Latest Blog Posts for How to Get Hired

• Video: Second Round Interviews
  on Jan 24, 2011 in Interviews
  Q: What is different about 2nd Round interviews? What should I stress in the next round? How do I even get past the first round? How do I get the callback?See http://www.wallstreetoasis.com for my fifth video guest post.Are you wondering How to Get...
• Video: Skills vs. Tasks
  on Jan 24, 2011 in Cover Letters Interviews
  Q: Firms all want prior experience - how do I enter a field without it? What do I market without industry experience? What should interns and first-time job seekers stress?I answer these and more during my sixth video guest post at http://www.wallst...
• Video: "Walk Me Through Your Resume"
  on Dec 20, 2010 in Interviews
  Q: How should we approach "Walk me Through Your Resume"? I address how to answer this famous question, and how your interviewer's actions during your answer indicates what she knows about you.This is Part III of my video guest posts at http://www.wa...
• Video: Who Gets Promoted?
  on Dec 20, 2010 in Interviews
  Q: Who gets promoted? What do managers look for when offering a promotion? Who should you focus on building relationships with? I answer these and more during my fourth video guest post at http://www.wallstreetoasis.com.Are you wondering How to Get...
• Video: Who Gets the Offer?
  on Nov 24, 2010 in Interviews
  Q: Who gets the offer? Which candidates do interviewers remember? How early in the interview can the decision be made?I answer these and more during my next video guest post at http://www.wallstreetoasis.com.Are you wondering How to Get Hired? Join...
• What's Worse Than Not Knowing?
  on Nov 22, 2010 in Interviews
  Q: If an interviewer asks a technical question we don't know, how should we respond? Should we talk through some related information or guess?Don't guess, and don't try to answer a related question. You probably won't get away with it. Doing so entai...
• Video: Answering "Your Greatest Weakness"
  on Nov 22, 2010 in Interviews
  Q: How should we answer the "What is Your Biggest Weakness" question?See my video guest post about this common yet tricky interview question at http://www.wallstreetoasis.com.Are you wondering How to Get Hired? Join the discussion on my Facebook Grou...
• Thank You for Nothing
  on Oct 27, 2010 in Job Hunting
  Q: Has a thank you letter from an interviewee ever made you hire her? How about a candidate calling HR to "check how the search is going"?Thank you notes are another gauge of a candidate's interest in working at a particular job. However, just as som...
• Why Alumni Won't Help You
  on Oct 17, 2010 in Job Hunting
  Q: How should we approach alumni? How direct can we be about looking for an internship or job?Alumni can be a great source; they can help you understand the skills necessary for certain jobs and the culture of different firms. But, be careful with a...
• Who Cares About Cover Letters?
  on Oct 9, 2010 in Cover Letters
  Q: Why do employers care about cover letters? What can I communicate with a cover letter that isn't on my resume?A cover letter serves a number of specific purposes for an employer. First, it is an indication of how interested the prospective employe...

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