By admin, on January 23rd, 2013  Why should we hire you? : Carole Martin
Website: http://www.interviewcoach.com
Question:
I have been unemployed for over a year. I am highly skilled n qualified but cannot seem to get hired.
My question is how do I respond to the final question, “why should we hire you?”
I cover my extensive background and skills that apply to the position but to date, remain unemployed.
Thank you in advance for your time and reply.
Answer:
This is one of those broad questions that can take you down the wrong road unless you have done some thinking about what to say ahead of time. This question deals with your ability to sell yourself. Think of yourself as the product. Why should the customer buy?
Answers that WON’T WORK –
“Because I need a job.” – This answer is about YOU – “they” want to know what you can do for “them.”
“I am a hard worker.” – This is a really trite answer – almost anyone can say he or she is a hard worker.
“I saw your ad and could do the job. – This answers lacks passion and purpose.
STRONGER ANSWERS that would get the interviewer’s attention –
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By admin, on January 16th, 2013  Field Experience As an Anthropology major, you’re likely exposed to a wide range of theoretical perspectives and research methods, given the opportunity to study different civilizations, cultures, and languages, and have perhaps participated in field research. But how do you capture these great experiences on your resume? Here are a handful of resume phrases that may be helpful in describing your classroom, lab, and field experience:
- Used variety of survey design methods including _________, __________, _________, and __________
- Coded interview transcripts and field notes
- Led class discussion on use of religion and myth within Ukrainian immigrant communities
- Participated in ____ hours of field observation at after-school program
- Conducted participant observation as part of ethnography project
- Identified artifacts, features and sites from prehistoric through historic eras at ___________
- Maintained thorough, accurate field notes
- Analyzed data sets using SPSS and MS Excel
- Investigated relationship between language and culture in establishment of social status among adolescent Filipino-Canadians
- Identified traumatic, pathological and occupational markers on skeletons using fundamental forensic anthropology methods, including ______________
Keep in mind that the phrases above are just examples and are provided to remind you of your many accomplishments as a student. Revise, edit and tailor the phrases as your needs require.
As a college student or recent grad, your college degree is often the most marketable thing about you. But how do you translate your academic experience onto your resume? The Resume Phrases by Major series provides sample resume phrases for activities commonly gained in different majors. These sample phrases are intended to inspire students and recent grads to describe their academic experience more thoroughly.
By admin, on January 8th, 2013  Feeling Nervous About the Past : Carole Martin
Website: http://www.interviewcoach.com
Maybe you were fired or laid off – under “not-to-pleasant” circumstances, or maybe you quit un-expectantly?
Whatever the reason – there is something or some things that you’d rather not talk about in the job interview. Not only have you had a bad experience, but now you have to talk about it – again and again.
How you deal with these questions will depend a lot on how you have resolved the issue with yourself. In order to answer these types of questions effectively it will be important to deal with your issue ahead of time. The best way to do that is to think about and script an answer.
Here are some sample questions of difficult questions:
“Have you ever been fired?”
“Why did you leave your last job without another job lined up?”
Continue reading Do You Have “Dirty Little Secrets” You Would Like To Avoid In The Job Interview? »
By admin, on January 2nd, 2013  Guest Author: A nationally recognized resume expert, Jessica Holbrook Hernandez is President/CEO of Great Resumes Fast and a former human resources manager and recruiter.
Website: http://www.greatresumesfast.com
Social networking mistakes can really come back to haunt you when you’re job searching. Don’t think that just because you’re on Twitter and Facebook complaining about a boss—or posting less-than-professional status updates—that it means a current and/or future employer won’t see or read what you’ve put there.
You need to be aware that information that is put out on the Internet, in general, can potentially be seen by anyone. Don’t get caught thinking that just because it’s social media that it’s casual. Be protective of your social profiles, especially if you’re the type of person who shares personal information on Twitter or Facebook—and even more so if you complain about your boss, make negative or derogatory statements, or post anything that you wouldn’t want brought up during a job interview.
Continue reading 5 Strategies for Discovering and Cleaning Up Digital Dirt Hurting Your Job Search »
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