http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/ Ideas for Job Search, Career and Life Tue, 22 May 2012 13:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Tim Tyrell-Smith Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:30:29 +0000 http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/#comment-1223 Hi Michelle. Thanks for both of your comments. I'm glad you enjoyed this post! A couple of thoughts on your interviewing question. "Tell me about yourself", while a lazy start to an interview, is a great opportunity to take control. It gives you a significant opportunity to establish your value from the start. Your answer to this question should be short and full of great accomplishments and unique aspects of yourself that make you an ideal fit for the job. Don't try to say it all, though. A lot of people answer this question with their elevator speech. If well prepared and focused, this is a great way to start. If you find an interviewer running out of questions, take advantage and start asking questions of your own! Good luck to you and I hope others comment here as well. For more ideas and advice, feel free to join my Spin Strategy group on LinkedIn. There are a lot of people there waiting to help . . . Hi Michelle. Thanks for both of your comments. I’m glad you enjoyed this post!
A couple of thoughts on your interviewing question. “Tell me about yourself”, while a lazy start to an interview, is a great opportunity to take control. It gives you a significant opportunity to establish your value from the start. Your answer to this question should be short and full of great accomplishments and unique aspects of yourself that make you an ideal fit for the job.
Don’t try to say it all, though. A lot of people answer this question with their elevator speech. If well prepared and focused, this is a great way to start.
If you find an interviewer running out of questions, take advantage and start asking questions of your own!
Good luck to you and I hope others comment here as well. For more ideas and advice, feel free to join my Spin Strategy group on LinkedIn. There are a lot of people there waiting to help . . .

]]> http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/comment-page-1/#comment-6687 Tim Tyrell-Smith Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:30:00 +0000 http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/#comment-6687 Hi Michelle. Thanks for both of your comments. I'm glad you enjoyed this post! A couple of thoughts on your interviewing question. "Tell me about yourself", while a lazy start to an interview, is a great opportunity to take control. It gives you a significant opportunity to establish your value from the start. Your answer to this question should be short and full of great accomplishments and unique aspects of yourself that make you an ideal fit for the job. Don't try to say it all, though. A lot of people answer this question with their elevator speech. If well prepared and focused, this is a great way to start. If you find an interviewer running out of questions, take advantage and start asking questions of your own! Good luck to you and I hope others comment here as well. For more ideas and advice, feel free to join my Spin Strategy group on LinkedIn. There are a lot of people there waiting to help . . . Hi Michelle. Thanks for both of your comments. I’m glad you enjoyed this post!
A couple of thoughts on your interviewing question. “Tell me about yourself”, while a lazy start to an interview, is a great opportunity to take control. It gives you a significant opportunity to establish your value from the start. Your answer to this question should be short and full of great accomplishments and unique aspects of yourself that make you an ideal fit for the job.
Don’t try to say it all, though. A lot of people answer this question with their elevator speech. If well prepared and focused, this is a great way to start.
If you find an interviewer running out of questions, take advantage and start asking questions of your own!
Good luck to you and I hope others comment here as well. For more ideas and advice, feel free to join my Spin Strategy group on LinkedIn. There are a lot of people there waiting to help . . .

]]> http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Michelle Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:08:05 +0000 http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/#comment-1222 I have a question to ask those of you that interview regularly. A problem I'm having at the interviews is that I answer their questions before being asked. They will ask me a question, and when I answer it, it seems to answer other questions they had in mind (Is this bad or good?). One interview the guy just said, "so tell us about yourself and what you've been doing?". By the end of my speech, he knew most of what he would have asked. Was this wrong of me? Am I offering too much info upfront; interviews after, I try to stay within the context of the question and not answer other possible questions, but always manage to have one or two they don't need to ask, because I've offered the info already. I have a question to ask those of you that interview regularly. A problem I’m having at the interviews is that I answer their questions before being asked. They will ask me a question, and when I answer it, it seems to answer other questions they had in mind (Is this bad or good?).
One interview the guy just said, “so tell us about yourself and what you’ve been doing?”. By the end of my speech, he knew most of what he would have asked. Was this wrong of me?
Am I offering too much info upfront; interviews after, I try to stay within the context of the question and not answer other possible questions, but always manage to have one or two they don’t need to ask, because I’ve offered the info already.

]]> http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/comment-page-1/#comment-6686 Michelle Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:08:00 +0000 http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/#comment-6686 I have a question to ask those of you that interview regularly. A problem I'm having at the interviews is that I answer their questions before being asked. They will ask me a question, and when I answer it, it seems to answer other questions they had in mind (Is this bad or good?). One interview the guy just said, "so tell us about yourself and what you've been doing?". By the end of my speech, he knew most of what he would have asked. Was this wrong of me? Am I offering too much info upfront; interviews after, I try to stay within the context of the question and not answer other possible questions, but always manage to have one or two they don't need to ask, because I've offered the info already. I have a question to ask those of you that interview regularly. A problem I’m having at the interviews is that I answer their questions before being asked. They will ask me a question, and when I answer it, it seems to answer other questions they had in mind (Is this bad or good?).
One interview the guy just said, “so tell us about yourself and what you’ve been doing?”. By the end of my speech, he knew most of what he would have asked. Was this wrong of me?
Am I offering too much info upfront; interviews after, I try to stay within the context of the question and not answer other possible questions, but always manage to have one or two they don’t need to ask, because I’ve offered the info already.

]]> http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 Michelle Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:02:01 +0000 http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/#comment-1221 Loved the signs that your job search is on the right track; I've been hunting for awhile now, and was rather limited due to Bush Administration, but hoping now to move forward with the environment being given the attention it deserves. The other field, education, has been limited due to NCLB; so again hope both fields open up to new comers and those of us who are returning. Loved the signs that your job search is on the right track; I’ve been hunting for awhile now, and was rather limited due to Bush Administration, but hoping now to move forward with the environment being given the attention it deserves. The other field, education, has been limited due to NCLB; so again hope both fields open up to new comers and those of us who are returning.

]]> http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/comment-page-1/#comment-6685 Michelle Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:02:00 +0000 http://timsstrategy.com/signs-that-your-job-search-is-on-the-right-track/#comment-6685 Loved the signs that your job search is on the right track; I've been hunting for awhile now, and was rather limited due to Bush Administration, but hoping now to move forward with the environment being given the attention it deserves. The other field, education, has been limited due to NCLB; so again hope both fields open up to new comers and those of us who are returning. Loved the signs that your job search is on the right track; I’ve been hunting for awhile now, and was rather limited due to Bush Administration, but hoping now to move forward with the environment being given the attention it deserves. The other field, education, has been limited due to NCLB; so again hope both fields open up to new comers and those of us who are returning.

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