Resumes, Interviews & Careers

How to get interviews, secure offers, and land your dream job


Resumes, Interviews & Careers was written to help you get more interviews, better job offers, and ultimately land your dream job.

I've worked with many students and professionals looking to advance their careers and all facing the same roadblocks. In this book I will share with you what I've learned from my own experience and what I've seen make others successful.

If you are a student struggling to get an interview, or failing to get a job offer, then you will find direction and encouragement in this book.

Maybe you already have a job, but feel stuck because you can't find a different one, or worried because you don't think your credentials apply anymore. You can also find some guidance here.

I don't have it all figured out, but I have compiled best practices from people who have been very successful in getting interviews, jobs, and awesome careers. Download the Kindle eBook today and I'll share what I've learned.


WHY YOU NEED A GOOD RESUME

You need a good resume because that is the first (and possibly only) thing a recruiter or hiring manager will see about you. If it doesn't make a good enough impression fast enough, you won't be getting an interview invitation any time soon. Think you have strong enough experience and education to get an automatic interview request? You might want to think again. The folks that are reviewing your application don't have a lot of time, and if it is not INSTANTLY clear that you are a cut above the rest, they probably won't keep reading. You may have all the right credentials, but if that isn't clear right away you won't get a second look.
You need to stand out strong enough within a few seconds that the resume reviewer will keep reading.


HOW DO YOU GET OFFERS?

You get offers by convincing the interviewer that you are a much better fit than the 20 other people they talked with for the position. Did you go to a great school? So did a lot of other people! Work for a Fortune 500 company? You aren't the only one! Get above a 3.0 GPA? Join the crowd. That's all great stuff, and you should feel good about it. If you were able to communicate that effectively in your cover letter and resume then I'm sure it helped you get an interview. But once you've go into the interview, those things are less important. They helped you get there, but once you're there you will have to demonstrate that you are a perfect FIT for the company, or you won't get an offer.
The things I will share in this book have helped me get quite a few offers, they have helped a lot of other people get fantastic jobs, and I am confident they will help you advance your career as well.



List of Possible Fit Interview Questions


  • Tell me about yourself.
  • Guide me through your resume.
  • What are your top three strengths and weaknesses?
  • What would you like to be doing in 5 years from now?
  • Describe a time when you dealt with a difficult customer. Be specific.
  • Tell me about a situation where you did not get along with your supervisor.
  • Tell me about a time you had to work to get cooperation between several people. What steps did you take and what was the result?
  • Tell me about a time you delegated a project effectively.
  • Have you ever recognized a problem before your boss or others in the organization? What did you do?
  • Tell me about the time you missed an obvious solution to a problem.
  • Tell me about a time you had to make a decision without much information at your disposal.
  • Describe a situation where you had to think on your feet to get yourself out of a difficult situation.
  • Give an example of a time when you had to deal with frequent organizational changes or unexpected events.
  • Describe the type of environment that motivates your productivity.
  • Give me an example of a time when something you were working on "slipped through the cracks."
  • If I called your former boss, how would he/she describe you?
  • What job factors are important to you and why?
  • What expectations do you have of your supervisor and colleagues?
  • Tell me about a time you were working on multiple projects that had conflicting deadlines.
  • You have 3 managers, each of whom considers his/her project deserves your top consideration. What do you do?
  • Think of a crisis situation where things got out of control. Why did it happen and what was your role in the event chain?
  • Describe a situation where you had to take immediate action in a high-pressure situation.
  • Give an example of a time when you were assertive and it backfired on you.
  • Tell me about the time you had to go above and beyond the call of duty to get the job done.
  • Give me an example of a time where you had to deal with unreasonable expectations of you.
  • Describe a project in your past position that failed.
  • Tell me about a time when you had to influence or persuade someone to do something for you that might have been an inconvenience for him/her.
  • Tell me about a time when you were most persuasive in overcoming resistance to your ideas or point of view.
  • What did you do in your last position to contribute toward team success?
  • Give me an example of your involvement in a team effort that was less than successful. What could you have done differently to make it more successful?
  • Tell me about a time when you had to deal with an unproductive team member. How did you handle the situation and what was the outcome?
  • Tell me about a difficult experience you have had while working in a group with diverse team members.
  • Define 3 qualities of a good leader. Which one do you need to work on most?
  • Describe a time when you reprimanded an employee for poor performance.
  • Describe your management style in dealing with staff and co-workers.
  • Tell me about the leader you most admire and why.
  • Can you tell me about a time you had to convince someone to do something they did not want to do?
  • If I handed you a Rubik's cube and told you that it had to be solved by tomorrow, how would you respond?
  • What is your biggest barrier to leadership and how do you surmount it?
  • Why this company?
  • Why this role?
  • Why this industry?
  • What is the most difficult critique that you ever received? And how did you handle it?
  • Tell me about a time when you made a mistake at work and how you handled it?
  • What would you do if your boss told you to do something that was against a standard procedure?
  • Describe yourself and capabilities to someone who cannot see you.
  • Give me key lessons learned on each role during your career.
  • Give real time scenarios to support any skill set or capability mentioned in the course of interview.
  • Tell me about a time you made a mistake and how you learned from it?
  • Tell me a time when you had to mentor someone and it did not turn out well.
  • How did you gain the trust of a subordinate?
  • When have you built something for the customer?
  • When have you had to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously?
  • When have you had a lot of autonomy?
  • When have you had to convince someone to do something they didn't want to do?
  • What is you biggest barrier to leadership and how do you surmount it?
  • Tell me about a time you had to mentor someone and it did not turn out well.
  • When did you lead a team through an obstacle?
  • When have you had to analyze a lot of data and what tools did you use?
  • When have you failed?
  • When were you on a team that had a difficulty?
  • What is something you are proud of?
  • When did you work with senior people and how did you deal with that?
  • When have you presented your work to senior people?
  • When have you been behind a deadline and how have you dealt with that?
  • When have you managed change on a team?
  • When have you been a mentor?
  • When were you mentored?
  • When did you take initiative?
  • When did you break the rules?
  • When have you used something from class in the workplace?
  • When were you on a team that failed?
  • When have you worked on something conceptual?
  • What are your top 3 strengths? Great, tell me three more!
  • When did you have a stressful task or assignment?
  • When have you been on multiple projects with conflicting deadlines?
  • When have you had to influence someone to do something inconvenient?
  • When have you had to reprimand an employee for poor performance?
  • When have you had to get cooperation between several people?
  • Tell me about yourself.
  • What are you doing here?
  • Tell me your story.
  • Why did you pick your school?
  • How are your quantitative skills?
  • Tell me of a time you showed leadership skills.
  • Tell me of a time you were a team player.
  • Give me an example of a time you influenced or persuaded a group.
  • Tell me about a recent crisis you handled.
  • Tell me about a time you took initiative to start something
  • What type of work do you like best?
  • What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction?

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