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Mastering the 'Tell Me About Yourself' Interview Question
How to master the 'Tell Me About Yourself' Interview Question
Answering the 'Tell Me About Yourself' question in an interview can be a challenging task for many individuals. It's often the initial question posed, setting the tone for the entire interview. Failing to prepare for this question can create a negative impression on potential employers and greatly diminish your chances of making a favorable impact or securing the job.
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Executive Search: Dealing with Confidential Hiring Processes
As a potential candidate in an executive search, you may find yourself in a confidential hiring process. That might be with a job posting that does not reveal the hiring company. You might also receive a call from a recruiter, or search firm one day to talk about an opportunity, but they will hold back on the company name. If this makes you nervous, I can understand how you feel. However, there are several good reasons why a company might want to conduct a confidential search.
What is a Confident…
Timing Resignation with Annual Bonus Payout
If you are preparing to make a career move or contemplating a move and you have an annual bonus payment coming up, how to time your resignation with the payout is an important question. The obvious goal is to line up your resignation such that you receive your annual bonus payout. Learn how to do that in this article.
If you leave early (prior to payout), can you expect to get all or some of your bonus earned?
If you have a discretionary bonus, the short answer to the question is no, probably not.…
Get Your Resume Past the Applicant Tracking System Robots
Get Your Resume Past the ATS Robots
Ever had the experience of submitting your resume to jobs you thought were a good fit and getting zero response? Don’t assume that the hiring decision maker read your resume and rejected you (the good news). There’s a good chance your resume may not have even made it past the resume screening robots (the bad news).
Rise of the Bots
About 80% of the resume submissions I see today are submitted through software. The exceptions tend to be
(1) really senior opportunit…
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