5 Resume Mistakes You Can't Make If you're looking for a job and your resume isn't close to perfect, you're in trouble. No amount of personality, speaking ability, or interview skills will help you if the first foot you put forward is a bad resume. Many people are facing the prospect of finding a new job. And some are even contemplating ...
By Gladys Stone & Fred Whelan, Monster Contributing Writers Have you ever left an interview knowing something went awry? It can happen for a variety of reasons: Your gut tells you that this is not where you want to work, you had an uncomfortable exchange with the interviewer, or you forgot the interviewer's name altogether. Here are tips for following up ...
By John Rossheim, Monster Senior Contributing Writer If you've put in a number of years in your professional field, this dreaded scenario might sound familiar: You get a call or an email from a friend of a colleague, asking for a meeting with a murky agenda. Not wanting to offend your colleague, you halfheartedly agree to a brief encounter. The ...
By Gladys Stone & Fred Whelan, Monster Contributing Writers We’ve all been in interviews when it seems like all the interviewer wants to do is trip you up. It’s like everything you say is somehow misinterpreted to mean something completely different. How can you diffuse such an uncomfortable situation? First, understand that the interviewer’s hostility is probably not about you. Most ...
We all know that showing up late to an interview or dressing inappropriately can ruin your chances for a job. But what about the more subtle ways that could make you unexpectedly sabotage your job interview? Don’t let it happen to you! Keep in mind these 10 common subconscious mistakes that you probably don’t even know you’re making. NEXT | ...
You may have done all your research. You may have the best experience. You may be prepared for every question thrown at you. None of that will matter if you fail the personality test that happens in every interview. This is not a "test" like the SATs. It is given over the course of an interview as your personal demeanor or ...
Don't forget your day job. When Tedrick Housh gave a presentation on technology at the Lathrop & Gage law firm's annual briefing on workplace law, he used that line from IBM's "Social Computing Guidelines." Employees these days have a lot of freedom -- on personal and workplace blogs, Facebook, text messaging, YouTube and Twitter -- to say what they'd like. Employers ...
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By Gladys Stone & Fred Whelan, Monster Contributing Writers We’ve all been in interviews when it seems like all the interviewer wants to do is trip you up. It’s like everything you say is somehow misinterpreted to mean something completely different. How can you diffuse such an uncomfortable situation? First, understand that the interviewer’s hostility is probably not about you. Most ...
You may have done all your research. You may have the best experience. You may be prepared for every question thrown at you. None of that will matter if you fail the personality test that happens in every interview. This is not a "test" like the SATs. It is given over the course of an interview as your personal demeanor or ...
Don't forget your day job. When Tedrick Housh gave a presentation on technology at the Lathrop & Gage law firm's annual briefing on workplace law, he used that line from IBM's "Social Computing Guidelines." Employees these days have a lot of freedom -- on personal and workplace blogs, Facebook, text messaging, YouTube and Twitter -- to say what they'd like. Employers ...
