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I think this article is relevant because in many ways interviews are a way of vetting employees. Last week I attended the Recruiting Roadshow and Joel Cheesman of Cheezhead.com gave a great commentary

We’ve all seen it. Summertime is over and you head back to school and inevitably there is a new girl on that first day. Of course, everyone suddenly wants to date her and is falling all over themselves to do so. Why? It could be any number of reasons, but the real answer is that’s she’s new. That’s it, but in our society, as we all know, new is better. Ok maybe not everyone believes this, but that doesn’t stop every IT professional from pulling the high school equivalent when a new company comes to town.

Students who graduate from today's universities, business schools and MBA programs have worked long and hard to develop themselves as the ideal candidates for progressive careers in business and technology. University curriculum in this market requires not only courses in strategic financial management and integrated business and marketing communications, but also seminars in career and personal development such as resume building, interview skills, and the construction of an individual career strategy. Business technology in the 21st century demands that job applicants prepare for the webcam interview as a component of their career training. Click the title to read more of the article.

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As a Professional Recruiter for the last 25 years I’ve spent much of my time preparing candidates to successfully interview and secure a career opportunity. We cover it all; How to prepare mentally, How to prepare physically (standing up on a telephone interview, etc.) How to ask insightful questions to uncover the true client need and most importantly, how to ensure you communicate at a highly effective level (truly understand what they’re asking and they understand precisely what you’re saying). With that in mind it could be said I’m an “expert” in the art of interviewing. That said it makes it even harder to admit I myself fell into some of the most common interview traps when I was recently interviewed for an article, "IT Labor Shortage or Not, Gaps Remain" in Baseline Magazine.

Rethink the tired old list of interview questions to work well with this generation. Millennials are entering the workforce as quickly as boomers are retiring, and they've brought with them a set of ideals and skills that differ greatly from those of previous generations.

PG&E chief information officer Patricia Lawicki asks candidates the kinds of questions they'd have to answer on a day-to-day basis about projects if they got the job. In this Q&A, she explains her interview process and she describes the red flags that tell her a candidate is a no-no.

HireVue is excited to take part in the 2nd webinar of the Checkster Innovation Series. We’ll be discussing how innovations in video technology solve the most pressing challenges that recruiters and hiring managers face, such as:

Competing in a global talent market
Recruiting specialized talent
Combating rising time-to-hire and cost-per-hire

Nope, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke.

You just had a Rock Star interview….you walked out of the office and knew the job was yours for the taking. The company is dying for you, and even you choose that this job isn’t the right move for you – at least the ego boost feels great. Click the title to read more of the article.

So, who do you like in the presidential primaries? No, don’t tell me. I don’t want to start something here. I do know that there’s an interesting horse race going on in both camps. So, if the presidential race is on your mind, I found a couple of great posts on Bulls Eye Resumes that take a little something from the candidates to help you with medical device sales rep, laboratory and clinical sales rep, or pharmaceutical sales rep interviews:

The goal of an interview isn’t just to get the job as some people might believe. The goal of an interview is to obtain a sufficient understanding of the company, the job (i.e., is this a job I even want?), as well as to provide your potential employer with an understanding of your skills relative to their needs (i.e., is this a good fit for my skills?).

A tip of the hat to John Sumser of Recruiting.com and Dan Kurt of CareerCam for letting me know about an innovative recruiting program recently implemented by Steve Fogarty's team at Adidas...

A customer hires quite a lot of employees every month (~ 20 per month). The in-house recruiter sorts through the resumes —-narrows down to 100 candidates that seem relevant to the positions. Then calls all 100 candidates on the phone. Not all answer the call or even return the call. But he spends approximately 50 hours per month talking with candidates on the phone (screening down to a final number that he sees in person). Because he hires for a facility, he is setting up a interview room off of the front entrance. Click the title to read more of the article.

OUCH…I can feel your pain. Your interview ended with those words. The fat lady sang.

Employers realize you can learn if you've been in the workforce for a while, or if you've graduated College. Of course you can learn. It's even a bad answer for an entry-level job candidate.

CareerBuilder has released their 10 Most Outrageous Interviews List. It is hard to believe people actually think it is okay to act this way in a professional interview. The top 10 is pretty humorous

We hear this a lot, but what does it mean to actually hire someone smarter than yourself? - Keenhire

"Many people with far less illustrious achievements would sit back and revel in their accomplishments but Amy continues to challenge herself, learn, and push the envelope. Add hard experience to a clear vision and purposeful direction and the resulting fuel is what propels her towards success. Never loosing sight of her goals, Amy works smart and genuinely cares about those around her in a very empowering way."

With a growing line up of products that cover almost every aspect of the hiring process, Interview on Demand is pushing the envelope of using online video in the hiring process. Peggy McKee talks about how she worked with 12 universities to put on a virtual career fair that included Interview on Demand's video job interviews.

More than 1200 MBA students were invited to take video job interviews in less than one hour! The concept of using video interviews to make these students available to the more than 150 companies invited to participate was enthusiastically embraced by the program directors. Click here to read the story.

It is always interesting, after you have hired someone, to get their perspective on the whole interviewing process and their experience with your company thus far. Here we have asked some new grads what their thoughts were during the whole job search process with Rehabcare.

What’s the best way to send a Thank You note after an interview? The big debate — should you send an email, or go the traditional route and hand write a note?The best approach is both. Candidates like the immediacy of sending an email thanking the interviewer for their time. However, we all know that this is seen as impersonal at best; and at worst it’s seen as the easy way out. Click the title to read more of the article.

OK, I have to confess: I’m so spoiled, I don’t think I could live without my TiVo. I think the DVR is the greatest technological convenience ever. (Besides my cell phone, of course.) I am no longer a slave to the schedule of TV programmers who don’t take into account how busy I am. I no longer have to patiently wait and suffer through commercials I can’t stand. TiVo has changed my life. (Yes, I know that seems pathetically shallow to some of you, but that’s only because you don’t have one yet.) At the touch of a button, I can watch what I want, when I want. It saves me time because I can skip commercials. And if I need to see something again, I hit Replay. It’s EASY. Click the title to read more of the article.

One of our biggest pet peeves in the Placement industry is companies that don’t understand the power of perception and the effect perception has on:

1. Whether candidates accept or reject their employment offers.

David Price, the former EVP of Operations at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, has a knack for hiring good people. In this Q&A, he shares his "proven techniques" for sussing out candidates, which include rigorous reference checking and spending time with candidates outside his office.

Tips on how to make certain phone interviews will be more successful.

"I think in the 60+ people I’ve hired, I’ve only had one person turn down an offer. I think if you really do a good job taking care of candidates as well as managing the process, you will have a better outcome. I currently support 15 managers and one VP and they really respect and appreciate me. They count on me to be responsive, knowledgeable, and help them achieve their goals. That coupled with my good intuition helps me be a successful recruiter"