By Monica Torres – Huffpost A phone screen is the first step of the interview process, at which point a recruiter or a human resources professional calls a job candidate to gauge their interest and weed out candidates who wouldn’t be a good fit. “They are trying to determine if you hold those minimum qualifications,… read more
Job Seekers
Here’s How To Ace a Remote Job Interview—Because Zoom Isn’t Going Anywhere
By Mary Grace Garis – Well+Good It’s been a year since the physical office was phased out, and it’s still going to take a minute for a major comeback. That’s super weird if you’re just now looking for a job. With fewer opportunities to “meet” your future colleagues in person, many interview processes now take place… read more
When Can a Resume Be More Than One Page?
By Sam Blum – Life Hacker When it comes to business etiquette, a few unwavering standards seem to exist, without any definitive rules explaining why—consider the expectation that you will always send a thank-you note after an interview. And while the choice of file format to use when emailing your resume may depend upon why you are sending it, another common… read more
5 Questions That Impress Hiring Managers
By Gwen Moran – Fast Company The interview has gone well. You presented your skills effectively and had a good exchange with everyone you met. You even made them laugh. Now, comes the dreaded final question. Do you have any questions for us? Well, sure. Were you really truthful about what it’s like to work… read more
5 Mistakes Job Seekers Make With Phone Screen Interviews
By Monica Torres – HuffPost A phone screen is the first step of the interview process, at which point a recruiter or a human resources professional calls a job candidate to gauge their interest and weed out candidates who wouldn’t be a good fit. “They are trying to determine if you hold those minimum qualifications,… read more
Brilliant Questions to Ask at the End of a Job Interview
By Rachel Gillett, Allana Akhtar, and Taylor Borden – Business Insider 34 brilliant questions to ask at the end of every job interview. Job interviews are stressful but they have certain guarantees. It should be expected that an interviewer will wrap up with: “Do you have any questions for me?” Asking thoughtful questions not only… read more
4 Tips to Nail a Virtual Job Interview
By Ben Laker, Will Godley, Selin Kudret, and Rita Trehan – Harvard Business Review If you’re job hunting right now, chances are you’re also interviewing remotely. There are some serious upsides to this. You can avoid tardiness (no traffic snarls), reference notes without being too obvious, and if you’re located in a rural area, you now have… read more
Common Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
By Deborah Acosta – The Wall Street Journal In the process of preparing for your interview, you have researched the company, figured out how your skills align with the job requirements, and come up with some thoughtful questions to ask. You might not be able to predict exactly which questions you will be asked during the… read more
Adopt this No. 1 Interview Mindset
By J.T. O’Donnell – CNBC MakeIt Adopt this No. 1 Interview Mindset at Every Job Interview to Boost Your Chances of Landing An Offer. No matter how much time you spend preparing for a job interview, we’re all human and can freeze up or lose focus sometimes. Ultimately, it’s the attitude you bring that… read more
Questions to ask your interviewer for Engineering/ applied scientist roles
By Purvanshi Mehta – Towards Data Science Preparing for your interviews is one aspect of the job search and getting a job that you want is another aspect of it. I wrote about the first part recently which makes this post more important. I have seen so many people struggling to make decisions about which… read more