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Do You Sign Your Own Death Warrant Before You Even Get To Your Interview?
Something that I was reading recently reminded me of a famous experiment which has consistently proved the power of positive thought. The experiment involves setting a class of students an exam which they sit during the morning. At the end of the exam, the students are told to return after lunch for their results and [...]
Continue reading...Tattoos, Piercings And A Punk Hairstyle – Do Employers Have A Say?
30. March 2010
Tattoos might once have been the preserve of some native cultures and those in the forces, but nowadays men and women of all ages can be seen sporting a whole range of designs on various parts of their bodies. Piercings too, have graduated from ears to eyebrows, lips, noses, tongues and beyond. Of course the [...]
Continue reading...Sexual Discrimination – Is There Anything That Women Can Do?
25. March 2010
Following on from yesterday’s post in which I talked about how race advisors and equality campaigners in the UK are calling for ‘anonymous’ resumes to be made mandatory for recruiters, and how some British companies have already adopted the practice in order to ensure fairer treatment of all job candidates, I thought it might be [...]
Continue reading...Increase Your Personal Energy- And Light Up The Room At Your Next Interview
11. May 2009
WRITER BIO - Jo Lynne Gianvecchio-Valerie is an author, former Editor In Chief of two print magazines and PBS Television show co-host living in Western New York. Her first book, a collection of inspirational fiction, is available on her website, www.JoLynneValerie.com. Increase Your Personal Energy And Light Up The Room At Your Next Interview by Jo Lynne Gianvecchio-Valerie What [...]
Continue reading...How to Predict Interview Questions… Without a Crystal Ball
24. March 2009
Oh to have a crystal ball and be able to see your interview questions before the event. Sadly for most of us, however, we are not blessed with such psychic powers, but that does not mean to say that we cannot take a good guess at what we are likely to be asked.
Continue reading...It’s for You-HOO!
20. March 2009
As if face-to-face interviews were not enough to think about, employers are increasingly using telephone interviews to narrow down the pool of applicants who are invited to attend personal interviews. Not only is this technique used to screen candidates in or out, however, but also to reduce the costs when dealing with out-of-town or long [...]
Continue reading...I can’t understand why i didn’t get the job – interview mistakes to avoid
12. March 2009
1. Never admit that the reason for leaving your last job was the fact that you beat up your boss. 2. Never flirt with the interviewer, or ask him or her out on a date during the interview. 3. Never ask the interviewer what the company does. 4. Always turn up for the right interview with the right [...]
Continue reading...BRAIN TO MOUTH…COME IN PLEASE. OVER…
7. March 2009
In my post entitled ‘It’s All Greek To Me’ a few days ago, I mentioned a friend of a friend who made an unfortunate slip-up during an interview, and it struck me that it might be useful to look at a couple of recovery techniques. Unfortunately, the range of potential interview goofs is vast, from [...]
Continue reading...It’s All Greek To Me
4. March 2009
Somebody recently told me about a job interview that a friend of his (we will call him Bob just for ease) had attended. The vacancy was in sales, an area in which Bob was totally inexperienced, but he had just been laid off from his previous job and needed to find something else…and fast. The interview [...]
Continue reading...Body Talk – What is your body saying?
2. March 2009
Although anthropologists, linguists and social psychologists have been studying body language and its interpretation for many years, it was only really when Desmond Morris’ famous book ‘Manwatching’ was first published in 1977 (an updated version was later published under the title of Peoplewatching in 2002) that the general public began to take a closer interest [...]
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