Desperate times call for desperate measures, right? Well not if we are talking about landing your next job. You may indeed be desperate but the trick is to not let the potential employer know. In this current economic down turn, there are quite a few folks who are desperate to return to work. My advice [...]
What Motivates You?
This is a fairly common interview question, especially if you are in a sales role. The wrong answer is, Money. It may be the truth, but it is the wrong answer.
Try this:
Fortunately, I am highly self-motivated and do not require a great deal of external motivation to be succesful. I have an extremely [...]
This is an oldie but goodie. A true classic. a lot of advice you have received is wrong and antiquated. You must come up with a Real weekness and talk about waht you are doing to fix it.
Keep this in mind, the way you handle your response to the question might be as important [...]
Career CoPilot is a company with a singular mission, we help candidates interview better. Through this blog, I will be providing a lot of general interview and career advice but I think I can add a ton of value to people by getting specific and breaking it down one question at a time. The “Why [...]
Interview Question -”Tell me about a time when you had to sort out a difficult problem”
Sample Answer- Several of my top clients were becoming angry due to late deliveries. I met with the head of the delivery department to discuss the situation. We were able to examine the current process and I offered some suggestions on improvements. Together [...]
I received an email today from a sales rep who has a medical sales interview set up. He wanted to know if I could help him practice for a behavioral interview. I thought this would be a great topic to write about as behavioral interviews are becoming much more popular.
The basics-
A bevioral interview is a [...]
It is one thing to know the questions, but it is more important to know the answers. Interviewing is all about Preparation and Practice. Get a friend or family member to play the role of the interviewer and practice your answers. Each week I will be posting one interview question and more importantly the answer. [...]
My name is Daniel Keller, aka, the “Career CoPilot”. I have been in career consulting for over a decade but I am new to blogging. I have ton of information to share regarding: resumes, cover letters, interviewing, salary negotions, etc…. The single most common question I receive is, “Do you have a list of the [...]
