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Quiet candidates, colorful resumes, and asshole house centipedes

I’m currently a little exhausted, bitter from spending too much on dry cleaning, and craving a buffalo chicken wrap that will be impossible to get my hands on right now. These issues may or may not be the reason I’m about to unload a hefty rant on the world. Well, whatever the reason, try to [...]

October 13, 2010 16 comments READ MORE →

A Guide to Creating a Professional Setting for Skype Interviews

You’ve interviewed at least a dozen times before. You’ve dazzled interviewers, hiring managers, and recruiters with your charm and slick answers. Simply put, you’re a confident son of a bitch and you know that you’ll walk into any interview and leave with an offer. Hold up a second, boss, we have a tiny problem. Your [...]

September 30, 2010 7 comments READ MORE →

The “weakness” interview question is so weak (video embedded)

I’ve never asked someone to explain to me their weaknesses on an interview. Sorry, I just won’t do it. I was trained to stay away from it, and I’ve been continuously reminded to avoid that useless question when conducting interviews. Why? Well, when most people are asked, they try to think of something negative that [...]

July 27, 2010 21 comments READ MORE →

Interview Horror Stories from #JobHuntChat

Last night, the sixth #JobHuntChat proved to be wildly successful. From 10PM to 11PM ET, the amazing chatters assaulted Twitter with over 1,400 tweets, coming from 200 contributers. While each week has been fun, last night has definitely set the bar for future chats, and I wanted to share responses from the most popular question [...]

March 23, 2010 27 comments READ MORE →

Do you dress up for phone interviews?

Last week, I went out for some drinks with a few of my cousins and we started talking about the job search. Somehow, the topic of dressing for success, while working from home was brought up in the conversation. My older cousin, Steven, thinks that people should always dress like they are in the [...]