Are Fired

Over the last week, I have had the opportunity to answer questions about employment over at Yahoo! Answers. I responded to one of the questions. My answer was selected as the best answer received by the asker, Cynthia. Below is the question and my answer.
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Cynthia: I was fired from a job a couple years ago […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 15 comments

June 28th, 2007

Are You An Asset or Liability?

Now here is an interesting question for you to consider when thinking about an interview. Are you an asset or liability for the organization you are interviewing with?
As a hiring manager when evaluating candidates, determining whether you as a candidate will add value to my organization is a very important question to answer.
Managers must determine […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 4 comments