Elliott Rodriguez Jeannette Kraar Interview Filled with Valuable Job Hunt Tips

CBS 4′s Elliott Rodriguez’s segment covers a woman in job search mode and the struggles she’s facing. They walk you through her situation and how she’s attending these job expos in hopes of finding a lead that will get her to the job she needs.

At the 2 minute mark, it changes to a discussion [...]

Power Networking-Giving Forward with a Boomarangs Effect

We all hear about the power of networking, but we often forget the long-term value when we don’t see immediate results. Networking is much more then getting a job lead or identifying a new qualified prospect. Networking is about creating collaborative relationships that are supported through shared knowledge, resources, experience and referrals. This doesn’t happen [...]

Sun Sentinel Writes a Jeannette Kraar Article This Week

Your truly was featured in a Sun Sentinel article this past week. The write up discussed how two of my clients worked with me to help get work. It describes the services I offer and even some of my pricing. There are many ways of making use of my services at all [...]

Interview Mistakes: 10 Big Ones You Want to Avoid – Part 4

Mistake #7: Responses were general and possibly
negative rather than behavior-based, positive or
solution oriented.

There are three main styles of questions:

Traditional Questions: These are more conversational. The interviewer might ask: Tell me about your last job or tell me about this point on your resume. Traditional questions are open-ended with a broad focus.

Behavior-based Questions: These are more [...]

Interview Mistakes: 10 Big Ones You Want to Avoid – Part 3

Mistake #5: You participated in an interrogation
instead of a conversation

Let’s get clear on the objective of an interview. This type of meeting is an
opportunity for you and a potential employer to meet to evaluate fit. There is only
one way to do this well. You must both share information and to accomplish this,
a two-way conversation is [...]

Interview Mistakes: 10 Big Ones You Want to Avoid – Part 2

Mistake #3: You based your interest and determined your fit for a job based on a job description.

Ouch, this one hurts because it’s kind of like being attacked by a double edged
sword.

There are times you have to decide if you should respond to a positing because
you don’t have all the qualifications. Then once you get [...]

Post Number 2

Mistake #1: You bomb when asked – “Tell me about yourself……and geez, this is almost always one of the first questions you’ll be asked.

Clarity, simplicity and focus are key when it comes to who you are professionally.
Recruiters and hiring managers don’t want to guess at what you do and they
don’t care about everything you’ve done [...]