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8 Ways to Choose Your New Boss

Going for a job interview is as much about you being interviewed as you interviewing the interviewer. Remember that the reason you are in an interview is that the employer has a need that you can hopefully be the solution to. Before you agree to join a company, you want to be sure that the…

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How to Prepare for Behavioral Based Interviewing

What is a behavioral interview? Developed three decades ago by industrial psychologists, behavioral (also known as competency based) interviews have rapidly grown in popularity and most organizations now use them to some extent. Unlike your traditional interviewing techniques, which are based around popping open questions to the candidate, behavioral interviews focus on past performance and…

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Behavioral Based Interview Sample Questions List

Here is a list of common behavioral interview questions that you should answer using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, and Result) model. Communication skills: What was the most challenging business presentation you have ever delivered? Give an example of when you had to put your foot down to assert a point that meant a great…

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Key Action Words to Use in Your Resume

The job of your resume is to get you an interview. This will only ever happen if the reader finds it interesting enough to take action. How do you make sure your resume is inspiring and captures the reader’s attention? Your choice of words will be your number one tool. Avoid sounding like a job…

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45 Power Adverbs to Sprinkle in Your Resume

What adverbs will help your resume? Who knows. Well, we know actually, and here’s the list. Use these adverbs to modify verbs when listing your skills and experience to make the text more engaging to the reader. Accurately Actively Ambitiously Analytically Artistically Assertively Competently Competitively Confidently Conscientiously Consistently Cooperatively Courteously Creatively Diligently Effectively Efficiently Energetically…