I don’t think I’ve seen a job description out there that doesn’t list as an essential requirement for the candidate to be a problem solver, right? If you’ve ever tied your shoe or fixed a broken doo-dad with duct tape, you’re a problem solver, right? Turn that puzzle into opportunity. That may be true, however […]

There are far too many choices for HR representatives, hiring managers, and just about anyone who is interested in bringing a new employee into a company. There are a ton of qualified individuals. Be a leader amongst leaders. The rate of people with college education is going up steadily, and let’s face it, the world’s […]

I know you’ve probably had a performance appraisal or a meeting with your manager about “Where do you want to be in three years, or five years, or 6 months” whatever the case may be. Tough question right? Show your goals and own it! Chances are you probably didn’t go home on any given day […]

This is one of those questions that I haven’t seen come up too much. I haven’t ever really considered asking it, myself, to any outsourced individuals, but I have to say that you really need to be especially careful when answering any question that talks about your worst quality or a weakness that you have. […]

There are a handful of questions that are just an absolute nightmare to even think about. And one of them that comes immediately to mind is to question “What is your best quality?”. It’s just so wantonly thrown out there of “Hey, go ahead and reduce your entire life and accomplishments down to this one […]

Chances are if you’re in the current job market, it’s pretty tough to find the position that’s a shoe-in. Granted, that’s probably because there are automated HR systems now, much more stringent requirements for mostly the technical jobs. Shine through the barriers. I just think in the world of social media, and the connectedness of […]

I love it when people that give you interview or resume advice say, “Well, you’ve got to know such and such about the company.” Guess what? I’m here to say the exact same thing. I didn’t use to say it until guess what? Someone actually asked me what I knew about the company. Usually, it’s […]

One of the worst trends in interviewing that I’ve seen in the past decade or so is that compensation is discussed upfront. I don’t know when this started to be part of the process, but it used to be a big no-no some time ago. Things have changed, and I can see the importance of […]

Another difficult interview question is “Why do you want to leave your current job?” There are so many horribly wrong and bad ways to answer this question. And there are really only a few good ways to answer it or at least safe but yet not to amine as far as an HR person is […]