Job Tips - Topic: interviewing

Careers & Coffee: How to Handle Interview Questions

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In this episode of Careers & Coffee, Liz and Dan discuss behavioral interview questions that you need to be ready for during an interview.  Behavioral interview questions are an unbiased way to pose questions to a potential employee.  There are some good ways to prepare yourself for these questions, and we go into some detail on how to combat these type of questions. Other topics we cover is how to handle yourself under pressure.

Updated: Phone Interview Tips and Tricks

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Even before the coronavirus, companies used phone interviews to start recruiting. These tips are specifically for phone screens. See this resource for Zoom interviews (video calls). Phone screens or initial interviews are your first chance to make an impression on a potential employer.  So treating them just as seriously as you would an in-person interview is important.  Especially because they determine whether the HR professional will advance you on to the next round.

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Updated: Job Interviewing Tips for Admin and Clerical Jobs

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One of the advantages of interviewing for an administrative or clerical job is the large number of sample interview questions on the Internet. You only need to search “preparing for an administrative or clerical job” and find several pages of sites offering ideas. We’ll share the most pertinent questions and help you ensure you’re not caught off-guard in the interview. Just preparing answers for likely questions can help you better present yourself to a prospective employer.

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How To Prepare For A Nursing Job Interview

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Prepping for a nursing job interview might seem straightforward but the field of nursing carries with it additional considerations beyond what is expected of other job candidates.  After all, people are putting the care of their loved ones in your hands. Hospital and clinic administrators have to interview and hire accordingly, especially given the large number of job openings in most markets.

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