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Three Reasons You Fear The Job Interview – And How To Conquer Your Fear

The Diagnosis Are any of these symptoms familiar? At least some of them? Your heart is beating faster than usual, your hands feel clammy, your mouth is so dry it feels like you have cotton inside – and the butterflies in your stomach are out of control. Are these common feelings when you are going to be tortured – or going to a job interview? The answer is a Job Interview. For some the job interview is torture. Why is the job interview so feared? What are “they” going to do to you that is so nerve wrenching? Reasons For The Fear Factor And The Job Interview.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Difficult Questions In The Job Interview -“Why Should We Hire You?”

This is one of those broad questions that can take you down the wrong road unless you have done some thinking about what to say ahead of time. This question deals with your ability to sell yourself. Think of yourself as the product. Why should the customer buy? Answers that WON’T WORK - “Because I need a job.” – This answer is about YOU – “they” want to know what you can do for “them.” “I am a hard worker.” – This is a really trite answer – almost anyone can say he or she is a hard worker. “I saw your ad and could do the job. – This answers lacks passion and purpose.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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A “Survival Job” In The Job Interview

If you find yourself “under-employed” in a position that you are over-qualified for now or in your past, one of the questions you may be asked is how that situation came about. “Why are you working as a clerk when you are applying for a management position?” The worst possible scenario is to not have any explanation or answer to the inquiry. Thinking of your situation and how you feel about being in a lesser job is important to prepare before the interview.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Those Unexpected Telephone Screenings

The phone rings just as you are about to sit down for dinner, butthis time it’s not a pesky telemarketer – it’s a companyrecruiter calling. You’ve been caught off-guard! The telephone “screen call” can come at any time – day or night.Some interviewers find evenings the best time to catch people ...

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Interview Preparation; How To Create Your Unique Brand

Almost every article - or career coach - will tell you that in order to do well in an interview - and to ultimately get the job offer, you must "Be Prepared." But what if you don't know how to prepare? - "What does prepared look like?" - "How do I know what they are going to ask?" - "How can I make them I hire me?" - "What if I'm not REALLY qualified or able to do this job?" These are common conce s and questions - but where do you find the answers? Tough Job Market You are more than aware that you are in a tough job market and that you will have to do something to make your

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Bringing Baggage to the Job Interview

Nobody’s perfect. But nobody wants to hear about your problems and baggage either. Especially in the job interview. Some people’s lives begin to sound like a Soap Opera because there have been so many extenuating circumstances. The following is some advice to handle those tricky situations ...

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Thank You For The Job Interview - Are You Sending a Follow Up Letter?

You might want to think twice before you decide NOT to send a follow-up, thank you letter. The follow-up, thank you letter can be more than a nice "thank you for the interview." It could be what makes the difference between you or another candidate being selected. Think of this letter as one more opportunity for you to put yourself in front of the interviewer and to remind him or her of what you have to offer - and why they should choose you as the best candidate for the job.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Assessing Your Skills. What Makes You Different From All The Others?

If you have been reading articles or listening to news reports about the job market, it becomes obvious that the number of people currently seeking jobs outnumbers the jobs that are now available. If you happen to be one of those job seekers, you realize that you are competing against the odds. The question is, "How can you make yourself stand out when there are so many other candidates looking at the same job?" The answer is to "focus" -- focus on what makes you unique.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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INTERVIEW COACHING: Add Value to Your Business - Be On The Cutting Edge

You name it - Blackberry, Skype Connection, Cell Phone, iPhone – these are the tools of this trade. Has it happened to you in your business? You reach out to someone in a far away country and work with a client via technology ? Believe me, this is the way of the future – and it is already ...

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Closing the Job Interview

“When do I start?” That’s about as aggressive as you can get at the close of the interview. It may knock the interviewer for a loop, and might appear to be overly aggressive, but some people think of it as “closing the sale.” And, for some people it has worked. For others this approach may not ...

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Your Turn To Ask Questions In The Job Interview

“Do you have any questions?” When this question is asked in the interview, surprisingly, the most common answer is “No.” Not only is this the wrong answer, you have missed an opportunity to find out information about the company. It is important for you to ask questions; not just any questions, but questions relating to the job, the company, and the industry. Example: Two candidates are interviewing for the same job. They are both asked the same question - “Do you have any questions?”

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What Your Job Interview and the Hollywood Oscar Nominee Hopefuls Have in Common

Yes, it's Awards time in Hollywood. Several award shows honor the top-performers in film and TV. There are several actors and shows "nominated," and one award is given per category on each show. Why compare awards with a job interview? The comparison with the job interview process is that there is only one job and there are several candidates under consideration – or nominated.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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How to Find the Golden Nuggets in Those Job Postings

Job Postings are “pieces of gold.” They are your customer’s wish lists. Any sales person would tell you that in order to sell someone something you have to know what they need. Read through job postings to find out what your customer (the employer) is looking for – what is the need? By familiarizing yourself with the language of the job posting you will be able to not only read the words and the content, but you will be able to read between the lines. Here’s an exercise that will help you find the “gold” and make good use of it once you discover it.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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The Ultimate Secret of Acing Behavioral Interviews SHOW don’t TELL

When I was a jou alism major I wrote countless papers. Many of the papers that I would get back had the words, “Show – don’t tell” written on them. It took a while to figure out what I was not doing and why I was getting this feedback. But once I got it there has been a profound improvement in my writing and ability to tell “stories.” I now find myself telling my clients the same thing – “Show – Don’t Tell.” The secret to doing well in a “behavioral interview” is showing the interviewer what you have done --- not just telling him or her.r

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Job Interviewers Are Worried About Where You’ve Been Lately

“Why has it taken you so long to find a job?” Or, “What have you been doing since you left your last job – 6 months, or more ago?” It’s amazing that employers are still asking this type of question. Don’t they read what’s going on in the job market? If they were informed, they would know the answer to that question is: “Jobs are very scarce right now and unemployment is at an all time high.”r

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The Graduation Celebration is Over and Now on to the Job Search

As difficult as it is to accept - it’s time to stop celebrating that grand moment in your life --- the diploma and the graduation ---- and get down to the really hard lessons of life. Like – going out and getting a job. Hopefully you have sent out some resumes and are starting to get some nibbles from employers. If you’re not – maybe you need to take a look at your resume. But if you are lucky enough to start getting some invites to come in and interview – this is the time to start learning some new techniques. Interviewing is a learned skill

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Pomp and Circumstance - and Welcome to the World of Work

It’s a time for joy – A time for tears – A time we’ll treasure – Through the years – We’ll remember always Graduation Day (song- JAN-1991) Congratulations on attaining your degree! A special time and a proud accomplishment -- You did it! You’re finished! With school that is – now it’s time to do some learning about the survival techniques in the “World of Work” in a competitive environment. Are you ready to take the next steps?

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