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29 May Body Language You Should Avoid During a Job Interview

Posted at 07:00h in Career Advice, Interviews

The interview is one of the most important steps in the hiring process. This short period of time gives employers the opportunity to determine if you are a right fit for the company and if you can complete the tasks involved in the job. During...

addressing your weakness during a job interview

27 Mar 4 Ways to Address Your Weaknesses During a Job Interview

Posted at 07:00h in Interviews, Job Seekers

During a job interview, you want to stand out. You want to show the interviewer you're the ideal candidate for the position and make them feel confident in their hiring decision. However, one question that you will often be asked is “what is your biggest...

27 Feb 4 Reasons You Didn’t Land Your Dream Job

Posted at 07:00h in Uncategorized

While you may be searching hard to find your dream job, rejection can be difficult to overcome. You may have thought you were the perfect candidate and the job was yours — only to find out otherwise. While there may be many reasons why you...

23 Jan Introverts! Here’s How to Conquer the Job Interview

Posted at 07:00h in Interviews, Job Seekers

The job interview can be stressful and scary no matter your personality. This is one of the most critical steps in the hiring process as this is the first impression managers and other employees receive and it helps them determine if you are a good...

04 Jul How to choose the right recruitment agency

Posted at 07:00h in Employers

When it comes to building your business, few things end up being more important than your staff. It’s your staff who are in the thick of it day in and day out, and you want to know you have the right people in those positions. The best thing you can do is find a recruitment agency who you are confident with to take on the task of finding the right talent for your team. Develop a relationship with the recruitment team and pretty soon you’ll have a great staff behind your company. Here’s how to choose the right agency:

02 Aug Tell Me All About It: Behavioral Interview Questions

Posted at 07:13h in Employers, Small Business Owners

Even when a candidate looks great on paper, you tend to hold your breath until you meet them. Can they back up their experience with strong examples? Why are they looking for a new position? Without a crystal ball, it’s part interrogation and part instinct. But many employers try to get better predictors of success with behavioral interview questions.

How to ask behavioral interview questions:

16 Sep Recruiting Wrongs and Avoiding Them: Making the Right Hire

Posted at 07:00h in Employers, Small Business Owners, Startups

There is almost nothing harder than finding the right new hire for your team. Do they fit interpersonally? Will they be able to align with the mission? Do they have enough experience, or too much? Can they integrate into the culture? A dozen questions bombard the hiring manager as they meet each candidate. Unfortunately, the right candidate can be blurred by unimportant noise, or the wrong candidate can rise to the top for the wrong reasons.

Here then, are five tips on making the right hire:

15 Jul Preparing for a Staffing Agency Interview: Know These 5 Things

Posted at 07:00h in Job Seekers

Whether you are actively in the job market, or even just considering a new opportunity, you have probably started thinking about the interview process (and if you haven’t, you should be). If you have a staffing agency interview, you should consider what might be different from a traditional job interview. No matter how impressive your credentials and how solid your recommendations; you almost certainly will have to convince a potential employer that you’re the right candidate during an interview. Interviews give your future boss all kinds of information about you: are you prompt? Courteous? Professional? Eloquent? Engaging? And that’s not even about the substance of the interview – what your actual experience and skill sets are and how they align with what the company is looking for. A lot of the tips for interviewing for a traditional job are applicable to a temp position as well. But you might want to modify your answers and be prepared for a few questions that are specific to short term employment when you are prepping for a staffing agency interview.