Do You Know The Good Interview Signs?Hard to tell isn't it? Well not really. As long as you know what to look for and when to look for it. In fact you could read your interviewer like a book if you keep reading. I am going to show you just a few signs to look for and respond to correctly. That way you can lead them to providing you with even more signs.Sign #1 TimeHow long the interview lasts can tell you a lot about how you are being received. A...more
"Never!" She exclaims. "Maintenance is never finished – it is an ongoing progress. Only phases of maintenance are finished – this one I'm hoping to have done before peak season starts."Tygerberg Zoo has been very successful in their breeding achievements over the years. A couple of years ago their tigers had a few cubs, which I remembered very well and asked Lorraine what happened to them. She told me they grew up and were sold to another facility. Tigers are solitary animals so she was unable to keep them at the Zoo.Currently she's looking for homes for her racoon babies. All movements of endangered animals and their offspring are kept on record through a program called ISIS. ISIS is a non-profit organization that maintains computer-based information systems used by the worldwide Zoological community. ISIS members use the basic biologic information (age, sex, parentage, place of birth, circumstance of death, etc.) collected in the ISIS system to manage genetic and demographic programs for their animal collections.Lorraine tells me she's applying for a particular marmoset from China for the Zoo, but doesn't want to share too many details about her application until has come...more
How to Avoid the Deadly Weakness InterviewThis is something I talk about often. Because many if not most people don't know that the weakness interview involves some pretty twisted mind games. The reason this is seldom talked about in the human resource circles is that it is sort of the dark art of interviewing.What the heck is a weakness...more
The full story of the origin of the humans has yet to be revealed. They arrived in the Tyria (the continent) sometime after they first appeared on Tyria (the world). It seems, from their previous appearances, that they have come up from the south, so the "human homeland" may be further south than Elona and Cantha. The idea of human gods...more
Secret Interview Answers to Competency Interview QuestionsI will make this simple and direct. So direct you will think there is more to it but frankly I am old school. And in my 35 year history I have yet to find anyone in the Human Resources that...more
Job interviews can be very stressful. There is no way to get around it because there is so much at stake. The saying "you only have one chance to make a first impression," is ever-present on the mind of the job seeker which only adds to the stress....more
Many people get so wrapped up in answering questions in the job interview that they forget to bring their own questions to ask the employer. There are things that you will want to know, and certain things that you have to ask before you take a job....more
5 Dumb Answers to Frequently Asked Interview QuestionsWant to keep from looking lame and stupid in your interview? The simple solution is to prepare for the questions coming your way. And of course that means you have to learn about the company and...more
5 of The Best Answers to Interview Questions EverOK this is going to be a bold strait forward article. I don't want to play with your time because you have got to WIN this interview. Not just interview well. That's what they say to the losers of a...more
Darwin's concept of "survival of the fittest" applies when you are interviewing for a job: the candidate who makes the best connection with the interviewer is usually the person who gets hired. According the economist, Sylvia Chase, over 60% of all...more