Company Updates

As a soon-to-be college grad, I know that the world of work can catch you unawares. In preparing for the job search, I've found that experienced professionals often have a lot of great advice to dispense (also some not-so-great advice, but that's an article for another day).

Nobody likes having to actually ask for a promotion. Advocating for yourself is a lot harder than speaking up for others. The good news is, if your boss is paying attention and your actions are speaking for themselves, you may not have to ask.

We've all heard the internship horror stories. Those grueling days working with little to no pay in the heat of summer, trekking to get coffee for a terrible boss before organizing filing cabinets all day. But don't worry, that doesn't have to be the case.

When you think about your perfect Sunday, it could involve sleeping in, going out for brunch, and then binge watching Netflix. Unfortunately, most successful people can't enjoy that luxury. Either they are tied down to completing a deadline, or simply just can't sit there and not be productive.

A company asks you to interview for a position that interests you. You put your best foot forward, answer questions to the best of your ability, and hope that you made the right impression. Shortly after, the hiring manager calls you back saying you got the job-congrats!

A Fortune 500 CEO once said that when he had to choose between two candidates with similar qualifications, he gave the position to the candidate with the better handshake. Extreme? Perhaps, but he's actually not alone in his judgment.

You've been there. You're up late one night trolling job boards and in between travel ads the perfect job opportunity appears. You hear the heavenly hosts cheering you on and rush to update your resume. But before you add your latest and greatest skills and accomplishments, your brain interrupts with the job seeker debate: Should your resume be one page or two?

Have you ever had one of those days when absolutely everything went wrong? When it felt like the universe was not only against you-but actually laughing in the face of your misfortune? Sigh. We all have, and those workdays can be paralyzing.

I don't even like asking this question in a mock interview, so I don't know how hiring managers stomach it in a real one. But, apparently, they do-in fact, turns out it's one of the 31 most common interview questions.

Even though the phone interview should be the least nerve-wracking part of the interview process, I do know quite a few folks who find it to be one of the toughest parts. And even though I've conducted my share of them as both a candidate and a recruiter, I still count myself as one of those people.