Passing the telephone screening interview
With continually increasing workloads, more hiring managers are relying on short, preliminary phone conversations to determine who should be called for interviews. [ go]

Interview Basics
Despite the etiquette, formality, and inevitable fear factor, job interviews can actually be enjoyable as well as extremely informative. [ go]

Job Interview secrets
Job interview secrets can help you improve your chances of landing a job. When you take the time to understand job interview secrets, you give yourself an edge over other candidates. In most cases, it’s not that there are “secrets” to job interviews, it’s that most people have overlooked some of the most important points in preparing for a job interview. [ go]

Job interview secrets - part 2
Job interview secrets can help you improve your chances of securing a job. In “Job interview secrets – part 1”, we covered a checklist for managing the process leading up to the actual interview. Here’s a checklist for what to do once the interview begins. [ go]

The interview’s over … now what?
If you’re a job seeker, you probably breathe a sigh of relief when you finish your first interview. After all the resume crafting, researching and rehearsing answers, you’ve survived time in the hot seat. [ go]

Acing the Lunch Interview
A job interview over lunch can feel as nerve-wracking as a blind date. Not only must you demonstrate that you are intelligent, pleasant and capable, you must also appear graceful while eating. You may even prefer to pass up the opportunity rather than face an intimidating line-up of eating utensils. [ go]

Getting the Most from Informational Interviews
In the workplace today, a growing number of professionals are taking a closer look at their career aspirations. If you decide a career change is in your future, one effective way to test the waters is by arranging informational interviews with professionals who work in the fields that interest you. [ go]

Providing work samples
You applied for a position, responding with a cover letter and resume that indicate you have experience writing press releases and producing the inter-office e-newsletter. But are your standards of professionalism and production up to that of your potential new employer? [ go]

Interview gone very bad? You can recover
Interview gone very bad? Interviewing for a new job is no easy task, and chances are you’ve faltered at some point in the process at least once. The list of potential pitfalls for interviews gone bad is numerous [ go]

Voice Mail for Job Seekers
Ever called a phone number and got a voice mail message like one of these? “Heeeeeeeeeey…..It’s Jerry! I can’t stop to talk right now – either too hung over or too busy hitting clubs! Leave me a message.” [ go]

Are you an annoying job seeker?
Saturday’s job ads go online and you spot the job of your dreams. The work, hours, company, atmosphere, location and overall opportunity wow you. So you send off a stunning cover letter and resume. [ go]

The Job You Want
If you're looking for the perfect job offer, you might as well stop right now: there's no such thing. But armed with the right information, you can get a good deal in a good place. [ go]

Importance of job training
Job training should never be overlooked. If an employer offers on-the-job training, make sure you understand the importance of such an offer. [ go]

Interview Brainteasers
No matter how much you may prepare yourself for a job interview, you may never be completely ready when that interviewer asks you why manhole covers are round. Even that question has been asked so often by now, it's considered one of the easy ones. Microsoft is partly to blame. [ go]

The Weakness Question
You're sitting in a conference room or office, face-to-face with the person you most want to impress - your prospective boss - and he or she is asking you, "What is your biggest weakness?" How do you answer a question like that? [ go]

Cold calling your way to a new job
Next to public speaking, cold calling might be the scariest thing people try to avoid doing at all costs. It can also be a very effective and underutilized method for career-minded individuals like yourself to separate yourself from other job searchers who don't think about doing it. [ go]

Good handshake key to interview success
Good handshake skills may predict the results of your next job interview. Recent research suggests that having a good handshake influences the opinion of those interviewing you. [ go]

Making a good first impression is crucial in a job interview
Making a good first impression is crucial in a job interview because hiring managers often know whether they might hire someone soon after the opening handshake and small talk, a new survey suggests. Executives polled said it takes them just 12 minutes to form a first impression, [ go]

Job interview tactics
Job interview tactics can set you ahead. Acing a job interview begins long before you arrive at the hiring manager’s office. In today’s competitive job market, the most diligent candidates take extra steps to distinguish themselves from the competition by planning ahead. [ go]

10 Interview bloopers you should avoid
1. Poor handshake: The three-second handshake that starts the interview is your first opportunity to create a great impression. Once you've delivered a poor handshake, it's nearly impossible to recover your efforts to build rapport. [ go]

Researching potential employers
You're one of the lucky ones. You've been selected for interview for a fast-track career program with a well-known employer. But you know for a fact that each year, scores of candidates are chosen to attend an interview, from which only a few are taken on — so how do you ensure you're one of them? [ go]