November 5, 2006

Effective Interview Thank You Letters

Filed under: Career Development, Interview Prep — ahackett @ 10:31 am

Writing an effective interview thank you letter will increase your chances of receiving a job offer. Here are 2 resources you can use to help you write your post interview thank you letter:

Tips for writing effective interview thank you letters

Interview thank you letter example

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May 31, 2006

100 Potential Interview Questions

Filed under: Personal Development, Career Development, Interview Prep — ahackett @ 7:44 am

Thad Peterson, a Monster staff writer, recently wrote an article featuring 100 Potential Interview Questions that would be a good resource for you to review prior to interviewing with an employer.

Here are questions that I found to be of particular importance to be prepared for:

  1. Who was your favorite manager and why?
  2. Why do you want this job?
  3. What’s your ideal company?
  4. Why should we hire you?
  5. How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution?
  6. What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
  7. Why are you leaving your present job?

Here’s a question from the article that I feel is worth thinking about for your own career and personal development whether or not you are currently conducting a job search:

If I were to give you the salary you requested but let you write your own job description, what would it say?

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