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Interviews Are Like First Dates
- Dating and interviewing -- how can these two very different things be so similar?
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Becoming Sherlock Holmes: Interview Research
- You're about to meet with a new company, and you know very little beyond their name and industry. How can you find out more before you find yourself in front of them? There are four basic techniques you can use.
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No Phone Calls Please
- I am applying for jobs that state No phone calls please
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Online Social Networking and Your Career
- Authors Scott Allen and David Teten, offer advice on building a virtual presence, relating in real time, online etiquette, privacy and managing email. We spoke to them about the emerging world of social software.
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100 Potential Interview Questions
- While there are as many different possible interview questions as there are interviewers, it always helps to be ready for anything.
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Six Must-Ask Interview Questions
- Take more control at your next interview by asking some pointed questions of your own. Here are six must-ask questions and why you should know the answers.
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Interview Take-Along Checklist
- What do you bring to the interview? We've created this handy checklist, so you won't forget a thing!
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What Are Your Long-Term Goals?
- This open-ended question -- and others like, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" -- throws most candidates off balance.
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Interview Tips for Introverts
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Interviewing on the Sly
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Can this Interview be Saved?
- At some point in the job search process, it happens: You have a really bad interview. Except in some instances it's not you who blows it, it's the hiring manager.
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Handling Weird Interview Questions
- Have you ever been asked an odd question during an interview? Here are a few tips for handling the awkward question with grace.
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Positive Interview Impressions
- Your goal at a job interview is to generate a job offer. Here are tips to avoid damaging your case.
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Six Answers Interviewers Need to Hire You
- During the typical job interview, you'll be asked a lot of questions. But do you really understand what the interviewer needs to know?
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Get Rid of Negative Thoughts
- Too much negativity can derail your job search. Try these tips for thinking and sounding happy when you're not.
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Getting Into the Interviewer's Mindset
- If you can see yourself through an interviewer's eyes, you can improve your chances of making the right impression.
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Ten Interview Fashion Blunders
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Peer Interviewing
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What If Employers Want You to Take a Personality Test?
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How to Ask for Feedback
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What to Ask After the Offer
- You finally have a job offer. To ensure the right fit, be sure you can answer these five questions before you accept.
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The Interview Went Well, Now What?
- What do you do after the interview is over? Here are some follow-up tips.
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A Follow-Up Call Wins the Interview
- After sending a resume, you need to make a follow-up call. Here's why it's important to pick up the phone and whom you should talk to when you do.
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Thank You Letter for Multiple Interviewers
- A Monster asks our career advisor how to send post interview thank you note, when she met with many people at the same time.
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Job-Offer Evaluation Checklist
- Here's a three-step process for developing your own job-offer-evaluation checklist.
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Still Sweating After the Interview?
- Critique your performance. You many have done better than you think!
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Too Much of a Good Thing: Deciding Between Two Job Offers
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The Rejection Letter
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Waiting by the Phone Won't Make It Ring
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Follow Up the Right Way
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