Consider these résumé and cover letter mistakes that may be keeping you from landing in the
coveted interview chair.
I once
interviewed the chair of a university computer science department — back in the pre-Zuckerberg days when computer science was not at all trendy.
... I nearly fell off my chair when I watched the interview
Before you even get to that
looming interview chair in the boardroom, you ll have to craft the perfect cover letter and CV first.
Cancun, Mexico — At COP16, the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, CFACT had the opportunity to
interview the chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri.
But just what kind of person do recruiters want to see in
the interview chair?
Peter Travers @petertravers Rolling Stone's longtime movie critic solicits questions from followers to ask the Hollywood players who stop by
his interview chair.
This is
the interview chair, not the couch in your living room.
So consider bringing in the professionals when you're serious about getting into
that interview chair.
A good resume gets you past the gatekeeper and into
the interview chair.
Next thing you know, you find yourself in
the interview chair having just blurted out, «Ever notice his freakishly small hands?!»
(And hopefully, someday I'll find myself in
his interview chair talking about my book, «Forget Job Security: Build Your Marketability.»)
The answer to that question depends on how you view «ego», but there's truth to the idea that who you are needs to come across when you sit in
the interview chair.
A professional written resume service understands what it takes to become memorable so you end up in
that interview chair, talking face to face with a recruiter who will hire you.
But the importance of cover letter lies in designing it strategically and thereby used as a weapon to get to
the interview chair.
Job seeker, what barriers must you bust to insure that when you get to
the interview chair your value articulation is at peak performance?
Many candidates will have similar credentials — comparable degrees or work experience, for example — but your unique accomplishments can propel you into
the interview chair.
Did you know that when you're sitting in
the interview chair your potential employer is judging you on a whole set of skills that you may not even be aware of?
This is why it is absolutely essential to make sure your resume is a flawless, well written and an attractive document that will guarantee your spot in
the interviewing chair.
Introduce yourself with confidence and politeness and sit in
the interview chair with a good upright posture, hands and fingers still and resting on your lap, so no nail biting...
Dear Gillian: Not all candidates in
the interview chair really want the job.