Interviewing

Mock interviews are practice sessions designed to improve the interview skill of a job seeker.  Like any practice session, an experienced coach will make the practice more valuable. Select an interviewer who is experienced at interviewing with different interview styles.  It isn’t sufficient to have experience with one type of interview.  The interviewer should understand [...]

Continue reading What Makes a Good Interviewer for a Mock Interview?

Absolutely.  A mock interview is a practice session allowing a job seeker to improve their interview skills.  Most job seekers cannot imagine how they are perceived by an interviewer.  They know their background inside and out, and their answers make sense.  Unfortunately, the interviewer does not have the back story behind all the answers.  Details [...]

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A mock interview can have any number of questions.  Ideally, the mock interview will have a similar number of questions as the real interview the job seeker is preparing for.  The more a job seeker can practice the same experience they will encounter in a real interview the better they will perform. To learn the [...]

Continue reading How Many Questions Should a Mock Interview Have?

Choosing interview questions is critical when planning for a mock interview. There are thousands of potential questions – so many questions, that a job seeker can never prepare for all of them. This will allow an interviewer to develop a list of questions that will be unexpected by the job seeker. The first step in [...]

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Mock interviews are one of the best ways to build confidence before an important interview.  A mock interview simulates the interview experience as much as possible.  This is invaluable in an interview situation, especially if you have a fear of interviews.  Even if you are not intimidated in an interview, one question you don’t expect [...]

Continue reading Can a Mock Interview Help a Job Seeker’s Confidence?

When conducting a mock interview, it is important to recreate the interview experience as much as possible.  This requires research.  It is essential to learn as much about a company’s interview process as possible.  This research will allow the mock interview to be tailored to the upcoming interview. The participants in a mock interview should [...]

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A Mock Interview is a practice interview designed to simulate a real job interview as closely as possible.  Mock interviews are one of the best ways to improve interview skills and prepare for an interview.  The practice gained in a mock interview is invaluable. Mock interviews can be completed in person, by phone or by [...]

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Power Up Your Job Search: A Modern Approach to Interview Preparation, my book teaching interview techniques for job seekers, was named an Award Finalist by USA Book News in the Careers category this week. Since publishing the book back in March, I have heard from numerous job seekers who have used the book to improve their interview skills.

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Behavioral interviewing is common among the Fortune 500 and continues to be used by more and more companies. In retail and manufacturing, behavioral interviews are common. If you are a warehousing or distribution professional, it is very likely you will encounter behavioral interviews in your career, both in job searches and in internal interviews for promotions.

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The worst hiring result a company can have often relates a new employee being unsafe. There are too many horror stories of a new hire, on their first day, stepping off a loading platform, putting their hand in a machine where it shouldn’t go, or doing something unsafe and really stupid. In the worst cases, the new employee intends to get hurt, hoping to get a big worker’s comp settlement from the injury.

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