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Do you hold a bad interview?

Do you hold a bad interview?

You would think as the interviewer, you could do no wrong. Unfortunately, if you are not on top of your game, you could very easily hire the wrong person, or let the right person slip through your fingers. A potential employee (especially a good one) is interviewing you as much as you are them. They want to know if the company will be fun to work for, if the boss is going to be fair and if the environment is one of growth and acceptance or if they are better off finding something else. The last thing you want to do is scare someone off who is perfect for the job because you are trying to play the ‘tough interviewer’.

How to make sure you are prepared for a job interview

How to make sure you are prepared for a job interview

The job interview. The first step towards your future, and the first impression that the company will get of you in person. We want you to do it right, we want you to get that job, and we want you to be successful! In order to do so, you must prepare ahead of time. Not only will preparing help you to have a better interview, but it will help calm you down and allow your true personality to come through! The following tips should all be done before you go to the interview…preferably a couple days, not 30 minutes before.

Don't Make These 4 Common Interview Mistakes

Don't Make These 4 Common Interview Mistakes

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last year or so, you have noticed the American unemployment problem hasn’t gone away. The number of well trained, qualified people applying to fill positions greatly exceeds the number of positions. So it is not surprising that applicants are worried they won’t stand out from [...]

Embarrassing Interview Moments and How to Avoid Them

Embarrassing Interview Moments and How to Avoid Them

Most people are on their best behavior when meeting with hiring managers during a job interview, but sometimes, interviewing applicants do things which are nothing short of bizarre. Executives were asked to recount the most embarrassing job interview moments they had heard about or witnessed themselves. Here are some of their strangest, embarrassing, amusing, and [...]

Top 8 Illegal or Inappropriate Interview Questions

Numerous federal laws preclude discrimination based on “protected” characteristics.  Your interview and overall evaluation should only focus on objective, job related factors in order to negate any possible claims of discriminatory bias. 1.  Citizenship You cannot ask them to specify their actual citizenship.  You may ask if the applicant is a U.S. citizen, if they [...]

Classic Must-Avoid Interview Mistakes

Classic Must-Avoid Interview Mistakes

After all, we’re all human and even under the best circumstances things can, and often do, go wrong. However, being prepared and using good judgment can keep you from making common, and silly, mistakes.