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Score! You got the interview! Now what?   Now it’s time to prepare. Don’t expect to walk into an interview without preparing beforehand. You may think you’ve got the job in the bag, but a little bit of preparation before the interview can make a huge difference during the interview. What do you need to do in order to rock your interview? Here are ten tips that will help launch you to the top of their list. 1. Research the company beforehand Go into the interview knowing enough about the company so the interviewers don’t need to explain everything to you. Do your research beforehand and you can use the information you learned to your advantage in the interview. You can offer up advice or things you would be able to bring to the company that would improve their business (and make them more money). Your suggestion(s) could be the key to landing you the job! 2. Have an answer to fall back on Interviewers have a habit of asking hard or tricky questions. They use the...

Most of your time spent after submitting an application is used playing the waiting game. Each employer’s hiring process is different and some take longer than others to review applications, and then there are those who never respond to your application at all. It's difficult as a job seeker to not hear anything back. You're left wondering about the status of your application and whether or not the job has been filled yet. So what do you do? Of course, if you want an answer about your application status, you’ve got to reach out to the company’s Human Resources Director. You may be hesitant to do this. You may feel anxious about coming off as annoying or desperate to the prospective employer. That's to be expected. While some ways are better than others to reach out to an employer, here are the 3 best ways to follow up on your application without stepping on anyone's toes. 1. Be persistent The key to getting the answers you need about your application i...

Interviews can be intimidating. Especially if you get asked questions that are really difficult to answer. Some questions can be very direct, and most of the time employers are looking for a specific answer. If you don’t answer the question in the way they want you to, chances are the employer will pass you up. Which begs the question - what is the right thing to say? How do you answer the most difficult questions in an interview without sitting there for five minutes trying to come up with a good answer? Here are a few tips for some of the hardest questions an employer will ask in an interview. What are your weaknesses? Employers really like to ask this question. They use it to gauge your personality and get insight into what you think of yourself and how you might fit in with their workplace culture. The best rule of thumb is to know the answer to the question before you arrive at the interview. Consider what your strengths and weaknesses are well before you even leave for th...

The only way to get a job is to apply for it. When you find a job that looks promising, you send in your resume and apply for the position. A few hours, days, even weeks go by and you haven’t heard anything. There are a number of reasons why an employer may not respond to you personally after submitting your application. What it comes down to is the more time that passes between your application and not hearing back from the employer, it often means the employer is no longer considering you for the position. If you haven’t heard back from an employer, here are 4 essential things you must do in order to get the closure you need. 1. Contact the employer in a respectful manner Employers are not required by law to respond to applicants. Of course, it would be nice of them to respond, even to just let you know you aren’t being considered for the job so you can settle nerves at the very least. If a week has passed since you applied for the position, it never hurts to reac...

In a recent post on Tumblr, user queendread was sick of sifting through resumes and cover letters. They quickly came up with a list of 10 things you should and shouldn’t do on your resume and cover letter and posted it to Tumblr. The list is extremely valuable for job seekers like you because it comes directly from the people you’re trying to convince to hire you! Chances are if you’re doing any of the things on this list, you may be getting passed up by employers. To see the full post, click here . For the sake of this article, we’ll focus on three key points this employer made that are super important when it comes to resumes and cover letters. 1. It’s the technical stuff that employers can see With most people applying for jobs online, be it through email or an applicant tracking system (ATS), most job seekers are building their resume/CV/cover letter on their computer. They can be created in multiple word processors and most importantly, each one has a file name. Sometimes ...

What you include on your resume is vital to get noticed on a job application. It’s the number one way for employers to gauge whether or not you would be a good fit for the company based on your skills, experience, and education history. Sometimes, it could be the reason why you don’t get considered for a job. Since so much depends on your resume, here are three easy fixes you can make so it will stand out from all of the others. 1. Cater your resume to the job you’re applying for If you have some skills and experience listed on your resume that have little to do with the position you’re applying for, that will only make it easier for employers to throw it out. Before you apply for the job, make sure you read through the entire job description and get a feel for what the company is looking for in a new hire. Then, do a little research on the company themselves. What industry are they in? What kind of people already work there? What skills and qualifications do they have? ...