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10 Job Interview Tips From A CEO Headhunter

BY RUSSELL S. REYNOLDS, JR., WITH CAROL E. CURTIS

Whether you’re being interviewed to be an intern or a CEO, you’re going to run into a few notoriously tricky questions–here’s a road map of what you’ll be asked, and how to craft impressive answers to even the toughest questions.

No two situations are ever exactly the same, but as a general guide, these are the types of questions that could come up in a typical interview. Continue reading

Job Hoppers – Good, Bad or Simply Undecided

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We all know that resumes only get 9.893 seconds of our time before we decide to keep them and move on.  After we have verified basic qualifications, made sure they graduated and don’t list their mom as a reference, we spend seconds 7.231 – 8.002 looking at dates of employment.  Why?  Well, first of all…to make sure this person isn’t too old, silly.  Pfft.  But, really to see if this person is what we would call a “Job Hopper.”  You know…the guy that spends a short period of time at multiple jobs.  Clearly there is a story around why this person moves, but if they look too hoppy, we don’t want to waste our time when we have so many other candidates applying.  Wait…we do have so many other candidates applying, right? Continue reading