I received the following questions from a visitor to my website recently: “How should I respond to inappropriate questions such as: (1) Do you have a stable home life? (2) Tell me about your personal situation. Are these inappropriate questions? It has been so long since I interviewed for a job, your suggestions about the …
This week’s topic deals with interviewers asking about your future plans. As we’ll see in addressing the question a subscriber wrote in with, interviewers use the future plans question to screen people out. Read on to find out how to make sure you’re not eliminated from consideration with a question like this. Question from a …
Got a difficult problem in your job search? Say, a lack of networking contacts? Or trouble answering interview questions? Well, you’ve got company. Problems in a job search are as common as mosquitoes in July. But … have you ever written your problem down on a piece of paper? I’ll bet you haven’t. Because, when …
Do you have to be a “people person” to run a successful business? It’s a good question and one that’s brought up occasionally in meeting with clients. Most people like the idea of being their own boss, but not everyone likes the idea of getting out and selling their own product or service. The answer …
Women returning to the workforce often sell themselves short, partly because of society’s view that if you’re not in the paid workforce you are “doing nothing”. The other part of this equation is because after a few years of dealing mainly with children and duties around the home, many women find own self esteem and …
Do you work well with children? Enjoy helping others? Teaching is one of the most important jobs for society and also one of the most fulfilling. Demand is high right now and the supply is low. According to the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, over two million new teachers will be needed in …
Will your resume get you an interview or be dumped in the round file? Your resume must provide enough information to tweak the interest of the potential employer Here are some tips for preparing your resume: One page or Two Page? Employers are busy people with very little time to read your resume, but don’t …
 I didn’t get a job that I interviewed for. The employer told me that I had “failed” the personality quiz. How is that possible? Does this mean that I have no personality? “Fail” is a pretty strong word when it comes to taking a personality quiz. In fact, it is so strong that it makes …
Zig Ziglar, the famous self help guru, was once quoted as saying “You can get everything you want in life if you help enough people get everything they want in life.” Nowhere is this more true than on the internet and internet marketing. I remember when I first started looking into making money on the …
The aim of your internet home business, and any business for that, is to succeed and attain an appreciable level of profitability. Achieving this in the midst of sweeping changes requires the application of of an exciting new, and action-ready approach. It must be an action that is thought through and done with direction, method …
