by Rick Christensen | Aug 31, 2017 | Career Transition, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
Email has become an essential form of communication in today’s job search, but how you handle it can make a positive first impression or make your next employer question your judgment. Here’s what you need to know about job search email etiquette...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 10, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Interviewing, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen, Your Career
How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions #9 Behavioral Based Interview Questions Many employers now turn to behavioral interview techniques with the hope of improving retention and success rates. The premise behind behavioral interviewing is that the most accurate...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 3, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Career Transition, Interviewing, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions #8 What are your salary requirements? Ideally, salary should only be discussed when you receive a job offer from an employer because that is when you have the most leverage and bargaining power. Until then, try to deflect...
by Rick Christensen | Jul 27, 2017 | Interviewing, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen, Your Career
How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions #7 What questions do you have for us? Interviews should always be conversations, except in very structured interviews, you are allowed to ask questions during the interview as they occur. Don’t rely on your memory to...
by Rick Christensen | Jul 13, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Interviewing, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions #5 Why should we hire you? You pray for them to ask this question, it is your home run question. This is the question that will allow you to show how much research you’ve done, how your skill set matches their needs,...
by Rick Christensen | Jul 6, 2017 | Interviewing, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions #4 Why did you leave (or want to leave) your most recent position? One of the questions that is usually asked during a job interview is “Why do you want to leave your job?” or “Why did you leave your last...
