How to Prepare for a Second Interview – What’s Different than the First?

February 27, 2019.Reading time 14 minutes.

If you are moving onto a second interview with the same company, congratulations! You have passed through the gatekeepers and are now poised to refine your presentation and move one step closer to getting the job. So what changes in the second round and how should you prepare yourself differently than for the first interview? […]

Three Types of Resumes that People Don’t Want to Read

February 7, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

Your resume is a communication tool that tells people why they should refer, recommend or hire you. It is not a cruel ritual meant to torment you, and neither should you torment your readers.

When smart people write bad resumes, they waste weeks and months wondering why the phone doesn’t ring. This unhappy result further leads them to putting their energies into thinking about their own situations and insecurities instead of the greater perspective of how to best present themselves to achieve their goals.

Interview Prep: Finding an Authentic Answer to the “Weaknesses” Question

September 18, 2017.Reading time 16 minutes.

What are your weaknesses? When I prepare clients for interviews, this is almost invariably at the top of people’s lists of questions that they are not prepared to answer. When they do have an answer, it is usually one of the “Top Three Answers” to the question or some variation thereof: I am a perfectionist […]

Essential Job Search Tool: The Interview Debrief

September 5, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

If you do not have time to make written notes within the first few hours after the interview but do have the opportunity to record yourself (e.g., in a recording app on your phone), I highly suggest you do the latter and transcribe your notes, or at least email the recording to yourself for safekeeping. You will want to have these notes in front of you when you return for additional interviews and while evaluating (if applicable) multiple offers, and you may even want to keep them for future job searches.

Master the Interview: University of Chicago Webinar

June 5, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

I was honored to speak to University of Chicago alumni last month about highlights from my recent book, Master the Interview: A Guide for Working Professionals.

If you are currently in the job search, looking opportunistically or willing to move for the right role, you will save yourself hours in your interview preparation – mitigating stress and uncertainty in the process and increasing your chance of a job offer – through the discussions in this webinar.

Don’t Miss the Obvious Points of Interviewing

October 11, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

In my new book, Master the Interview, I discuss the importance of recognizing the questions “behind the questions.” If you want results in your job interviews, this is a crucial point.

If you can not only answer the question asked but also address the underlying theme of the question, you set yourself up for job interview success.

What Your Interviewer Really Wants to Know

October 5, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Do you know the underlying interview questions? Image Credit: Adobe Images A smart interviewer is not chiefly concerned that you “walk him/her through your resume” or the exact answer to “what are your weaknesses?” or other questions that are commonly asked in the interview process. For many jobs, your interviewer really wants to know the […]