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Posted by Brian McCullough Should you hide your tattoos when going in for a job interview? According to this article the conclusion a lot of people are coming to is an emphatic YES! Add tattoo removal as another growth industry in this crappy job market.

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Posted by Brian McCullough Apropos of our recent discussions of Twitter and it’s usefulness in the job search, it’s important to remember that, as with Facebook, you have to watch what you say. Read the following cautionary tale from I’m Not Actually A Geek: A lucky job applicant tweeted the following: Cisco just offered me […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough I haven’t done an Ask Brian column in a while (though you can still submit your questions here), because I haven’t gotten an interesting question in a while. Lately all the questions have been of a kind: I’ve sent my resume out 90 times and haven’t heard anything. How do I […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough I once gave you my one best tip for writing a better resume. This has prompted several people to write and ask if I have a similar one “best tip” for job interviews. I do, and it’s a very simple one. Zen And the Art of Job Interviews When it comes […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough Yes. The end. Sometimes my job search tips seem obvious. Sometimes the tips are so simple, you would think everyone would say, well, duh. But this tip comes from an encounter with a client I had this morning which drove home yet again the idea that no tip is too simple. […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough There’s tons of advice out there on how to ace the interview. From books, to professional coaches to lists of potential interview questions and answers. A few years ago, I was introduced to a DIY interview preparation hack that seemed kind of unique. It might not be feasible for everyone, but […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough Google and Microsoft have long been famous (notorious?) for their rigorous interview process. For years we’ve heard legendary 2nd-hand stories about the Rube Goldberg interview questions and the GMAT-like testing gauntlet that applicants have to endure. The Royal Pingdom blog has scraped together some interview questions that applicants claim they have […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough There’s a lot of literature out there along the lines of: “The 50 Most Common Interview Questions and How To Answer Them.” I’m not sure I’m a big fan of these articles. I mean, they’re a good exercise… they help you get a sense of the kind of questions that might […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough They give you a firm answer about when you’ll hear back. This is not a foolproof indicator, but it’s a good one none the less. You don’t want to hear, “We’ll let you know.” You don’t want to have to ask, “When, exactly?” If they say, “I’ll have an answer for […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough Short answer to the Post-Title Question Of The Day: Yes. But for a longer meditation on this subject, read this post from a Career Coach over at DivineCaroline. So, here’s a big secret to making your interview easier: Look at the interviewer and mentally say to yourself (in your mind—not aloud!), […]

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