RECENT ARTICLE

How to Ensure Employers Can Find You

Post image for How to Ensure Employers Can Find You
Career Advice:  When you're conducting a job search, you need to make it easy for employers to find you online. Employers, who can be inundated with resumes when they post jobs, often seek passive candidates (qualified candidates who aren't necessarily looking for work, but who may be interested if the right job comes along). Anyone who doesn't want to pass up what could be an excellent opportunity should make their professional credentials readily accessible online. How Employers Can Find You Candidate Sourcing In addition to reviewing resumes posted to their compan...

JobActs on December 16, 2009 1

Share |
ALL ARTICLES

Assertiveness – Interview Questions

Post image for Assertiveness – Interview Questions
Career Tools:  Interview Question: Have you ever been in a situation, at work, when you have been motivated to question an ethical issue? Interview Answer Guide: Evaluate the answer and try to see if the job seeker is intimidated by authority figures; are they prepared to protest something they do not believe in; are they able to see things from someone else's perspective. Interview Question: If a clash of personalities were to occur with a colleague, what steps would you take to make the working relationship run smoothly? Interview Answer Guide: Things to look for: Does the job seeker seem to have ...

JobActs on November 26, 2009 1

Share |
ALL ARTICLES

Analytical Skills – Interview Questions

Post image for Analytical Skills – Interview Questions
Career Tools:  Interview Question: Can you tell me about a time when you discovered a more efficient way to do a work task? Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should be able to identify a time where he/she was having difficulty with a work task, found a way to rectify the faults and work more efficiently. Interview Question: Tell me about a task that really tested your analytical abilities? Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should mention a time where he/she had to use reason and logic to resolve a problem. Job seeker may have analyzed all the relevant information and created a good, effective solu...

JobActs on November 26, 2009 1

Share |
ALL ARTICLES

Ambition – Interview Questions

Post image for Ambition – Interview Questions
Career Tools:  Interview Question: How ambitious are you? And why do you think you are ambitious? Interview Answer Guide: Job Seeker should demonstrate a real ambition that is also backed by a persistence and real enthusiasm to succeed. However, check that this ambition is balanced by a sense of clear-headiness and an innate common sense. Make sure that the candidate is ‘grounded’ in reality. Interview Question: Do you think this company is ambitious and if so, why? Interview Answer Guide: Job seeker should demonstrate a good knowledge of the company, especially its past achievements, and have a...

JobActs on November 26, 2009 0

Share |
ALL ARTICLES

Ability to Delegate – Interview Questions

Post image for Ability to Delegate – Interview Questions
Career Tools:  Interview Question: Do you think delegation is a way to dump failure on the shoulders of a subordinate or as a dynamic tool for motivating and training your team to realize their full potential? Interview Answer Guide: Employee should see delegation as an effective management skill which allows staff to use and develop their skills and knowledge to their full potential. A cynical view of this skill is a warning sign. Interview Question: What type of instructions would you give your staff if you decided to delegate? Interview Answer Guide: Clear instructions with decisive standards; ev...

JobActs on November 26, 2009 0

Share |
ALL ARTICLES