Friday, November 14, 2008
10:00 to 11:30
North Dallas/Plano Career Focus Group
Christ United Methodist Church, Plano
Coit and Parker, Room N156
Free - Open to the public
November, 2008
Date: TBA
10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Drake/Beam/Morin (DBM)
Oxy Building, LBJ and the tollroad
Free - For DBM Clients and Limited guests
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Evening presentation, Time DBA
Jewish Family Service
5402 Arapaho Road at Montfort
Free - Open to the public, Limited Seating
by Mitch Byers :: Thursday, July 24, 2008 :: posted in Interviewing to Win
"Quick, tell me who you are and what you do in less than a minute." This is the topic of Barbara Rose's article, Learn to Sell Yourself in 60 Seconds. A three step strategy is used to develop an effective "elevator pitch":by Mitch Byers :: Thursday, July 24, 2008 :: posted in Interviewing to Win, News & Events
InterviewRX was featured in Carnival of Careers #7 this week, hosted by Eric Folgate. Carnival of Careers presents the "best and brightest articles and blog posts from some of the most talent career and small business blog authors." Thanks to Eric for choosing my "Law of Six" post for this week's Carnival.[More…]
by Mitch Byers :: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 :: posted in Interviewing to Win
In a recent job interview seminar, a participant asked the following question: “Should I send an email or a thank you note?” My response was, “Send both.”by Mitch Byers :: Friday, June 20, 2008 :: posted in Interviewing to Win
Several years ago, my oldest brother began reading Dear Abby columns to my father, whose health was in decline. The daily reading brought about a chuckle, a point of disagreement, or led to a story of days gone by. Generations have looked to Dear Abby for advice – from what do about their pushy mother-in-law to how to confront a co-worker who leaves a mess in the microwave.by Mitch Byers :: Friday, June 20, 2008 :: posted in Interviewing to Win, Enhancing Your Career
Last week, I received a Workforce Vision publication from SHRM. I have commented on the article in several posts, but today will try to tackle one of the central concerns. The article is a wake up call regarding the shortage of specific skills that employers expect to increase in importance over the next five years. The number one expected skill shortage is Critical Thinking/Problem Solving.by Mitch Byers :: Monday, May 19, 2008 :: posted in Interviewing to Win, Selection & Hiring, News & Events, Enhancing Your Career
A recent article from Dr. John Sullivan discusses up an emerging trend – speed interviewing. Speed Interviewing takes its name from the once popular, Speed Dating. Speed Interviewing severely compresses the interviewing process. Compare cooking popcorn the old fashion way - heating up oil in a deep pan and adding a shallow layer of popcorn to today’s fast and easy microwave popcorn. The popcorn today is ready in jiffy with no mess or cleanup. Speed interviewing hopes to achieve the same results: faster and easier without all the messy protocols of a traditional interview. The slimmed down version is making inroads because [More…]by Mitch Byers :: Sunday, January 13, 2008 :: posted in Interviewing to Win, Selection & Hiring, Enhancing Your Career
People in job transition often lament that looking for a job is a full-time job. Activities such as company research, network meetings, job fairs, connecting with recruiters, meeting company insiders for coffee, scrolling the job boards and preparing for the interview keeps you moving forward towards the end goal, landing a new position. During your job transition, you will have multiple conversations with dozens of people. Part of your “full-time job” should be to organize and track each of your contacts. Tracking your job transition contacts has several benefits: [More…]by Mitch Byers :: Thursday, November 15, 2007 :: posted in Interviewing to Win, Enhancing Your Career
A friend of mine spent three months of his life engaged interviewing with a Fortune 100 company only to be told that the position was offered to an internal candidate that transferred from a downsized department. Ouch, that one stung.by Mitch Byers :: Thursday, October 11, 2007 :: posted in Interviewing to Win
Have you every been embarrassed in the interview with the question, “What do you know about our company?” It can be one of those make or break questions – a turning point in the interview. Your answer can lead to an in-depth discussion and enable you to ask your pressing questions. Or you can just sit in your chair, turn red and sink. I like the first option better.by Mitch Byers :: Thursday, September 13, 2007 :: posted in Interviewing to Win
There are plenty of sources highlighting common sense interviewing practices: Dress appropriately, don’t chew gum (or tobacco), arrive a few minutes early and give a firm handshake. We all know the drill. Pretty basic stuff, but missing something basic can really trip you up.by Mitch Byers :: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 :: posted in Interviewing to Win
In InterviewRX, ABC refers to a simple interview strategy. Think of A, B and C as the points of a triangle. When connected, you have a solid triangle – that is, you have a complete career story. Just as each side of the triangle is meaningless without the other two, you cannot develop a successful career story with just one or two parts. You need all three. Here is an example of the ABC Strategy at work. [More…]by Mitch Byers :: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 :: posted in Interviewing to Win
It’s amazing how little time most people prepare for the interview. The quiet ride up on the elevator is the first time they have a clear enough mind to focus on about what to happen. But that is like putting one quarter in a vending machine and expecting to walk away with a candy bar. Input and expected output are out of whack.