You did send a thank you note, didn’t you? I need to first come clean… I NEVER send thank you noted, except for interviews. I have even told people, if you expect a thank you note for giving me a gift, then don’t give it. I know it sounds selfish and arrogant but...
Be careful with your file names on resumes I was reading a blog post the other day and it gave some great advice! Change the file name of your cover letter and resume to match the position you are applying for. By now you know that you need to rework your resume and...
Interviews – are you the best you? For many people interviews, well… they suck. It is like a first date and many of them are blind dates because they may be with a person you have never met before. I have noticed that most people fall into one of a few categories:...
Do you dress for failure? Many people talk about dressing for success. It is much easier to talk about how many candidates dress for failure. Let’s say you were going on a date. How would you dress? Would you say “hey, I like wearing these tattered shorts and this...
A candidate’s bill of rights I think candidates deserve certain things: To be notified if they will or will not be pursued as an applicant for the position. How would you like it if you ask someone out and they say “I’ll let you know if I am interested?” A realistic...
