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HBR Answers The Challenging-Age-Old Question, “Why do you want to work here?”
We're always looking for great advice and insights about how to approach tough interview questions. So, when Candorful Interview Coach, Bob Stern, sent us this article about how to approach the "Why do you want to work here? question, we KNEW it was important to share...
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Candorful Presents a Fun-filled Fireside Chat with TOPGUN Pilot Guy Snodgrass, Veterans Day 2021
Candorful Board member, Charlie Tillett, interviews Commander Guy Snodgrass (retired) to learn what it’s like to be a REAL TOPGUN Pilot, vs the Tom Cruise, Maverick, Experience.
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It’s Not Your Fault (Well, Most Likely, It’s Not Your Fault)
Get a new decoder ring because those are not the reasons you didn’t get hired. You’ve heard that it’s a numbers game and that is very much a fact. Try and learn from the “rejections”.
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Interviewing in a Virtual World
A virtual interview setting presents several nuances that you need to control to make sure you’re putting your best foot forward.
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Job Interviews: Readying yourself to share your interview “data” openly. An interview with Candorful Coach, Marcia Wasserman
I recently had a chance to (remotely) banter back and forth with one of our most compassionate Candorful Coaches, Marcia Wasserman. Marcia has an amazing knack for getting Candorful client candidates to learn to open up and share more about themselves in an interview....
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What are Recruiters Really Looking For? Candorful Coach Spotlight
“…if I am only requiring a 60% fit before I send you to the hiring manager, I know in my heart of hearts there will be a learning curve. It is my job, when speaking with you, to determine that you can overcome any learning curve relatively fast.”
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Working with an Interview Coach gives you so much more than Interview Prep
If I could give one piece of advice to a job seeker from the military it would be to have confidence in the skills you bring to the role and know what sets you apart from other candidates applying for the same role.
-Megan Hanik, Candorful Interview Coach
Charlie Tillett Slays 32 Mile Trail Run Through Snow to Benefit Candorful
But we were not aware how Charlie would take MIT’s Mens Et Manus motto and apply it to not just “walking-the-walk” but “running-the-run” purely for Candorful’s benefit.
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Candorful Coach Spotlight: Dan del Sobral, Managing Director at Strategy&
I got an email that mentioned Candorful, and I was immediately intrigued by it. Candorful aligns with my skills and experience since I know quite a bit about hiring and interviewing. Also, it felt personal for me given my own military background – my dad was career Air Force, and I was a JMO in the Navy after a ROTC scholarship. It’s become a neat way to contribute to a culture of volunteering in a way that is meaningful, fun and fulfilling for me.
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When your day starts with a grateful email from a Candorful client: A happy peak into the @Candorful email inbox…. On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 9:41 AM Zeke Sweet wrote: To: Megan, Candorful Interview Coach Cc: Candorfulcontact@gmail.com Hi Megan, Sorry it has taken so...
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