by Rick Christensen | Jul 6, 2017 | Interviewing, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions #4 Why did you leave (or want to leave) your most recent position? One of the questions that is usually asked during a job interview is “Why do you want to leave your job?” or “Why did you leave your last...
by Rick Christensen | Jun 29, 2017 | Career Development Partners, Career Transition, Interviewing, Job Search, Job Search Resources, Rick Christensen
How to Handle Difficult Interview Questions – Why do you want to work for this company? “To get a paycheck.” “It’s a great company and I’d love to work here.” “Who wouldn’t want to work here.” “I heard...
by Rick Christensen | Jan 19, 2017 | Career Transition, Interviewing, Rick Christensen
Looking for the best way to convert a telephone interview into a face-to-face interview? Many companies are moving to using telephone or Skype for second and third level interviews. While these get you in front of HR and hiring manages, to convert this opportunity...
by Rick Christensen | Nov 2, 2015 | Career Transition, Interviewing, Rick Christensen
BY RICK CHRISTENSEN, DIRECTOR, CAREER TRANSITION PRACTICE AT CAREER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS Most interviewers start interviews with the question “Tell me about yourself?” The answer to this question is often included in a hiring authorities’ first impression and can...
by Rick Christensen | Aug 4, 2015 | Interviewing, Rick Christensen
BY RICK CHRISTENSEN, DIRECTOR, CAREER TRANSITION PRACTICE AT CAREER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS You’ve spent weeks, maybe months, in an exhaustive job search. You’ve had many excellent networking meetings over lunch, coffee and in offices. You’ve scoured the job boards and...
by Rick Christensen | Jun 18, 2015 | Career Transition, Interviewing, Rick Christensen
By Rick Christensen, Director, Career Transition Practice at Career Development Partners We do what we do because we’ve always done what we did. I knew there had to be a better way. After 20 or so years as a human resources professional and interviewing thousands of...