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How To Be The First To Get An Interview

How do you get an interview before others even know there is a job opening? In many ways, hiring managers are very similar to job hunters. When an opening happens, they want to fill it as quickly, painlessly, and cheaply as possible. Sounds familiar right? You want to find a job as quickly, painlessly, and cheaply as possible.

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Answering “What Is Your Greatest Weakness?”

There are over a thousand possible questions that could be thrown at you during an interview. One question that deserves some extra attention is the infamous “What Is Your Greatest Weakness?” Most people freeze at the mention of the question and advice from career coaches is all over the place. So how do you answer this question? Find out in this article.

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What Should be in the Header of Every Resume?

There are very few hard and fast rules that apply to writing a resume, but one standard you should always follow is including your name and contact information in the header. By including the information in the header, you will ensure it carries over to every page. The last thing you want is someone carrying a stack of printed resumes (yes, people still print), dropping them, and now your resume is missing a page.

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Why you shouldn’t post your resume online

Post your resume on internet job boards, sit back, and let the jobs come to me! Seems so simple. Yet, this is the most ineffective way to actually find a job. In fact, it’s by far the worst possible strategy for your job search. Let’s put things in perspective…

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When do I follow up on a job opportunity?

Are you following up after you submit a resume and after your interviews? Less than 20% of individuals do this and those that do - stand out! But many of us struggle with the rules of following up. When is it ok? How do we do it so we don’t sound desperate? See the answers to these and more in the video.

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How much talking should I do?

Interviews are nerve-racking enough. Talk too much and you’re rambling. Talk to little and you can appear arrogant or uninterested. Here’s how to make sure you ace your next interview.

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