by Rod Buchanan | Jul 24, 2020 | Career, Hiring Practices, Interview Training, Job Search, Jobs Outlook, Tell Me About Yourself
Dear Interview Coach – I am about to graduate in June of 2020 – recruiters are already interviewing candidates at my college. Even though I am qualified, I get very nervous. How can I answer the “Tell me about yourself question? I don’t know what they want to know. ...
by Rod Buchanan | Jul 23, 2020 | Career, Hiring Practices, Interview Training, Job Search, Tell Me About Yourself
The truth is that you may have very good reason for being angry and frustrated with today’s job market. But here’s the hard part – you’ve got to let go of all that before you go into an interview. Going into an interview with baggage is like dragging a big black...
by Rod Buchanan | Sep 12, 2019 | Career, Interview Training, Tell Me About Yourself
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” ― St. Francis of Assisi
by Rod Buchanan | Jun 14, 2017 | Tell Me About Yourself
During the interview, the hiring manager’s job is to find the person among the group who has an extra edge, something uniquely beneficial they can bring to the company above and beyond the other candidates. And it’s that extra edge, that uniquely beneficial trait that...
by Rod Buchanan | Mar 18, 2014 | Tell Me About Yourself
“Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.” ― Les Brown In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In...
by Rod Buchanan | Dec 10, 2013 | Career, Interview Training, Job Search, Tell Me About Yourself
Turning negatives into positives is an important skill to learn. When you are asked a “bad” or negative question, take a minute to turn the answer around refocusing the answer to include some positive qualities. What do you do when the interviewer asks a negative...