Any interview can be nerve wracking.  If you are too prepared, you could come across as being rigid and “too rehearsed”.  If you are too relaxed, you give off the impression that you don’t care and that you are doing them a favor by them interviewing you.  We never really know what’s going through a [...]

This is a post by Jobtrakr staff writer Rachael Del Pino, owner of  Accendo Careers. If you’d like to be a guest writer here on Jobtrakr, we would love to have you.  Just follow these guest writer guidelines.   A good resume can get you an interview, but it takes a great interview to get you the [...]

I know reading the title of this post probably threw you for a loop, but hear me out for just a second. Hiring Managers often ask you questions that are designed to give them a reason not to hire you. What these trap questions do is expose any weakness or shortcomings that you may have. [...]

Having trouble getting job offers? You might be committing one of these seven deadly interview sins: 1.  Being late. While occasional lateness may be excused in other situations, it’s often a deal-breaker in a job interview. Hiring managers assume that you’re on your best behavior while interviewing, so if you aren’t on time for the interview, [...]

Acing the interview isn’t just about having the perfect canned responses.  Yes, you need to show off your experience, talents, and personality—but before answering each question, you also have to figure out what the interviewer is actually asking you.  Those seemingly innocuous questions, like “tell me about yourself” and “where do you see yourself in a [...]

You can spend countless hours preparing for  an interview.  You research the company, you even research your interviewer on LinkedIn.  You take painstaking efforts to prepare your portfolio and perfect your pitch to show you can add value in a confident and competent fashion. Despite all of the researching and the preparing, you can sit [...]

Everyday, I get the chance to meet some really interesting people.  In doing so, I get the opportunity to be a part of their journey. One of the conversations that comes up from time to time is the interview.  More specifically the question that I receive, is how do I do really, really well on [...]

A job interview doesn’t start with the first question. Hiring managers begin to assess candidates from the moment they arrive. Some of these aren’t flat out deal breakers, but if you don’t pay close attention it could make your interview that much more difficult.  Here are the seven things they notice first about you. [Source: [...]

“If you didn’t offer me this job, what would the reason be?”, could be the riskiest question that you could ever ask in a job interview, but if asked the right way, it can work in your favor.  The key to any interview is standing out, and stacking the odds in your favor.  Once you [...]

Unfortunately, landing a new and desirable job is easier said than done. In addition to needing a stellar resume, you also have to beat out a rising tide of qualified candidates in the dreaded interview process.  Luckily, we have some tips that can help.  Learn how to land a new position by reading this comprehensive list [...]

If you’ve been on the job search for a while, it’s likely you have a good idea of things you should be doing to land a new job, such as optimizing your resume or building your personal brand online.  Of course, you can’t get the job if you don’t make a great impression on your [...]