Through The Lens Of The Interviewer
April 30, 2009 by Darlene McDaniel
Filed under Careers
When a job seeker is sitting the across the table from a hiring manager or HR representative, what exactly are they looking for? For you, your hope and desire is that they like you and they pick you over all the other people competing for the job. But that is not what the hiring manager is thinking.
First, most hiring managers are frustrated with the hiring process. Many of them are overworked and stressed about their responsibilities and they don’t want to invest their time interviewing people who are not qualified to come into their organization. They want to get through …read more
Do You Need Feedback?
July 11, 2007 by Darlene McDaniel
Filed under Careers
Before I get to deep into this post, I want you to think about how you feel if someone, like your boss told you they wanted to give you feedback. How do you feel about that statement? Do you get apprehensive? Do you get nervous? Do you ask, “What did I do?” or “Did I do something?” or “Am I in trouble?”.
“What did I do?” “Did I do something?” are my initials responses. However, I will also say, that I have learned to embrace feedback. Good or bad, I want to know. How about you? Do you want feedback or …read more





