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2024Interview Strategies to Help You Shine Answering this Dread Question!
Congratulations! You have been invited to an interview. You are excited and now it is important to prepare for the interview. How are you going to answer this question? Tell me about your strengths and tell me about your weaknesses Plan to share 3 or 4 of your skills (strengths). It not enough to mention them; give examples of how you have used them in…
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2024Interview Strategies to Help You Shine: Prepare for 3 Critical Questions!
You have just been invited to an interview for a new position. You are excited as you anticipate the possibilities for a new opportunity. After the excitement wanes, a bit of anxiety sets in. What will they want to know? How can I put my best foot forward during the interview? Here are 3 important strategies to help you through the process. These strategies are…
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2021Interviewing During COVID Times: 5-Tips to Get You Started – Part 2
You now know how to look and sound your best on Zoom. Now the real test is before you: acing the interview! Before the interview, be sure you have done the following: Google the interviewer or recruiter so that you have a little knowledge of the title, position in the company, and professional background.Research the company/organization and note their mission, values, services or products. You…
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2021Interviewing During COVID Times: First Things First – Part 1
Interviewing can be nerve-wracking in normal times. If you haven’t interviewed for some time or are entering the job market for the first time, you’re likely nervous about the interview process – and interviewing in COVID times presents additional challenges! Here are 5 tips so you can do your best on a Zoom interview. After an initial phone or video screening interview you may be…
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2021The 3 Most Dreaded Interview Questions
The three most dreaded interview questions are also the most common ones: Tell me about yourself.Tell me about your strengths.Tell me about your weaknesses. The good news is, since they are so frequently asked, you can have answers ready so they don’t trip you up! Tell me about yourself. “Tell me about yourself” is really asking “Tell me about why I should hire you.” It…
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2021The Virtual Interview: The New World of Interviewing
Have you ever had a virtual interview? It’s different from a live interview on Zoom or a similar video platform. It’s an interview in front of your computer or similar digital device in which you respond to questions that are pre-recorded. There may be a “robot” interviewer present, but no live person will be asking the questions. You will be given a time limit for…
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2021Five Tips to Update and Modernize Your Resume
Maybe you’ve worked at the same company in the same job for many years, so you haven’t needed to update your resume. Maybe you’re a new graduate so you do not have a resume at all! You’re not even sure what should go in a resume. Here is your 2021 guide to help you write your modern resume. The following 5 tips will help you…
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2020Getting an Internship During COVID Times 04
Most students know that having an internship is an important step to getting experience and boosting their employment opportunities after graduation. For some, the question arises, “Can I still have a meaningful internship during these pandemic times?” Hear what two students have to say about their internship experiences. Tammy is a rising junior at Clemson University with majors in Marketing and Psychology. She…
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2020Interviewing in the Digital Age 03
Just when you think you’ve mastered the phone interview, another challenge is presented to you. You are asked to tape your interview on video platform. Yikes! A number of college students are being screened and evaluated for internships and entry-level jobs via AI (Artificial Intelligence). What exactly is AI and why are companies using it? AI Interviewing is a nonhuman platform that acts…
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2020College Students Tell All: Lessons From Their Internships
It is no surprise to college students that internships are a critical and almost essential part of getting that first job after graduation. I reached out to three students who successfully completed internships to find out what lessons they learned, whether they enjoyed their internships and asked them for advise for students who plan to complete internships. Wondering what they had to say? You…