Blog Feed: How to Get Hired

Video: Skills vs. Tasks

Published on 2011-01-24 00:08:00

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 > read more

Video: Second Round Interviews

Published on 2011-01-24 00:02:00

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 > read more

Video: Who Gets Promoted?

Published on 2010-12-20 01:52:00

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.Update: My first video got ov > read more

Video: "Walk Me Through Your Resume"

Published on 2010-12-20 01:45:00

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 > read more

Video: Who Gets the Offer?

Published on 2010-11-24 01:40:00

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 > read more

How to Get Hired - The Ebook

Published on 2010-11-22 01:47:35

My free Ebook, How to Get Hired: Staying Out of the "No" Pile, is now yours to read, download, and share.Learn inside: The secret Four-Step Method recruiters follow to choose job candidates. The checklists employers use to make hiring decisions. > read more

What's Worse Than Not Knowing?

Published on 2010-11-21 23:34:00

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 > read more

Video: Answering "Your Greatest Weakness"

Published on 2010-11-21 23:29:00

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 > read more

Thank You for Nothing

Published on 2010-10-27 20:21:00

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 > read more

Why Alumni Won't Help You

Published on 2010-10-17 21:03:00

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 > read more

Who Cares About Cover Letters?

Published on 2010-10-10 13:24:00

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 > read more