19 Apr 11 How to Find a Job You Love and Where You Excel

Authenticity is key in looking for work. Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, shares about that in this video (click to see embedded video):

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Tags: attitude, authenticity, branding, communication, Employment, interviewing, Job interview, Simon Sinek, video

29 Apr 09 Workshops, HARO, and Lowball Job Offers

It’s so great to be amazingly busy, and if you follow me on Twitter, you probably already know what I’m up to.  Still, I know you like to have some good stuff to read from time to time.  With that in mind, here are some things I’ve been looking forward to sharing with you.

Maximizing Your Job Search Workshop, Crossroads Community Church, Cincinnati, Ohio

In February I gave a talk in front of about 150 job seekers about the How I Got My Job project, entitled “Real People. Real Job-hunting Success Stories.”  Last night I gave another talk to about 50 job seekers entitled “The Emotional Side of the Job Search” (links to slides coming soon). In addition to the photo on this page, there are some more photos from Maximizing Your Job Search Workshops held in Cincinnati, Ohio on Flickr.

Job-hunting success stories wanted

I recently submitted a request to Peter Shankman’s Help a Reporter for individuals to interview for How I Got My Job.  So far the response has been great. A lot of real people have genuinely interesting stories to share.  If you would like to share one of your job-hunting success stories, please get in touch to set up a phone interview: successstories AT howigotmyjob DOT com. Please keep in mind that it can be any job that you’ve landed; I have collected stories from over 15 years ago!

Evaluating job offers

One of the questions I ask during the How I Got My Job interviews is how people have evaluated job offers.  I believe advice on how to do this effectively is sorely needed, especially in the current job market.  Check out this working guide for evaluating lowball salary offers from Liz Ryan.

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Tags: Business and Economy, Cincinnati, Employment, haro, higmj, howigotmyjob, Job hunting, Job interview, job search, maxjobsearch, salary negotiation, twitter

18 Jul 07 Questions YOU should ask during an interview

At a very high level, interviews are merely conversations about a brand and how that brand might fill a need.  During an interview you’re expecting to be asked some questions, and there is some great advice over here on how to prepare to answer some of the typical questions.

But then, the tables are sure to be turned, and you’ll have an opportunity to ask some questions of your own. Are you ready?

Here are a couple of posts I’ve found from Monster.com that can help:

• Your Turn to Ask Questions
• Nine Memorable Questions to Ask at Your Interview

Related tags: getthatjob get+that+job job+hunt job+search career+advice interviewing twitter monster+careers

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Tags: advice, interviewing, Job hunting, Job interview, monster, preparation, strategy