Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category

Glassdoor has a list of the Top Oddball Interview Questions from 2009 posted on their site. I love these types of questions.

Some of my favorites…

How would you sell me eggnog in Florida in the summer?

If both a taxi and a limo were priced the exact same, which one would you choose?

Tell me how you would determine how many house painters there are in the United States?

These are great questions for making you think. More often than not, the most imporatant thing is not the “correct” answer, but how you arrive at your answer. Think you have what it takes? Check out the rest of the questions here.

Some great interview advice from Vault.

Enjoy!

Met a potential job lead at a networking event? Met with an employer but haven’t heard back from him or her?

Should I sit and wait to hear back? Or should I be proactive?

The answer is simple…follow up! It is a delicate art that seems to be forgotten by job seekers in today’s market, but following up (in particular sending a thank you card) can go along way!

Let’s say you go to a business event and had the opportunity to chat with a few employers. Hopefully, you exchange business cards (these are a must have!), but now what do you do?

Well, there are two options:

1. Send a follow up email
2. Send a thank you note.

Sending an email is quick and easy, but you run the risk of being lost in the enormous pool of emails in the recipient’s inbox. A better route, especially if you want to stand out, is to send a hand written thank you note.  Pick up a pack of small thank you cards and have them on hand at all times. After the event or meeting, write a small thank you (a few sentences) to the contact, reiterating again that is was a pleasure to meet him or her and you appreciated them taking time to talk with you.

A small hand written thank you can go a long way and will really help you to stand out. Also, be sure to include your business card in the thank you note. You may have exchanged business cards already, but it never hurts to send it again. A hand written note shows that you care and truly appreciated them taking time out of their schedule to meet with you.

The key take away: be proactive, be different, and follow up with a hand written thank you! It goes along way and only takes a few minutes!

Just finished reading a really cool article from CareerBuilder which was posted on CNN. Called 9 things that seal the deal for hiring managers, it’s a collection of quotes from real hiring managers about how you can “seal the deal” during an interview.

Among the great advice:

One of the big things for me is [following] up. If I’m on the fence about a candidate but they take the time to e-mail me and thank me for having them come in, it shows me that they are motivated, tactful and professional.

So true.

There’s some great advice in this article. If you are looking for a job, I would recommend checking it out!