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Julia Penny
Member since 10th February 2008
Occupation: Consultant Julia Penny is an organizational psychologist with many years experience in recruitment and hiring. She offers her expertise to candidates who want to succeed in their job interviews. Her website includes a complete and free guide to preparing for and excelling in job interviews.
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26th November 2008
In teacher interviews you need to know how to put your best foot forward and to impress as the best candidate for the teaching position. Follow these seven steps to secure the teaching job you want.
Do your Homework
Research the school distri...
18th November 2008
Pay attention to your personal public image in your job interview preparation. These are three critical details that are often overlooked in preparing for the job search and job interview process but they can derail your chances of getting the job you wan...
23rd October 2008
Job layoffs have become a simple fact of life in this volatile economy. The Department Of Labor reports that year-to-date totals of layoff events (12,542) and related initial unemployment claims (1,274,765) in 2008 were the highest January-August totals ...
23rd October 2008
Securing the right accounts jobs. Any economy, even those battered by financial turmoil, needs accounting staff. All companies - public or private - need to have their finances organized and financial statements prepared and analyzed.
Attaining success...
29th September 2008
First impressions are important in the job interview. Research has shown that the first 100 seconds are crucial in determining the interviewer's perception of the candidate's suitability for the position. What you wear to the job interview needs careful c...
09th September 2008
Today's project manager interview explores the changing requirements of project management in the current business climate. The traditional project manager role focused on the processes and tools needed to complete a project within a set budget and time f...
20th August 2008
Pre employment testing is commonly used by employers to screen out unsuitable job applicants. In the United States more than 30% of companies reportedly use pre-employment tests to help make hiring decisions. Used in conjunction with the interview process...
14th August 2008
Research on negotiating salary shows that up to 80 percent of job offers are negotiable but that only a small number of job candidates actually enter into negotiations of the job offer and salary with prospective employers. The main reason given is that c...
01st July 2008
Prepare for these top interview questions. Use the interview answer guidelines to make sure that your interview responses are in line with what the interviewer is looking for.
Why do you want this job?
Basically the interviewer is aski...
20th June 2008
During these tough times a large number of people are re-entering the job market. Stay-at-home mothers going back to work, part-time workers looking for a full time position, people who took time out to get qualifications are finding that economic conditi...
20th June 2008
Job interview mistakes can be easily avoided! These are the five interview mistakes that commonly cause candidates to fail in their job interviews.
Inadequate Preparation
Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote “By failing to prepare, you...
28th May 2008
Pay attention to your interview body language - it plays a critical role in determining how you come across in the job interview! Non-verbal communication accounts for over 90% of the message you are sending the interviewer. 58% of that is your actual ...
14th May 2008
Searching for a new job is stressful in the current tough job market. You need to be very clear about what you are looking for in your new job and how you will identify it during the job interview by knowing the right interview questions to ask.
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06th May 2008
The Behavioral Interview is increasingly used by companies for employment selection. Although it is a more demanding type of interview from the candidate’s point of view, it should be welcomed by candidates as an opportunity to effectively demonstra...
01st April 2008
What makes a good call center agent? Know what the interviewer is looking for in the call center interview and prepare to win that call center job.
Call Center Competencies
First and foremost are the competencies that the s...
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