They say timing is everything. For example, you could walk into a company and fill out an application on the same day that they post a job fitting your qualifications. Unfortunately, it could also be the day that they have already extended an offer to another candidate for your perfect job. It is important to time your job search strategically, and know the best when to apply for a posted job.
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Video Interviewing Tips: You Ought to be in Pictures
Job interviewing has changed in the last year or two thanks to such external influences such as worldwide pandemics, lockdowns, restrictions on travel or even cost control on the part of a company during a public health emergency. Face to face interviews are falling more out of favor, at least in the initial screening and interview process. Many interviews are now being conducted on video platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype or GoToMeeting, to name a few.
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There are many types of interviews – how to win them all
Interviews are like snowflakes or family pie recipes. No two are exactly alike.
There are various forms of interviews and techniques that an employer can…employ. You can also learn a lot about a culture of a company and your potential managers by how they choose to interview you. It’s important to know and recognize different interviewing techniques so that you can answer and ask the appropriate questions and win the interview.
For purposes of this article, we will focus on face to face / in-person interviews. For more information on phone interviews and screenings, click here.
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How to “sneak” your way into a job
There really isn’t a way to sneak into a job, per se. There are no squatters’ rights for breaking into the CEO’s office and staking your claim. Hacking into the payroll system and adding yourself in as an employee is also a risky option. The best way to “sneak” into a job is by simply employing the method of talking to people and asking lots of questions. Socrates was right, at least until he drank that poison.
Allow me to give you a real-world example.
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