Why Do Employers Conduct Phone Interviews for Tech Positions?

A potential employer has just called you, requesting to schedule a phone interview. You know you’ve got all the technical qualifications for the job, so you may be wondering: why would the employer not just call you in for a face-to-face meeting right away? Remember, employers receive hundreds of applications for each tech job they post, and…

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5 Surefire Resume Writing Tips

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Patricia Erickson Is the thought of writing a resume as pleasant as having your wisdom teeth surgically extracted? I ask because I was discussing resume writing strategies with a client today and she mentioned she was thrilled I was going to write her resume. This was because she was no longer actively involved in (as she put it) …

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T.A.P. Q#448 – How Do I React to Betrayal by Potential Employer?

Dear Experts, A recruiter contacted me to interview for a position. After two phone interviews and one on-site interview with three people, I was told I was the “top-candidate” and the corporate HR department (in Europe) was “approving” the local office to make an offer. A few weeks pass by with no new news…

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Phone Interview Tips

Follow these tips for phone interviews to increase your chances of securing an in-person job interview.

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Phone Interview Tips

The dreaded compensation question

Dear Jobsblog : When and how is it appropriate to ask about salary, benefits and vacation time? I don’t want to seem like I’m just looking for money and perks, but, at the same time, this information is important to consider. How should I approach this? Whom should I

T.A.P. Q#433 – How Do I Answer Salary Interview Questions?

Dear Experts, What advice do you have when an interviewer ask what your current salary is? Do you answer? Is it better to discuss that topic later? CLICK HERE to see how experts answered this question on Twitter. Got a career question you’d like answered? Send it to twitter@careerealism.com along with your Twitter account name (you must use Twitter for…

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13 Reasons You Will Never Get a Job (Or, 13 Ways You Could)

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert , Colin Daymude Let me be perfectly honest with you. Nobody owes you a job. And, to make it worse, most job seekers are faced with a perfect storm of barriers that never existed in the past. Those barriers include huge competition for a single position, social media, applicant tracking systems, the complete elimination of entire job…

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How to get a Good Reference… no matter HOW you left the job

Employee references can be the linchpin of a successful job search. If you nailed the resume, cover letter, phone interview and in-person interview, then it comes down to your references. There’s no worse feeling than worrying that your references are sub-par, average or even detrimental. When a…

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Asking Questions During the Job Interview

As hiring (hopefully) begins to pick up in the New Year, and you start getting calls for interviews for some of those tech jobs you’re applying for, you may be wondering about how you can prepare for your phone interviews or face-to-face meetings with prospective employers. While you may be thinking about how best to answer…

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Better Talking Lets You Practice And Review for Interviews

If you’re nervous about an upcoming job interview, Better Talking can help you practice and smooth out the bumps in your delivery. Better Talking offers free automated phone interviews. Visit the web site, sign up with your name and email, and you’re given a phone number and a pin number. Call the number and you’ll be prompted with various questions…

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