Now that we have your attention, we need to come clean and admit that we might have exaggerated a tiny bit. Perhaps this tip won’t be that amazing, but it’s still pretty good. We gave it the snazzy title to illustrate our real lesson for the day. No doubt, you have surfed the web and had your attention […]
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Focus on the Job at Hand
There is a chance that one day you will find yourself interviewing for a very large company – the type of company whose website overwhelms you with the number and diversity of its various business units. Perhaps the classic example of such a company is Johnson & Johnson which has over 200 separate operating companies. […]
Don’t Judge Too Quickly
We’ve all heard the expression: “You only get one chance to make a good first impression.” If you are like most people, there has been a time when you know that you didn’t make a good first impression and would love to get a “re-do.” After all, it seems unfair to be judged too critically […]
Put Yourself In the Interviewer’s Shoes
One of the keys to nailing an interview is to have a good variety of stories prepared ahead of time. And one thing we really love about our jobs is that we get to hear some truly amazing stories. But a story is only effective if the interviewer has a good appreciation for the significance […]
Eyes Right!
Today our topic is about the importance of eye contact. Think about a time when you were having a serious conversation with another person, perhaps a junior member of your team, and that person had difficulty making eye contact with you. Do you remember what you were thinking at the time? Could it be that […]
Telephonic Interview Advice
Today’s tip is pretty simple and straightforward. It deals with one small but important detail related to telephonic interviews. It’s very relevant for us at Alliance because we do thousands of telephonic interviews (both real and practice) with our candidates. You may have never thought of it, but telephonic interviews are actually the most common […]
Gaining Awareness While on a Budget
When moving from the military to the corporate sector, it’s a good idea to make yourself situationally aware of what’s going on in the business world. Oftentimes we find interesting articles online to provide to our candidates, only to realize those articles are locked behind a paywall. Frustrating yet understandable since journalists have to make […]
Dealing With a Low GPA
If you performed very well academically in college, naturally that’s something you should bring attention to on your resume by including your GPA or academic honors. But if your GPA wasn’t stellar, say less than 3.0 (on a 4-point scale), then it’s not so advisable to include it. But rest assured that if your academic record […]
Three Resume Dilemmas and How to Deal with Them
We’ve got resumes on our minds here at Alliance since we are deep into providing resume feedback to candidates slated to attend our November hiring conference. After having coached thousands of military candidates over the years, we thought it would be a good idea to mention three common dilemmas that many have asked us about, […]
Why You Lost the Interview You Thought You Won
Perhaps the worst part of competing for a job is to come out of an interview believing that you nailed it, only to find out that you didn’t make the cut. If this should ever happen to you, you might think “How could they not have liked me? I had a great answer to all of their […]