“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they’re okay, then it’s you.” ~Rita Mae Brown Everyone has their own unique personality and off course you will get along with some personality types better than others. That[…]
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Every interview question is an opportunity to sell yourself. Questions as simple as “What do you think of the weather today?” have potential to become bigger questions than they appear at first glance. Part of that is because all questions and answers have subtext. Yet another reason is because you, as the applicant, can make[…]
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Commitment is one of the best things to have on your resume. Employers want to see that you are not a chronic job quitter, and that you are willing to work long term at a company when the company meets your goals. It does have a couple of downsides, however. For one thing, fewer jobs[…]
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If you were forced out of your previous company, you were either laid off (terminated without cause) or fired (terminated with cause). Being laid off does not reflect that poorly on you. Being fired does. Being fired will always affect your employment chances. Always. There is a reason that you should never try to get[…]
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“Their coffee was legitimately disgusting. Have you ever sniffed something so foul that you could taste it? Imagine actually drinking it with regularity. Just awful stuff. It was like someone died in the coffee beans and we brewed it in a temperature that promoted bacteria growth. Once they refused to buy better coffee I was[…]
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Dude, you’re way too much of a player. You be all like “What’s up, I’ma take this job” and then BAM. You gone. One night stand. Never to be heard from again. Employer be crying but you say “Hey employer, don’t hate the employee, baby. Hate the game. Or maybe it wasn’t like that. Maybe[…]
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Yesterday we discussed one of the worst interview questions – “What is Your Fatal Flaw?” That’s just a bad interview question. Today’s interview question is not quite as bad, but still can land even great candidates in a lot of trouble. “Why shouldn’t we hire you” is a good question for asking applicants to think[…]
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Lots of interview questions are interesting and useful for the interviewer. The “biggest weakness” question is a great one for seeing which candidates are prepared to answer difficult questions about themselves and how well they think on their feet. The “Fatal Flaw” question is not one of those questions. The fatal flaw question is a[…]
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