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Preparing for the Phone Interview

Job Advice Blog

Many of my clients have asked me to help them prep for a phone interview. What do you do on the phone? The interviewer can’t see you – there is not opportunity to gauge body language or make the same kind of connection. This is probably going to be your home and cell phone.

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Is Your Phone Hurting Your Career?

On The Job

Are you being held hostage by your phone? In my personal experience, mindlessly relying on my phone and computer has been a useful, albeit insidious, way of avoiding uncomfortable feelings," writes Charlotte Lieberman , a New York-based writer and editor in the HBR article. Don't rely on your phone to entertain you.

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How to Find the Right Accountant for You

Success

Hiring a CPA may be more expensive up front, but you’ll get peace of mind knowing that this person has the required licensure and educational experience to help your business grow , look for tax savings and offer advice for the coming year. Interview candidates. What business expenses are deductible? Trust your instincts.

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How to Hide Your Age in a Virtual Interview

Eat Your Career

. “How do I get around showing my age in a virtual interview? I’ve submitted a resume that includes the last 16 years (two jobs at my current employer) and I am getting initial interviews. As a result, no follow up interviews. I feel like once they see me, I’m being counted out because I’m older.

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How to Choose a Financial Adviser

Success

Clients generally meet with traditional financial advisers in person, over the phone or via video chat. Traditional advisers are usually the most expensive and may require a high minimum investment balance. As part of your interview, be sure to ask the following questions : Are you a fiduciary ?

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Shoes, Phones and Backpacks: What.

On The Job

You dont have to have an expensive satchel, but get one that is clean and streamlined. Dont play with your phone. While you may know enough to mute your phone during an interview, you also cant even look at it. If you carry coffee or a drink with you into an interview, its a distraction and can make you appear too casual.

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

Success

Eighteen minutes and 17 seconds into DJ Khaled’s Zoom interview with SUCCESS , his voice was briefly drowned out by what sounded like the unmistakable roar of a lion. Was it actually a phone notification plugged into a loudspeaker? When he was a teenager, the world taught him that life isn’t fair, at the expense of those parents.