Alan is the creator of Interview Success Formula, a training program that has helped more than 80,000 job seekers to ace their interviews and land the jobs they deserve. Interviewers love asking curveball questions to weed out job seekers. But the truth is, most of these questions are asking about a few key areas. Learn more about how to outsmart tough interviewers by watching this video.
Job seekers come into an interview with a unique viewpoint or angle they want to show to the interviewer. Likewise, employers have something they are looking for in potential employees. However, the big question is: Will your skill set or mindset get you the job?
In a tough economy, there are limited options for job seekers. After you’ve been out of a job for a while, your savings are almost gone and bills are piling up. It seems like the best option you have is to interview for a low-paying job. So, what do you do?
Everyone has a superstition that they believe in. Likewise, there are things people believe in during a job search—and they’re not always reasonable.
There are a lot of things that can get in the way of the road to success, but none is bigger than fear. Fear limits people’s ability to do anything about their situation. It gets in the way of any chance of progress. When you overcome that fear, however, it will empower you to achieve your dreams.
In the midst of an intense job search, it’s easy to get caught up in all of the emotions and end up frustrated or overwhelmed. There is so much happening that you don’t have any control, and you can feel the negative emotions building up.
Don’t let the job hunt get you down. Here are several reasons why you can feel good about your job search.
Hiring is a big decision for any company; it can either help a company to prosper or hold it back. Before hiring, interviewers sift through applicants carefully in order to hire the best one. Still, even though hiring someone is a big decision, managers make mistakes in their interviewing, leading to bad hires. Here is a list of common interviewer mistakes:
Everyone is unique and different in their own way. Interviewers, like job seekers, have different personalities. There are good and bad interviewers, and sometimes you will face a bad one. So, what should you do when faced with a bad interviewer? Below is a list of the types of bad interviewers and how you can turn the situation around.
You are at the point of your career where nothing seems to be going right, you feel that you are doing your best and yet that is still not enough. Are you really doing your best or perhaps making excuses for failing to get hired.
This is a look at some of the terrible reasons of job seekers for failing their job search:
Coming to an interview, it is expected to be well dressed, have prepared answers to common interview questions, and have a copy of your resume; these are all equally important in impressing an interviewer and showing that you are a worthy candidate. However, all of these common practices will not be enough—if you really intend to ace an interview, look at your vocabulary.
When you are employed, it’s easy to relax and forget about the hardships of not having a job, which can lead to bad habits in the workplace. If you don’t want to go back to the job search, here are some habits that you should avoid.