Five Skills That Can Help Build Your Professional Career
Every profession comes with its specific expertise. However, these core skills often don’t provide enough differentiation for you to get ahead. They provide your floor, but you need to develop other abilities that can define your ceiling. This fact is well known. One study showed that more than nine in 10 employers (93%) called soft […]
Best Answer for the “Tell Me About Yourself” Interview Question
It seems like one of the job interview softballs: “Tell me about yourself.” Whatever else they ask you, you’ve got this one covered, right? Well, simple as it seems, you might not be getting as much value as possible from this interview question. Going into a job interview, you likely worry most about potential trick […]
5 Top Interview Questions to Ask Prospective Accounting and Finance Employers
Job interviews mostly revolve around the answers you give. However, you can also help your case by asking the right questions. To set yourself apart from other accounting and finance candidates, you want to take advantage of every opportunity to showcase your value. Going into a discussion with a potential employer, have a few questions […]
Why You May Not Be Hearing Back Following Interviews
You emerge from a job interview full of optimism and excitement. Everything went well and you’re expecting an offer. Then…nothing. You don’t hear anything from the potential employer. What does silence mean? These situations can be frustrating and confusing. However, it’s important to remain strategic in your response. After all, here’s a message you probably […]
Immersing Yourself in a Professional Culture from the Get-Go
A new job involves navigating a number of transitions at once. From logistics (where’s the bathroom again?) to interpersonal (don’t touch Adam’s yogurt!), you have a lot to learn in your first days in a new organization. Added to this, you need to acclimate to a new professional culture as quickly as possible. There is […]
LinkedIn: How Continuing to Build Your Profile Can Help Your Job Search
As people increasingly live their lives online, a strong social media presence has become an important tool for career advancement. But are you doing enough to build your LinkedIn profile and support your job search? Ambitious, accomplished professionals tend to focus on LinkedIn profiles as the best way to impress potential employers. One study showed […]