Today’s HBR tip meshes with my last post. Regarding your answers to interview questions, I said, “don’t limit yourself to on-the-job experiences.” Why? Because it’s all about establishing evidence that you can do the job. You can definitely demonstrate skills outside of full-time employment (especially if you’re a student).
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Prepare for Interview Questions
Guidance for students preparing for an internship interview. This recruiting season is winding up. Met a lot of great students. I always give out my contact information, but students rarely follow-up. One did and asked for help with interviewing. Apparently she’s applied scores of times, been interviewed a half dozen times, and received no offers.… Continue reading Prepare for Interview Questions
The Early Bird is Catching Even More Worms
Students: Don’t wait for “normal,” get to your virtual career fair! They’re awkward, and that means most people aren’t bothering and there’s more for you.
3 Solid IT Resume Tips
This Top 3 Resume Mistakes focuses on IT resumes and hits the mark. Kassie Rangel’s September 2020 article for The Enterpriser’s Project is uncommonly good, and brief enough it doesn’t need a summary. Her advice will help you use better language, and focus on more compelling results.
What role did networking play in landing your current job or any past jobs?
That’s the question I saw on my alma mater’s networking site. Students can connect with and ask questions of alumni. It struck me. Earlier today I had a video conference with a student to give career advice. He was worried about class schedules. I was worried about his network. Is this a coincidence? No. Pervasive.… Continue reading What role did networking play in landing your current job or any past jobs?
7 Ways to Conquer Interview Stress
So, you’re bad at interviewing? You freak out when you have to code in front of a recruiter? The latest episode tells you about a young man with just that problem, and seven techniques you can use to deal with performance crushing stress. Episode Outline Being Bad At Interviewing So there I was interviewing this… Continue reading 7 Ways to Conquer Interview Stress
Prepare for Fall Job Fairs in 2 Easy Steps
2019-08-29 UPDATE: Listen to the Podcast Summary of this Post: Scroll to the bottom of the article for an interactive transcript of the podcast. Students are just getting back to school, but don’t get too focused on class. Remember, employers will be on campus soon! Here are the local university fairs in the ManagerJS recruiting… Continue reading Prepare for Fall Job Fairs in 2 Easy Steps
Apropos Getting a Development Job with the Wrong Degree
Q&A related to the Dan Crews interview. Read the full question below, and listen to bonus content from the podcast: Hey Tyler, I am a recent management grad looking to change careers and move into a dev role. I have spent the past couple of years teaching myself Ruby on Rails, vanilla JavaScript and React.… Continue reading Apropos Getting a Development Job with the Wrong Degree
Delta File: Say You’re Welcome
When others treat you poorly, let it go. Forgive. As you move on, break the incident down into behaviors–factual elements of the interaction. Commit to do better for when the roles are reversed. Collect these entries in your own “Delta File:” a collection of the changes you want to be in the world. My first… Continue reading Delta File: Say You’re Welcome
Get Into Internships
[I Love It] One of my favorite parts of being a manager (and I didn’t anticipate this) is recruiting interns on university campuses. Being part of offering a great opportunity to students right when they need it is very rewarding. [Good For Students] A good internship helps a student make a transition from a mostly… Continue reading Get Into Internships