Results Through People
Q: I interviewed for my dream job last week. I just found out I didn’t get it. It was down to two candidates and I was the “runner- up” unfortunately. The recruiter said I was as qualified if not more … Continued
Q: My son is a recent graduate of a local university. He is headed to a second interview in early July. He was told by the recruiter that they like a candidate to “come prepared with questions” for the face-to-face … Continued
Q: I am interviewing candidates for mostly sales roles in my company. We often ask a candidate to spend about three hours onsite, meeting with several of our managers. Then, we ask candidates to return a second time for another … Continued
Q: My daughter has an interview in a downtown professional services firm in Boston next week. I would like to drive her and wait for her. I know one of the company interviewers as we graduated from the same law … Continued
Q: I recently interviewed for a job with a competitor. I arrived to their office on time. I was dressed appropriately. I even brought a few extra copies of my resume to the interview. Then, it happened. The dreaded question. … Continued
Q: I am part of a hiring team that seems to keep missing top candidates. We meet with a candidate and then they end up accepting another offer. What can we do differently to hopefully extend offers to top quality … Continued
Q: I participated in two telephone interviews and three interviews at a company’s headquarters. The last interview was three weeks ago. I have not heard anything, despite my repeated emails and calls to the hiring manager, the HR representative at … Continued
Q: I am a recent college graduate. I feel like I don’t do particularly well in interviews. How do I prepare? Everyone tells me to “prepare” but I actually am struggling to understand what that means. Smart of you to … Continued
Q: My manager is the worst interviewer in the world. He just chit-chats with candidates. He doesn’t really interview them. We end up hiring these new employees who are really not qualified and make everyone else miserable. They don’t show … Continued
Q: During an interview, please give me guidance on how to answer the question, “Tell me about yourself.” I find this question perplexing and overwhelming. I don’t want to start with where I was raised, my academic schooling, where I … Continued