by Joe Stein | Interviewing
After an interview has been completed and the job seeker has returned home, the questions from friends and family will usually start coming in. It is generally the same question being asked, “How did the interview go?” When this question is asked, the job seeker...
by Joe Stein | Interviewing
Traditionally, the view of the job interview is that it is a way for an employer to evaluate the candidates for an open position. This view is traditionally one-sided in its vision, and it is all about what the Hiring Manager needs to get to a decision point. Of...
by Joe Stein | Interviewing
For many people, the thought of starting or participating in “small talk” is a nerve-wracking proposition. For those who have perhaps not heard the term before, “small talk” is a polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters, especially as engaged...
by Joe Stein | Job Seeker Strategies
If you are like most job seekers your job search focus is relegated to inside the Western/Central New York area. Western and Central New Yorkers tend to love the area and would not even think of relocating. Even more specifically, you are probably limiting...
by Joe Stein | Job Seeker Strategies
A job posting carries a wealth of information for a job seeker. Unfortunately, most readers only focus on the concept that a position is open, it is in your area of expertise, and how to apply. The posting, however, can contain so much additional detail that goes...