By Susan P. JoyceGo into every job interview interview with 2 goals: - First, impress the employer with what a great hire you would be – your qualifications, accomplishments, and enthusiasm for them and the
job. Even if you aren’t sure you really want this job, your goal is to be impressive enough that the employer will extend a job offer.
- Second, learn as much as you can about the employer and this job. Even if you are unemployed, the last thing you need is to accept a job that will turn out to be a nightmare for you with another, tougher job
search too soon.
Employers have two primary goals for the job interview: first, to determine if you are qualified for the job and, second, to discover if you are someone who would fit well into the organization. The Killer
Interview DO'sYour performance in the job interview is viewed as a “sample” of your work product. Demonstrate the high quality of your work by following these DO’s. 1. DO show respect for the employer and the opportunity.Arrive ten to fifteen minutes early, dressed appropriately (or a little more formally) for the job and organization, and well prepared for the interview. Be sure to treat everyone there with respect, from the people in the parking lot or on public transportation to the receptionist and the hiring manager. READ MORE By Susan P. Joyce In discussions with recruiters, as well
as my own searching on LinkedIn, I noticed a barrier that many people have accidentally created inside LinkedIn. They have a great Profile, but they make absolutely no contact information visible. Having no contact information visible on LinkedIn is a BIG
mistake!
Recruiters search LinkedIn relentlessly, based on keywords (your top 25
keywords), looking for candidates who are qualified for their job openings. When they find someone who is qualified, they want to contact information that candidate as quickly as possible. More than one recruiter has told me that the preferred contact information is a phone number, because the connecting can be quick, but an email address is the absolute minimum. If
recruiters cannot easily contact the candidate, they move on to the next candidate. Potential customers or clients also move on. Protect Your Privacy Without Being InvisibleProtecting our privacy is very important for all of us. However, contact information must be available, or being visible online is a waste of time unless all we want to do is share information with people
we already know. However, protecting privacy and having contact information visible is possible! Here's how... READ MORE Whether you are in a job search or managing your career, you'll want to grab your free copy of the latest version of Personal Branding
Expert Meg Guiseppi's 15 Minute Guide to Smart Personal Branding with LinkedIn. This ebook will help you to use LinkedIn more effectively and also to improve your understanding of personal branding. |
Make LinkedIn work better for your career with Meg's help in this ebook. Recommended Reading...
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Your ranking will drop slightly in LinkedIn search results without a "current position" -- your findability among competing candidates (based on the keywords you’ve added) will slow somewhat, with your Profile shown several pages lower than what it would have been. LinkedIn Expert Laura Smith-Proulx offers solid advice for handling the situation. To avoid invisibility, the "right keywords" (for you, your target job, and your target career) must be included in the "right places" (LinkedIn Professional Headline, LinkedIn Summary, etc.), according to Online Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce. Those keywords are, literally, the key to being found by recruiters and
employers looking for you or someone like you. For successful job interviews, words are nice; stories are better! When recruiter Jeff Lipschultz prepares candidates for their job interviews, they always talk about what Jeff calls "the checklist." This checklist is the list of examples from the
job seeker's experience that directly address the qualifications they to need to cover during the interview. Read this post to learn how to put your checklist together. |
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