One of the most important parts of your career is what you’re doing outside your job. That could be networking, or professional development, or education. And: there’s also volunteering. Everyone should be volunteering. And if you’re a professional, part of your volunteer work should be serving on a board.
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Job interviews are a pretty dumb idea. Instead of asking you to do some work, employers ask you to talk about doing work. We shouldn’t call them “job interviews.” We should call them “self-promotion sessions.” What’s worse is that these experiences are filled with a bunch of tired questions like “where do you see yourself […]
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Being a jobseeker is being in marketing, and the product is you. Being in product marketing in the Midwest means you can’t be pushy, because people don’t like that here. That’s why the clichés have to stop, right now.
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More and more firms are doing an phone interview (also called a “phone screen”). I have talked to several job seekers in Central Indiana lately who find these experiences make them nervous. How can be great over the phone and move to the next step?
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