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Use the STAR Method to answer any interview question

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Use the STAR Method to answer any interview question

Kate Lopaze

Jan 22, 2019

It’s interview day. You’ve worked on your handshake, your eye contact, your head-to-toe professional outfit. You know your resume backwards and forwar...

What men need to know about dressing for job interviews

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What men need to know about dressing for job interviews

Eric Titner

Sep 19, 2018

Attention men: do you know the modern rules to dress for success? Times have changed, and with them the guidelines for dressing for job interviews hav...

TJN Interview Questions: Why are you looking for another job?

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TJN Interview Questions: Why are you looking for another job?

Kate Lopaze

Aug 27, 2018

When you’re prepping for a job interview, you are trying to play defense before the other team is even on the field. Before you shake hands, sit down,...

HR managers want every job candidate to ask these questions

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HR managers want every job candidate to ask these questions

Kate Lopaze

Aug 09, 2018

You’re feeling prepared for your interview. You’ve practiced your handshake (firm, confident). You’ve got your talking points down cold and are ready ...

How to answer, “Why do you want to work here?”

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How to answer, “Why do you want to work here?”

Eric Titner

Jul 16, 2018

Sometimes the most obvious interview questions are the toughest. You prep and prep for the job of your dreams and do all the right things—meticulously...

6 smart answers to the toughest interview questions

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6 smart answers to the toughest interview questions

Kate Lopaze

Mar 14, 2018

You’re in a job interview, and have been rocking all the usual questions that come your way. What’s your five-year plan? Tell me about your last job. ...

The best way to answer “Why should I hire you?”

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The best way to answer “Why should I hire you?”

Eric Titner

Mar 09, 2018

It’s the moment of truth—you’re on the job hunt and have landed an interview and it’s going well. You’re making a great impression on the person you’r...

8 smart things you need to do the night before your job interview

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8 smart things you need to do the night before your job interview

Kate Lopaze

Mar 08, 2018

Pop quiz, hotshot: it’s the night before your big job interview. What should you be doing to get yourself ready? This is probably the most important t...

6 buzzword phrases to eliminate from your vocabulary

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6 buzzword phrases to eliminate from your vocabulary

Eric Titner

Mar 02, 2018

We’ve all been in this position—we’re at work or on an interview and all of a sudden we accidentally say something that we quickly realize sounds so a...

How to answer “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”

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How to answer “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”

Eric Titner

Mar 01, 2018

There’s a question that seems to pop up all the time, and you can count on hearing it from inquiring bosses, curious colleagues, friends and family me...

Acing your behavioral job interview

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Acing your behavioral job interview

Eric Titner

Feb 13, 2018

If you’ve been on the job hunt for a while, you’ve probably been exposed to a wide variety of interview styles and scenarios, all designed to try and ...

Ask these questions when negotiating a job offer

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Ask these questions when negotiating a job offer

Eric Titner

Jan 11, 2018

If you’re on the job hunt and you’ve played your cards right, then perhaps you’ve found yourself in the following scenario: you’ve successfully made i...

8 signs your coworker is toxic

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8 signs your coworker is toxic

Eric Titner

Jan 08, 2018

There’s nothing quite as uniquely stressful as a toxic coworker—and if you’ve been a victim of one you know precisely how difficult a situation he or ...

4 questions to ask when negotiating a job offer

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4 questions to ask when negotiating a job offer

Kate Lopaze

Jan 08, 2018

You have a job offer—awesome! Your work is done, right? After all, you’ve made it through the resume pile/interview/second interview gauntlet and emer...

6 top phone interview questions and how to answer them

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6 top phone interview questions and how to answer them

Kate Lopaze

Nov 14, 2017

You’ve put your resume in for a job opening, and now you’ve got your first bite—a phone interview. The phone interview doesn’t happen in every applica...

The 10 most common job interviews—and how to rock them

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The 10 most common job interviews—and how to rock them

Kate Lopaze

Nov 10, 2017

When you schedule an interview for a new job, you pretty much know what you need to work on: body language , your handshake , and your resume-based an...

How to answer problem solving interview questions

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How to answer problem solving interview questions

Eric Titner

Nov 08, 2017

When you’re going on interviews in the hopes of landing a new job, you may invest some time in practicing how you’d handle the sorts of questions you ...

Make winning small talk in a job interview

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Make winning small talk in a job interview

Eric Titner

Nov 03, 2017

Although there’s a wide array of variables that can affect the types of interviews you’ll find yourself in when job hunting—from the industry and posi...

4 questions to ask at the end of an interview

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4 questions to ask at the end of an interview

Kate Lopaze

Oct 23, 2017

It's game time—the interview is here. You prepped well. You aced the handshake, anticipated the questions they asked, and wowed them with your smooth,...

How to master your next phone interview

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How to master your next phone interview

Peter Jones

Oct 02, 2017

In this era of texting, when phone conversations are increasingly rare, a phone interview can be a daunting step during the job hunt process. It's har...