THANK YOU – ESSENTIAL MISS MANNERS

“THANK YOU.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH”.    ELVIS   When someone gives you something it is always appropriate to thank them. When an interviewer gives you his or her time, you’ve been given a very valuable gift and it is essential that you express your thanks!   It is just good manners.  A simple thank you […]

KARMA IS A B*TCH WHEN IT COMES TO RETENTION

KARMA IS A B*TCH The New Year is truly a time for people to embrace change in all aspects of their lives – diet, exercise, relationships and oh yes, their CAREERS. The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics January 2012 report shows the unemployment rate  at 8.3% with an increase of 243,00 new jobs.  An […]

BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

THEY ARE NOT ILLEGAL OR EVEN IMPROPER BUT THEY SURELY CAN MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE – BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS!!!! Behavioral Interview Questions are situational and are designed to uncover your skills and talents (competencies).  These are questions that make you think and reveal qualities about yourself indirectly – They can make you uncomfortable because you  are […]

YOU WANT THE JOB? – WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU ANSWER?

You really want this job.  You certainly want to be pleasant and congenial, but out of nowhere you are hit with a question which makes you feel uncomfortable – a question which is inappropriate or maybe even illegal; what do you do? Leslie Cobb with the US Labor Department division of Labor/Employee Relations reminds candidates […]

CAN YOU TEACH OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS?

Since 2010 when the baby boomer generation began retiring in record numbers the workforce changed and continues to change as more and more competent workers redefine “work.” This can be good news to employers who will now have a pool of available workers (recently retired but still wanting work) and for whom money is no […]