Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the February 26, 2001 issue of QuintZine.
Want an insider's look at behavioral interviewing --
from the employer's point of view? See this article at WetFeet.com
that tells employers the advantages of conducting behavioral
interviews. It's enlightening to view the world of
behavioral interviewing from the other side of the desk.
Read the article.
Interviewing of a different nature -- informational
interviewing -- is the subject of an article by QuintZine
editor Katharine Hansen at a new Web site called YourCareerChange.com.
The article explains how informational interviews can
benefit career-changers. Check it out.
In an interview, believe in yourself and be proud
of what you know, says Diana LeGere, of Executive Final Copy.
"That sounds like a simple statement. Many people say,
'Of course I believe in myself.' However, do they? If in doubt,
ask yourself some questions. Where do I excel? Why should
I be offered this job? If you can answer quickly without
any reservation, you probably do believe in yourself.
If you hesitate and are not quite sure of the
answers, it's time to think about that for a while.
After all, if you do not believe in yourself, why should
an employer?"
-- This Q Tip courtesy of Diana C. LeGere
president of Executive Final Copy
and the employment coordinator for
Greenbacks Bringing Hope Foundation in Salt Lake City, UT.