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Browsing category "Interviewing"

Interview tip: Manage your image by telling good stories

July 27th, 2006
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The way you talk about yourself is very powerful. Whether or not you are conscious of it, the way you tell stories of your life frames how people see you, and how you see yourself. So you may as well do this consciously, and also be conscious that people get the most tripped up in [...]

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Overrated: Cleaning up your online identity / Underrated: Cleaning up your offline identity

July 25th, 2006
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The idea of having a perfect online identity is not realistic. Instead, maybe you should focus on making your offline identity one that you're proud of.
First of all, no one is getting away with anything online. Today recruiters are expert and tireless Internet researchers when it comes to scoping out candidates. I just read a [...]

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Five ways to do better in a job interview

Posted to: Interviewing |  Job Hunt |  Knowing yourself
July 11th, 2006
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Most people who want career coaching from me set up an appointment. My brothers send random emails that they tag as urgent. Here's one my brother sent at midnight last night:
"Why don't you ever write about how to interview someone? What do I do when someone goes on and on about himself and I don't [...]

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To blog or not to blog

July 5th, 2006
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I am a big advocate of blogging to give yourself an advantage in your career, but, as Seth Godin says, you need to have "candor, urgency, timeliness, pithiness, and controversy," (by way of Global PR Week.) In short, you need to have something to say that will interest other people.
I believe that each person has [...]

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Big news for Episcopal Church, and we all benefit when one industry shines

June 19th, 2006
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Overheard at synagogue: "I would like to grow up and become a rabbi like you, but my dad doesn't think women should be rabbis." From the head rabbi's seven-year-old daughter to the assistant rabbi who is a woman.
Religious groups seem to be one of the last standouts — along with coal mining and construction — [...]

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Interview mistakes you shouldn't make

Posted to: Interviewing |  Job Hunt |  Knowing yourself |  Parenting
November 20th, 2005
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I interviewed for a job. I haven’t interviewed for the last three years. Since my first son was born. I felt that awkward feeling that people describe when they break up with their long-term significant other and have to date again.
It was a writing job. Most writing jobs don’t require an interview. You just send [...]

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The art of silence in an interview: 3 things to not say

Posted to: Interviewing |  Job Hunt
August 6th, 2005
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Preparation for an interview should include preparing to be silent. An interview is a sales call, not a chat session. So you shouldn’t answer every question you get. Sometimes, you need to give a non-answer. This might feel a little weird to you, especially if you’re a genuinely honest person. But remember that in most [...]

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How to job hunt when you're pregnant

Posted to: Interviewing |  Job Hunt |  Parenting |  Women
May 30th, 2005
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I am pregnant. Due on June 21.
The last time I had a baby was not a great moment in the history of gender discrimination in America. For one thing, as soon as I announced I was pregnant, my editor at a business magazine fired me and recommended that I “try writing for women’s magazines."
I also [...]

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4 interview questions you should never ask

Posted to: Interviewing |  Job Hunt |  Negotiating |  Time management
July 25th, 2004
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Most interviews reach a pause when the hiring manager says, “Do you have any questions for me?" In a world of workplace transparency the most common response to this question would be, “No. I have no questions. I am sick of job hunting. Give me a job."
But alas, you must play the interview game. So [...]

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4 tips for salary negotiation

December 11th, 2003
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Don't be afraid to negotiate your salary. Once a hiring manager chooses you from what is probably the largest pool of candidates she’s ever seen, you know you’re a top candidate. The current economy won’t give you the edge to ask for first-class air travel, but you do have options that can improve your salary [...]

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Make a story out of your career

June 27th, 2003
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When someone asks “What do you do?" a one-word answer will put your career on ice. You need to have a story. When you want to establish a connection with someone, a story provides social glue. When you want to impress someone, a story is more memorable and than a list of achievements.
Early in my [...]

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I can't pronounce my son's last name

Posted to: Diversity |  Interviewing |  Job Hunt |  Parenting |  Resumes
June 3rd, 2003
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My husband and I didn't argue about my son's first name. We argued about the last name. At first, I didn't have a strong opinion, so we gave my son my husband's name: Rodriguez.
But then I got cold feet. I worried that our son would face discrimination for his name. My husband said, “Don’t worry, [...]

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