There’s a part of the interview process almost nobody thinks about. The emails you send after the interview. Or throughout the hiring process. Or when you get an offer. Most job candidates assume email is the safest way to communicate. Technically, it's the riskiest...
One of the biggest mistakes job candidates make is preparing for the wrong thing. They spend hours trying to predict which interview questions they'll be asked. They search for lists of the most common questions. They memorize answers. They rehearse responses. And then they walk into the interview hoping they guessed correctly. There's just one problem, I mean, other than this giving me heartburn...
One of the biggest misconceptions job candidates have is that if they're qualified, they'll keep moving forward. Uh, not how it works. Every week, I hear from professionals who have the experience, skills, and background to do the job. They get the recruiter call. Then they never hear from the company again. They assume they weren't qualified. Or, they’re totally confused because they believed they were qualified. Hint: They were. So, what gives?
Most people spend a lot of time thinking about what they want. A better job. A bigger paycheck. More freedom. But very few people ever stop to calculate the cost of not getting it. Not next year. This year. And the year after that. And the year after that. That's what got me thinking. What if the biggest expense in your life isn't something you're paying for? What if it's something you're not doing? In this week's lesson, I’m walking you through a simple exercise that will completely change how you think about your career, your growth, and daily choices.
If your job search feels harder than it should, it’s probably not because you’re underqualified, bad at interviewing, or missing the goods. It’s more likely… 👉 You’re asking each step of the job search to do too much.
Sometimes an interview is an hour. Sometimes it’s several rounds stretched across multiple days. And sometimes you finally get time with the hiring manager… and the calendar invite says 30 minutes. That’s when many job seekers make the same mistake. They think I need to cram everything in.
Strong candidates don’t just answer questions. They read people. They understand what’s going on inside the room while the interview is happening....
I have a short, but powerful lesson on how to evaluate whether you’re joining a company that’s going up… Or is sinking, but just doesn’t know it yet.
Most job seekers think they need to beat the ATS. Optimize the résumé. Match the keywords. Play the system. That’s the wrong goal. You don’t beat the ATS. You stay out of it. Because the applicant trashing system is not designed to hire you. It’s designed to filter you out.
Let’s talk about something most candidates completely miss in interviews. 👉 The questions they ask. I’m not talking about whether you ask questions. Most people know they should. I’m talking about how you ask them. Because here’s generally what happens…
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