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Boost Your Hiring IQ

by Carole Martin | Sep 15, 2020 | Career, Carole Martin Events, Hiring Practices, Interview Training, Job Search, Tell Me About Yourself

There are basically three questions interviewers should be using to decide who to hire as the ideal candidate. This is particularly true if you are lucky enough to have more than one really qualified candidate to choose from. 1.“Can this candidate do the job?” 2.“Will...

THE INTERNAL INTERVIEW – easier or more challenging?

by Carole Martin | Aug 26, 2020 | Career, Hiring Practices, Job Search, Tell Me About Yourself

The internal interview poses its own set of challenges. Believe it or not, it can be even more difficult than external interviews. There are different challenges in this type of interview and if you don’t prepare ahead of time you may find that even though you are...

INTERVIEW MYTHS

by Carole Martin | Aug 26, 2020 | Career, Carole Martin Events, Hiring Practices, Interview Training, Job Search, Jobs Outlook, Tell Me About Yourself

A quick look at what is myth and what is true may help you sort out fact from myth in the interviewing process. MYTH #1 You should try not to be nervous in the interview. TRUTH EVERYBODY gets nervous. It’s OK to be nervous. Not only is it OK to be nervous, it is...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY ASK “WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT OR LAST SALARY?”

by Carole Martin | Aug 25, 2020 | Career, Carole Martin Events, Hiring Practices, Interview Training, Job Search, Jobs Outlook, Tell Me About Yourself

THIS IS BIG. No more questions allowed about your current or past salary. As of February 2019, there are 13 statewide bans and 10 local bans on salary history. More and more state and local governments are adopting laws and regulations that prohibit employers from...

QUESTION FOR YOU TO ASK THE INTERVIEWER(S)

by Carole Martin | Aug 25, 2020 | Career, Hiring Practices, Interview Training, Job Search, Jobs Outlook, Tell Me About Yourself

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” ― Voltaire Questions For You To Ask Carole Martin 1. Ask questions that came up during the interview. In other words, if they have talked a lot about a certain thing – “databases” –...

10 Top Tips For Students About Interviewing

by Carole Martin | Aug 14, 2020 | Career, Hiring Practices, Interview Training, Job Search, Tell Me About Yourself

Somehow it happened too fast and you may not feel prepared to go out and get your first “paying” job. But the reality is here and the more you prepare yourself for the job search process the better the results will be. Unfortunately, there are some challenges because...