how can I decide if a long interview process is worth it? by Alison Green on August 11, 2015 A reader writes: I recently was turned down for a job after 11 interviews over a two-month period, which included taking a day off of work to fly to an office to do three interviews in another city. I was told that I did “extremely well” in the process, but the company decided another candidate […] Read the full article →
5 things you should never do while waiting to hear back about a job by Alison Green on August 3, 2015 Your job interview went great, and the employer said you’d hear something soon. But it’s been a week, your phone hasn’t rung, and you’re getting antsy to hear something. When you’re waiting to hear back about a job, time often seems like it’s passing incredibly slowly, and each day of silence can be agony. But as […] Read the full article →
how to explain to interviewers why I quit my job without another one lined up by Alison Green on July 30, 2015 A reader writes: I recently resigned from my position at my previous employer due to its toxic environment and unsupportive senior management. I was constantly being thrown under the bus. The position didn’t align with my career goals anyway, and I could no longer reconcile the fact that I was in a stressful, low-paying job […] Read the full article →
how long can it take to hear back after a job interview? by Alison Green on July 27, 2015 A reader writes: There is this company that I have wanted to work for since I got into the work I do now. I finally had the experience to apply and have done so and I also was referred highly by a current employee. I was contacted fairly quickly for a phone interview and then […] Read the full article →
how to answer “what could your current employer do to keep you?” by Alison Green on July 23, 2015 A reader writes: Can you please provide your take on what is the best way to answer “What would your current employer have to do in order to keep you?” This is an actual question that I was recently asked in an interview, and I was really at a loss on how to answer it. […] Read the full article →
should you be paid for the time you spend interviewing internally? by Alison Green on July 17, 2015 A reader writes: Quite a few years back, I was assisting my manager with interviewing candidates for an office manager position. One of my colleagues, a non-exempt employee, interviewed for the job. She was told she did not have to clock out for her interview. I asked my manager why that was, because I thought […] Read the full article →
how to answer “how long have you been job searching?” by Alison Green on July 16, 2015 A reader writes: I was called about a job I had applied to, and they asked me how long I had been job hunting. I’ve been job hunting for a few months, but panicked because I thought that might make it sound like there was something wrong with me and no one wanted to hire […] Read the full article →
are you turning off your interviewer without realizing it? by Alison Green on June 22, 2015 Smart employers don’t expect job candidates to be perfectly polished interviewees, but some turn-offs that might seem minor on your end can be deal-breakers on the employer’s end. Here are five common ways that candidates turn off their interviewers without even realizing it. 1. Not speaking in specifics. Interviewers are trying to understand exactly what you’ve […] Read the full article →
employer wouldn’t interview me unless I authorized an invasive background check before we even talked by Alison Green on June 18, 2015 A reader writes: I recently was invited for an in-person office manager interview with a large, non-finance company in the private sector. I was genuinely interested in the company, but I was surprised when I arrived for the interview and was asked to fill out an application that requested my social security number and date […] Read the full article →
my recruiter told me to wear “something feminine” to an interview by Alison Green on June 15, 2015 A reader writes: I was contacted yesterday by a recruitment agency that was looking to fill a position at a company I like, and it seems as if it would be a great fit for me. I Skyped with them today and they’ve set me up an interview for tomorrow. The recruiter just called me […] Read the full article →