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Job Interviews: What makes a great interview candidate?
By Annette Lewis · 18 years ago
While regarded by many as an imperfect way to choose a new employee, interviews are used by almost all organisations irrespective of size or sector. You may not like the process and indeed some fear ...
Competency Based Interview Questions Made Easy
By Annette Lewis · 18 years ago
Competency based interview questions are used in an effort to make the interview process as standard and as fair as possible. It is a technique which is being used increasingly in large organizations where many ...
Be Ready to Answer the Top 10 Job Interview Questions
By Linda Matias · 18 years ago
GREAT INTERVIEWS GET THE JOB
It can be easy to convince ourselves that the job interview doesn’t matter so much, as long as our resume is outstanding, our dress is impeccably professional, and that we ...
Up is Not the Only Way
By Regina Barr · 18 years ago
When I first entered the workforce, the path for moving forward and advancing my career was steep and hierarchical. In some ways, it reminded me of the steps required to ascend the temples in Chitza ...
13 Resume Blunders That Can Cost You The Interview
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
1. A BLAND OR GENERIC OBJECTIVE: If your objective could be applied to a marketing resume as easily as a resume for an accounting position, then your objective says nothing and will get you nowhere. ...
A Closer Look At Two Interview Questions
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
A job interview is stressful. The person who hasn’t made a lot of changes isn’t practiced at what is involved (nor should they want to be), and the person who has made a lot of ...
Coaching for Performance
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
Entelechy conducted research of over 50 different studies on high performance teams. Some studies focused on motivation; some on trust; some on leadership; others on vision; still others on many other topics. The more we ...
Five Questions To Always Ask On An Interview
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
These five questions go beyond the obvious ones, such as the title of the job, the job description, to whom it would be reporting, and other such basic questions. In fact, it's unlikely you'll even ...
Forming Business Relationships: Value, Competence, Trust, and Propriety
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
More and more, relationships are becoming the difference in sales. People buy from people. Forming a relationship with your customer is an investment of time and effort. When we meet or exceed our customer’s expectations, ...
Hiring the Best
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
Abstract: Hiring continues to be key to a company’s success. Hiring the right staff – with the skills AND characteristics required for success – requires behavioral event interviewing. This article provides insights into effective interviewing ...
Managing Upward
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
In challenging times, sometimes your boss’s behavior becomes erratic. She may overmanage or undermanage you and your work. She may lose sight of all the things you are working on. You may not be sure ...
No More Generic Cover Letters
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
Creating a job search cover letter doesn’t need to be a laborious process. Effective cover letters are short, skimmable and easy to read (a good rule of thumb no matter WHERE your cover letter is ...
Team Membership
By David Shubert` · 18 years ago
Abstract: Much has been written about teams and team leadership. However, team members can make or break a team. This article looks at the characteristics of effective team members.
Much has been written over the ...
The Most Important Management Skill
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
Abstract: Terence Traut from Entelechy, Inc. draws from interviews, research, and extensive experience to identify the most important management skill.
I’ve been teaching management and leadership skills now for over 10 years to new managers ...
What Makes a "good" manager?
By David Shubert · 18 years ago
First of all, what is management? The dictionary defines management as "the act or art of managing: the conducting or supervising of something (as a business)". Sounds about right. But then, Atilla the Hun was ...
Becoming a Private Investigator – Have You Got What It Takes?
By Mark Davies · 18 years ago
Is the job of private investigator as glamorous as it initially appears or as it's portrayed in the movies? Surely it's got to beat sitting on your butt for eight hours a day in an ...
Three Simple Steps To Personal Branding!
By Ann Baehr · 18 years ago
INTRODUCTION
Branding yourself in a resume is so important so you can convey your unique value proposition to a hiring manager and clearly demonstrate what it is you do best – even better than anyone ...
Resume and Cover Letter – A Dynamic Duo
By Ann Baehr · 18 years ago
In today’s job market, it is important to make a good first impression. Although you don’t always need a cover letter, it helps to make a connection with the reader because it is more conversational ...
Resume Services and Rates – Do They Add Up?
By Ann Baehr · 18 years ago
A resume writer has to size up a client’s professional life and career direction in short order. It is not always straightforward – a good resume writer will uncover accomplishments and provide consultation on career ...
I'm Changing Careers - How Do I Format My Resume?
By Ann Baehr · 18 years ago
Are you ever stumped about which resume style or format to use when writing your resume? This article demystifies the complexities of how to approach this important decision. It will explain what each of the ...