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Get the Edge in a Job Interview by Selling Your Soft Skills

How to Sell Your Soft Skills During a Job Interview

Your abilities to lead, collaborate and listen to others can set you apart from the rest of the pack

Soft skills—those personal qualities that allow you to work well with and get along with others—can help you in an interview if the other candidates have the same basic skill set for the job.

Dan Schawbel

after-interview

After the Interview: 8 Key Steps to Land the Job

You found the job opening, scheduled the interview, met the boss and now all there is to do is wallow in anxiety and check your email every 15 minutes, right? Wrong. As in dating, there are…

Joel Schwartzberg

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How to Research an Employer Before Your Interview

I interview close to 100 candidates annually, and I cannot begin to tell you how many interviews have gone sour because the candidate was not prepared.  Most of the time, candidates ask too many questions to…

Benjamin Spiegel

Here’s What HR Isn’t Telling You

What HR Isn’t Telling You About the Hiring Process

Most recruiters and hiring managers go into an interview with inside knowledge they won’t tell you about until you’re further along in the hiring process—if ever. Here’s what your interviewer may well be thinking, and what you can do to up your chances of an offer.

Valerie Berrios