After doing your best to make a great impression at a job interview and getting your hopes up, it can be deflating to discover you weren’t selected for the job. Even at this stage of the interview process, you can gain valuable information and possibly even open up future job opportunities with that employer. After [...]

In order to stand out from the crowd when you’re job searching, ask yourself how you will add value to a company. Don’t simply present a list of your basic qualifications to do the job. Instead, whether you’re writing your resume or at a job interview, demonstrate to employers how your skills and experience will [...]

In the book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, authors Chip Heath and Dan Heath describe the core qualities of memorable ideas. While this is not a job search book, a lot of their concepts can be applied to your job search. Specifically, the authors assert that “sticky ideas” are often [...]

Doing a little bit of company research is a very easy way to help yourself stand out from the competition in your job search. With a little bit of ingenuity, you can often do good company research even when you’re provided with nothing more than a fax number in a job ad 1. Ideally you [...]

Preparation is the key to reducing job interview stress. If you prepare everything possible at least the day before the interview, you’ll be able to focus on the answering interview questions well and avoid worrying about anything else on that day. 1. Gather together and try on all of the clothes that you’ll wear to [...]

The moment when you are called and invited to a job interview is often your first real contact with an employer. Make sure your first impression is positive. 1. Determine approximately how long the interview will be. Simply say to the receptionist something like, “How long should I set aside for the interview?” That way [...]