Category: Interviewing

Interviewing tips, tricks and techniques.

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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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Don’t write a “Pain Letter” write a Cover Letter…the right way

Forbes and other job searching advice website are really kean on writing what they call “Pain Letters” in place of cover letters. I am going to tell you exactly why a Pain Letter will inflict you the pain of not getting an interview and why they are a pain for the Hiring Managers who have to read them. Then I am going to show you a much more effective method for writing Cover Letters that will substantially increase your chances of securing an interview.
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The Top 10 Job Searching Mistakes and How to Avoid Making Them

I love the first verse to Queen’s We Are The Champions. That first verse is all about perseverance towards attaining a goal, which is in this case, a Championship. However, pay attention to lines 5 and 6 of verse 1:


“I’ve paid my dues
Time after time
I’ve done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I’ve made a few”

“Bad mistakes, I’ve made a few.” One can conclude that if the Champions have made bad mistakes, then everyone is going to make mistakes, which means by extension, you are going to make mistakes in your job search. So what are the most egregious mistakes and how can you avoid making them?
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Who NOT To Use When Listing References

References are one of those “checking the box” exercises that is mundane for employers as they expect to hear people say delightful things about you. There isn’t much to be gained, but there is much to be lost. Reference checks can usually only go 2 directions: (1) A desire to hire on the part of the employer to extending an offer or (2) A desire to hire, to a sigh a relief and a “holy shit did we just dodge a bullet!” moment.
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How to follow up after an interview

Congratulations! You applied for the job, passed the phone screening and have just completed the face to face interview.

It feels like you have really accomplished something; then a few days pass…then a week. Now it’s been 2 weeks. You thought the interview went well and that you had nailed it. But you haven’t heard a damn thing in 15 days now.

What is the protocol? Should you call? Should you wait another week? Maybe you should have already called a week ago? Perhaps an e-mail? What if I could tell you that there is a way that you can avoid some of this uncertainty and get a read on if you are a strong candidate or not? And it can be accomplished by asking one question at the end of the interview:
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How to make yourself hireable. The single best trait that will get you hired.

What do you think the number one quality is that quality employers look for in a candidate? Is it experience? Is it “checking the boxes?” Maybe it’s educational background? Ask any employer and they won’t tell you because they don’t know. There is an inherent quality in strong candidates that employers love but most cannot put their finger on. Candidates, what if I could tell you the strongest quality that could move you to the front of the line and help you land an interview or job offer? Employers, what if I could tell you how to find the candidate most likely to thrive at your company?
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Most common interview questions and how to (or how not to) answer them

There are some interview questions which you are almost guaranteed to be asked. Many Hiring Managers have had no formal training in interviewing and are merely copying what they have been asked in interview settings. It is as if interviewing has become like one of the great oral traditions passed down from one hiring manager to the next. A cavalcade of seemingly mundane and bland questions.

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