Category Archives: job interview

7 Deadly Job Interview Sins

With the job market extremely tight, even the small stuff counts, especially when you’re on a job interview. That’s why it’s so important not to say or do the wrong things, since that first impression could end up being the last one. With that in mind, here are seven deadly sins of job interviewing.   

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How to Avoid the Worst Job Interview Mistake Ever!

Don’t risk losing an opportunity because of a careless, even lazy, mistake… Use these tips to keep your next job interview mistake free.   

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#InternPro Chat: The “New” Elevator Pitch with Chris Westfall

Last night on #InternPro chat, we had a national champion as our special guest host! Chris Westfall, keynote speaker, author and national elevator pitch champion (you didn’t know there was such a thing, did you?) led our chat and taught us all about the art of the elevator pitch… a sometimes difficult yet key networking component.   

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How I Got 13 Interviews in 10 Weeks (Without Submitting a Single Application)

In just 10 weeks of job hunting, I got 13 interviews and landed a fantastic job at College Prowler. I even scored an interview at Google, that hallowed land where employees are treated to free sushi every day.

So how did I get so many great job leads? By NOT applying for jobs!   

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7 Dirty Little Secrets of Job Hunting

Trying to make any kind of career shift can be incredibly frustrating, and through my current search I’ve found there are some dirty little secrets most people just don’t talk about when it comes to job hunting. Here are 7 unconventional, and helpful, things I’ve learned:   

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The Out-of-State Interview: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

After interning for a semester in Chicago, I fell in love with city life. Thus began my feverous applying for jobs in every booming metropolis in America. I got a phone call today from a company saying that, “Yes, they would LOVE to interview me.” Oh how I loved to hear those words—how my heart was racing as if someone proposed marriage!

But, there was a catch. I had to, during the last two weeks of school, squeeze in a trip to this city… and on my dime.

But, in the flutter of setting an itinerary I thought…

“Should I take this interview?”   

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