Preparing For An Interview

Written by Michelle Roebuck


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If you give example after example of how your skills and experiences will help their company,repparttar more appealing you will become as a potential employee.

There is a danger of over-preparing for an interview. There are hundreds of books and websites that will give yourepparttar 135064 “most commonly asked interview questions and answers”. You try to memorizerepparttar 135065 answers to these questions and when it’s time forrepparttar 135066 interview, you sound like you’re giving some canned response. You don’t sound like yourself.

The best advice I can give you when it comes to answering interview questions (especially difficult ones), is know your skills, experiences and achievements and be yourself. This way, you don’t go intorepparttar 135067 interview sounding like someone who memorized a canned answer out of some book. Just relax and be natural.

Trust yourself enough to answer questions in a natural and honest way. Keep your answers inrepparttar 135068 positive. When you’re relaxed and answer questions in an honest way, you’ll be able to think on your feet and provide answers thatrepparttar 135069 interviewer wants to hear.

Ask yourself, “What skills, experiences and achievements do I have that will make me an asset to this company?” If you can answer that question while going throughrepparttar 135070 interview process, you will be one step closer to landingrepparttar 135071 job you want.



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Work From Home Businesses: A Viable Option?

Written by David Richter


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It can be software such as a how-to CD or book you write, or a service helping others write code. It can be a book on quilting. It can be information about truck parts. It can even be someone else's product that you sell, for which you receive a commission. The possibilities are endless.

You’ll need a website to promote your products, and there’s a lot of assistance you can get online to help create one. The bottom line is,repparttar initial expense to get your online business up and running is very small. It may take a few months to organize your business into a profit-making machine, butrepparttar 135063 revenue potential is huge.

You’ll have to give up rush-hour traffic. You may not be wearing business attire as much. You won’t be having those spell-binding meetings you are accustomed to. The only office politics you may have is when your spouse comes home from his/her job atrepparttar 135064 end ofrepparttar 135065 day. Is a work at home business a viable option? Absolutely.

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David Richter is a recognized authority in career coaching. His extensive knowledge and experience gained from many years in recruitment, outplacement and career management has allowed David to formulate powerful strategies anyone can use to secure interviews and receive offers. David holds Masters in both Engineering and Counseling Psychology. David's website is: http://www.procareercoach.com


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