by Joe Stein | Interviewing
A national office supply company has made its marketing campaign around it for years…the concept of the “easy button”. The idea is both basic and genius at the same time. If you make something simple to use or easy to do it is more valuable or appealing to the person....
by Joe Stein | Interviewing
It is easy to become (or feel) emotionally raw while being interviewed. The stress of finding a new job (or even worse if you are in unemployment) paired with a sleepless previous night, and the anguish over having to talk about yourself can be overwhelming. It is...
by Joe Stein | Interviewing
I don’t know if you have been caught up in the craze the last couple of years, but it has been hard not to see the t-shirts and posters around stating “Keep Calm and Stay (fill in the blank)”. The origin of this saying goes all the way back to the British in World War...
by Joe Stein | Interviewing
For some, it may be the “luck of the draw”, or a failure to acknowledge holes in a persons’ job search. For others, however, it is not merely a way to rationalize a failure to land a coveted job, but rather the actual reason for rejection. One of the most common...
by Joe Stein | Interviewing
It would be almost impossible to go through your entire job search without saying “No” at some point to a prospective employer. Your need to say “No” may come early in the process, such as during a phone screen when you find out that the pay rate is not acceptable. It...
