Transcript As Co-President of Alliance I have the opportunity to interview prospective candidates, and here’s some of the common challenges they’ve told me about. First I’ve applied to hundreds of jobs and very little feedback. Well that’s not surprising because applicant tracking systems do not value potential just experience What I mean by that is […]
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Interviewing & Story Telling
As I think about the interviewing successes of our candidates over the last two decades, there are many reasons that some people excel at interviewing. For some it has to do with their track record of achievements, for others it may be due to the diversity of experiences they have, and for others it may […]
Prepare to Copy
The idea for this tip came to me recently when I was doing a practice interview with a candidate. She asked a good question I hadn’t had to address in a long time. The question was simply: “Is it okay to take notes during an interview?” My answer was “Yes, but ….” Obviously, the ‘but’ […]
Transition Tip: Tax Issues with Bonuses?
A while back we had a candidate receive a job offer that caused him some concern. He was perfectly fine with the compensation amount but was a little troubled that a portion was going to be a guaranteed bonus. His concern was that he had heard that bonuses get taxed at a much higher rate […]
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. […]
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 […]
Why is it so difficult for veterans to find a great career on their own?
Are you a military veteran seeking employment in the corporate sector? Here is a snippet from a veteran’s LinkedIn post that you might relate to: I applied to over 200 jobs and dealt with no fewer than 5 recruiters. Most of these yielded lackluster results. Of my 200+ job apps, I got only 4 phone […]