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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. Of course your body language, smile, and ability to connect with someone on a personal level gives you the upper hand when sitting in the same room. Referenced on your resume and your cover letter should be the best number(s) to reach you.

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Beware of Career Marketing Firms

Job Advice Blog

There have been in the past, and there still exist today of course, many similar career marketing firms. Of course, unfortunately, those who’d paid for such services were left high and dry. He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm.

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Critical Steps in Your Career Transition

Job Advice Blog

Of course, this will be balanced by your ability to meet the needs of the company. Hiring managers ‘Google’ the names of people they are interviewing and those they are considering interviewing. This is because these documents are the first thing people see about you. You want to project a positive personal brand.

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Is Your Resume Hot? Or a HOT mess?

Melissa Peoples

The gentleman on the call introduced himself as a consultant with a well-known local staffing agency who had reviewed the resume I had uploaded to the organization's website. I have also participated in several fruitful phone screens, and I have an onsite interview scheduled in the coming days.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

2) Ask to meet for fun and to conduct informational interviews When you send out an email as mentioned above, those who are happy to hear from you and want to help you will respond. You can hang out with your friend and informally conduct an informational interview. Those who are too busy will probably just read it and delete.

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The Full Interview - The Person Behind the Professional

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I found every single one of my jobs through a temping agency or by referral. I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. Yes, ZERO.