by Randi Bussin | Dec 4, 2017 | Employment Trends, Interviewing, Job Search, Marketing Yourself, Personal Branding
The practice of job seeking has changed in recent years, with Skype interviews growing ever more common. This is due to the growth in remote workers, as well as reporting relationships across multiple offices. Since odds are you’ll be asked to play the game of Skype...
by Randi Bussin | Oct 4, 2017 | Career Reinvention, Interviewing, Job Search, LinkedIn & Social Media, Marketing Yourself, Networking, Resume & Cover Letters
Last month, we explored career change mistakes and how to fix them. In the conclusion of our blog post on career change mistakes, we’ll look at the value of doing your homework, updating your resume, and more. 6. Not Doing Your Homework Once you’ve committed to...
by Randi Bussin | Oct 20, 2011 | Interviewing
I recently interviewed Sharon Teitelbaum, a Work-Life Balance and Effectiveness Coach, on setting boundaries, why they’re important, and the pitfalls of not establishing them. Sharon says boundary setting is important for the same reason that having a...
by Randi Bussin | Jun 8, 2009 | Interviewing
Are you ready for telephone interviews? Telephone interviews used to be used as a quick screening call by HR professionals before inviting a candidate in for a face-to-face interview. Well guess what? In today’s difficult job market, telephone interviews are...
by Randi Bussin | Apr 11, 2008 | Interviewing
Making Your Job References Work for You Job references are more important than you might think. Many job applicants consider job references a slam dunk: Choose three people who will praise you glowingly, hand the names over to your prospective employer, and sit back...
by Randi Bussin | Jan 25, 2008 | Interviewing
Do you have your success stories and accomplisments ready? Have you practiced them? If not, you might want to reconsider preparing them before you go on an interview. Today’s artcile in the Career Journal highlights that the majority of firms are using...