The middle ground between telephone and in person interviews is the video interview, often used where distances between a company and candidates make it difficult to connect in person. Skype is a popular format but there are other platforms being...
Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. When I became a fundraiser back in 1997 the professional landscape looked quite different. Recruiters worked mainly with...
In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, a series of Canadian television commercials featured people suddenly transported to an exotic location with their future self who had managed to achieve retirement by the age of 55. The reality over the...
Job searching can be hard at the best of times, but it is also something we all have to do at one time or another. Sometimes not knowing where to begin is the hardest part; other times it is breaking...
Want to learn more networking tips that can help you get ahead in your career? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here! Does the word networking cause you to break out into a...
At various stages of your career development, have you come to a point where you feel stuck, paralyzed by agonizing analysis that gets you nowhere? Perhaps you are student or career changer plagued by an overwhelming array of career choices,...
“Do you have any questions for me?” This is a favourite question I normally ask at the end of mock interviews with my clients. The majority of the time, I hear “No”. Some people will admit that they do not...
Moving into management is a big jump for many people in the nonprofit sector — and sometimes is not necessarily the right move. We talked with people who recently made that leap as well as career coaches to understand why...
After you’ve hit SEND on a job application, get ready for the interview. Telephone interviewing is becoming increasingly popular as an additional screening tool prior to inviting candidates for an in-person interview, and companies expect that you’re ready to talk...
“I just need to get paid.” “I don’t know.” These are typical answers I hear when performing mock interviews with my clients and I ask, “Why do you want to work for this organization?” But while they may be honest,...
