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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Interviews and Artificial Intelligence

Sheridan Wall and Hilke Schellmann note that some interview evaluation tools have faulty artificial intelligence .

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Monday, May 10, 2021

Employment Interviews

Leah Fessler suggests what to say in a job interview if you were fired from your prior employment.

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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Ace the Interview Process

Amy Elisa Jackson warns against using these phrases in a job interview :

  1. Offer to take any role.
  2. Immediately take the offered salary.
  3. Badmouth your former company or boss.
  4. Attempt to reschedule the interview at the last minute.
  5. Complain about the interview process.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Hiring a College President

Kevin Dettmar and Sam Glick discuss the dynamics of the quest to hire a new university President. A "closed" search, conducted by a head hunter and a committee, is contrasted with an "open" search, where there is broad campus participation in the hiring process.

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Saturday, March 11, 2017

Best Interview Question to Ask a Potential Employer

Caroline Liu suggests that the best question to ask at the close of an interview is:
“Actually yeah, I was wondering what your best moment so far at [Company Name] was?”

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Friday, March 03, 2017

Strange Interview Questions

Bob Brown reports the strange interview questions asked of applicants for technology positions.

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

Employment Interviewing

David Perlmutter shares interviewing techniques .

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Friday, February 17, 2017

Seven Steps to a Good Job Interview

Kent Smetters gives says that there are seven steps to a good interview .

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Friday, January 27, 2017

Interviewing

Nicole Matos notes that authenticity is vital for an interview candidate.

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Saturday, October 31, 2015

"This Isn't Working For Me" - A Phrase For Initiating Dialog

Fred Kofman suggests that a great phrase for initiating an uncomfortable dialog is "this isn't working for me ."

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Provoking Interview Questions

Bob Brown shares some real interview questions .

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Interview Questions

Liz Ryan offers "Smart Answers to Stupid Employment Interview Questions ." She also provides a link to smart interview questions she developed.

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Employment Interviewing Via Skype

Matt Gnaizda shares four important tips that help a person look good in Skype interviews .

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