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Questions about the specific job

1. What are your expectations for me in this role?
2. What’s the most important thing I should accomplish in the first 90 days?
3. What’s the performance review process like here? How often would I be formally reviewed?
4. What metrics or goals will my performance be evaluated against?
5. What are the most immediate projects that I would take on?
6. How long before I will be… [meeting with clients,

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Authors: Amy Gallo, Art Markman, John Lees | Source: 38 Smart Questions to Ask in a Job Interview | Original Publication: Harvard Business Review (HBR) | Subjects: “Interviewing” Companies, Interview Skills, Interviewing

1. Who should I meet with outside of our team? Your ability to figure out how to influence others will improve if you can get to a quick understanding of the unspoken or informal networks that govern the social dynamics of your new team or organization. Your boss is ideally placed to provide you with this intel.
2. How do you prefer to communicate? It is important to

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Author: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | Source: 7 Questions to Ask Your New Boss | Original Publication: Harvard Business Review (HBR) | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

These are 10 of the key competencies which interviewers often focus on:

1. Communication
   Regardless of the position or industry, the way we interact with others is crucial and you need to be able to build and maintain excellent relationships with clients and colleagues.
   Example question: “Tell us about a time you had to adjust your communication approach to suit a particular audience.”
2. Decision Making
   Good decision making will help you

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Source: Competency-Based Questions | Original Publication: WikiJob | Subjects: Interview Preparation, Interviewing, Questions Recruiters Ask

We often describe ourselves primarily by the title of our profession or the name of our degree. These descriptions communicate one aspect of our lives at a particular point in time. But there are infinite other parts to each of us that add competence, distinction, emotional depth, strength, and meaning to the way we live each and every day. I call these other parts our … [ Read more ]

Author: Pamela Slim | Source: How to Build Meaning, Impact, and Opportunity with Your Body of Work | Original Publication: Change This | Subject: Career (Self) Exploration

Prospective employees prepare canned responses to the questions they think you’ll ask. Your goal should be to set up a discussion that reveals patterns in their behavior and predicts how they’ll fare in your company. Past behavior predicts future behavior, so make it your goal to collect some honest, thoughtful responses that will give you a better idea of how each candidate will actually perform. … [ Read more ]

Author: Mike Michalowicz | Source: The 10 Best Interview Questions That Find Great Talent | Original Publication: OPEN Forum | Subject: Interviewing

If you’re involved in activities that you’re already naturally inclined to do well, your attitude toward work is different and you contribute more to your workplace compared with someone who may have similar skills but less natural ability. Doing what you do best is essential to being a star performer at work. As an employee, you should ask yourself these questions:

• Do I

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Author: Aniruddh Haralalka | Source: Why Strengths Matter in Training | Original Publication: Gallup Management Journal | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

Some of the factors to consider:

• Do they pay other people who do this work? Do their competitors?
• Am I learning enough from this interaction to call this part of my education?
• Is this public work with my name on it, or am I just saving them cash to do a job they should pay for?
• If I get paid, is it more likely the organization will

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Author: Seth Godin | Source: Should You Work for Free? | Subject: Miscellaneous

Whether you’re in an interview or rewriting your resume, here are some suggestions for managing your professional image in a job search. They’re organized by the reasons you may not have been working, but the advice can be catered to different situations:
If you were laid off
Their objections: “There must have been something wrong with you at your previous job.”
Your messaging:

• Be careful

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Author: Priscilla Claman | Source: The Right Way to Tell Your Out-of-Work Story | Original Publication: HBR Blog Network | Subject: Interviewing

Before you enter the room, decide what three or four messages you want to convey to the interviewer. These should “show the connection between what you have achieved and what is really needed to succeed in the specific job and context,” says Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at Egon Zehnder International and the author of Great People Decisions. John Lees, a career strategist and author … [ Read more ]

Author: Amy Gallo | Source: How to Stand Out in an Interview | Subject: Interviewing

When asked at the beginning of a job interview, the “tell me about yourself” question is certainly not a request for a brief personal biography! Your answer to the question definitely should be laser-focused on the specific task at hand: Getting the position for which you are applying! A three-part answer works best Parts One and Two can normally be used from interview to interview, … [ Read more ]

Author: Skip Freeman | Source: Beware The ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Job Interview Question! | Subject: Interviewing

1. Who’s in charge? Ask who you’d be reporting to and how success will be measured, suggests executive coach Meg Montford. “It tells them that you are ambitious and not just a time-clock puncher.” If you’re hired, knowing how achievement is measured will help you get off on the right foot.
2. What’s your management style? If you determine that the interviewer is also your potential manager, try

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Author: Amy Levin-Epstein | Source: 6 Great Questions to Ask on a Job Interview | Original Publication: CBS | Subjects: “Interviewing” Companies, Interviewing

1. Pace – options relating to the rate of career progression.
2. Workload – choices related to the quantity of work output.
3. Location/Schedule – options for where and when work is performed.
4. Role – choices in position and responsibility.

Author: Cathy Benko | Source: Mass Customization: Building the Corporate Lattice Organization | Original Publication: Deloitte Review | Subject: Career (Self) Exploration

If faced with a boss who does not treat you the way you prefer, here are important steps

1. Write a description of the problem; what you want, how the boss responds (or doesn’t), what you have done about it so far.
2. Read the description as if you are the boss, constructing at least two alternate explanations of the boss’s behavior. Think about how the boss’s role

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Author: Allan R. Cohen | Source: The Case of the Miserable Boss | Original Publication: Babson Insight | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

Author: Bud Caddell | Source: how to be happy in business – venn diagram | Subjects: Career (Self) Exploration, Uncategorized

Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, has met very few people who have a plan for their lives. Most are passive spectators, watching their lives unfold a day at a time. They may plan their careers, the building of a new home, or even a vacation. But it never occurs to them to plan their life. As a result, many end up discouraged and … [ Read more ]

Subject: Career (Self) Exploration

1. What exactly would my day-to-day responsibilities be? It is essential that you clearly understand your role and the tasks that you would be expected to undertake. It is easy to make assumptions and get the wrong impression of what the work would be so it is vital for both sides that there is clarity in what is expected of you. If the interviewer cannot give

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Author: Paul Sloane | Source: Seven Great Questions to Ask at a Job Interview | Original Publication: Lifehack.org | Subject: Interviewing

If you’re nervous about an upcoming job interview, Better Talking can help you practice and smooth out the bumps in your delivery.

Better Talking offers free automated phone interviews. You visit the web site, sign up with your name and email, and you’re given a phone number and a pin number. Call the number and you’ll be prompted with various questions like “What type … [ Read more ]

Subjects: Internet Resources, Interviewing

When IT program manager Andrew Makar found himself the victim of unexpected downsizing, he mapped out a strategy for finding a new job – and it worked. The tips, tactics, and contact matrix tool included in this download will help you build your own plan of action.

Subject: Miscellaneous

So the interview for your next great job is coming up and you’ve got answers for your strengths, weaknesses, and teamwork skills–but can you explain the 5-4-3 rule of computer networking? InterviewUp, a social website focused on industry-specific interview questions, could help you prepare for your time in the hot seat. No account is required to search, post or answer questions asked of candidates, but … [ Read more ]

Subject: Interviewing

Gay Hendricks has a great little model to help us discover our genius.

Draw a square. Make four quadrants. In the lower right put “Incompetence.” In the lower left, “Competence.” Upper right, “Excellence.” And upper left, “GENIUS!”

The idea is very straight-forward: we’re going to live a much more powerful, fulfilled, happy life to the extent we spend as much time as possible … [ Read more ]

Subject: Career (Self) Exploration