So this isn’t going to be the tired old “Dress for Success, Write a Thank You Letter, Make Eye Contact” kind of post about how to land the job. The net is jam packed full of old, tired advice on what it takes to turn the job interview into a salary. As many may have already found, what was useful even 10 years ago is no longer relevant given the radically different (read: exceedingly tough) job market. Monster.com recently published a piece with what seems to be some very astute recommendations regarding what is needed to help a candidate succeed in the interview. And it has nothing to do with clothing or how to turn “your top three weaknesses into strengths”. The 5 fresh tactics are:
Pain Spotting
Story Telling
Using a Human Voice
Showing Relevance
Knowing Your Value
Click here to read the article at Monster for the details on what these suggestions involve. Then go out and get ’em! So this isn’t going to be the tired old “Dress for Success, Write a Thank You Letter, Make Eye Contact” kind of post about how to land the job. The net is jam packed full of old, tired advice on what it takes to turn the job interview into a salary. As many may have already found, what was useful even 10 years ago is no longer relevant given the radically different (read: exceedingly tough) job market. Monster.com recently published a piece with what seems to be some very astute recommendations regarding what is needed to help a candidate succeed in the interview. And it has nothing to do with clothing or how to turn “your top three weaknesses into strengths”. The 5 fresh tactics are:
Pain Spotting
Story Telling
Using a Human Voice
Showing Relevance
Knowing Your Value
Click here to read the article at Monster for the details on what these suggestions involve. Then go out and get ’em! Leave a Reply