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5 Ways to Nail a Surprise Phone Interview

On The Job

I think anyone can do well in a phone interview if they're prepared, but what happens when you get an ambush call? Have copies of your resume and talking points nearby. What other tips do you have for unexpected phone interviews? This is an updated version of a column that ran in 2011. You scream, a "dammit!" Be prepared.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

They have stellar resumes. How to interview freelance marketers It’s impossible to achieve goals you never set — so define and communicate your objective and scope of work in the first interview. The pros of expert freelancers They can start promptly. They can hit the ground running. They’re agile hires. They can quit suddenly.

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Quitting Your Job

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. Moreover, a long-term employment is the only accepted format when it comes to resumes and a series of job change is an indicator of lack of capacity to get along with people properly. Starting from the job search, to the submission of applications and interviews — all of these take some time.

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Personal Updates, Reflections and Looking To The Future

Eat Your Career

However, when I moved to Denver in 2011, something slowly began to shift. My very first official interview resulted in a job offer, which I declined (with great anxiety!). Surprise, surprise—the ideal position came from an early morning resume submission through Indeed.com. Sure, I have a million great ideas (SQUIRREL!).

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Personal Updates, Reflections and Looking To The Future

Eat Your Career

However, when I moved to Denver in 2011, something slowly began to shift. My very first official interview resulted in a job offer, which I declined (with great anxiety!). Surprise, surprise—the ideal position came from an early morning resume submission through Indeed.com. Sure, I have a million great ideas (SQUIRREL!).

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10 Tips for Setting Up Your Social Media & Internet Presence Safely to Improve Your Job Search & to Protect Yourself

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AKA – Kiyomi’s 10 Tips for Setting Up Your Social Media & Internet Presence Safely to Improve Your Job Search & to Protect Yourself They say that the interview starts even before you’ve walked through the door and it’s true. This was 2011 and I got really lucky. I got an actual interview out of it too. Yes, Facebook!

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How to Land More Clients and Boost Your Income by Teaching

Men With Pens

Once you’ve delivered a few successful lessons, add your teaching credentials to your resume and About page. Even though I had no journalism experience, I interviewed with a local magazine editor who was impressed by the fact that I taught writing courses to college students. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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