What is the worst thing that can happen during salary negotiations?
That you quote too little.
There are actually two strategies to approach that question about your salary expectation:
– Strategy # 1 says: Do not avoid answering this question. Be prepared. Think beforehand what salary realistically would satisfy you. If you do not want to give a concrete number, you can always give Read more
Have you ever googled anyone? Yourself? Every detail on the Internet can work in favor of or against you. You want the former.
While you are reading this information headhunters are searching the Internet for candidates. Why haven’t they contacted you yet? Prior to your first meeting, your potential employer or their assistant will very probably google you. That is why it is very important to have a professional, quality online profile. Read more
A person, who is looking for a job, has one main goal: to find one. It would seem that they will do their best and will put the maximum amount of effort in the seeking process to achieve that goal.
However, paradoxically, it is precisely the essence and the importance of the goal that result in
sometimes preferring not to take any action, and – on the contrary – sometimes taking actions that do not bring us closer to our goal, but make it even more difficult to achieve it. This strategy, called Read more
During a lecture at an LLM program, I met a lawyer who had been looking for a job for about eight months without even being invited to a job interview. “Now I understand why nobody replied last year. I had a wrong CV structure, wrong information and a wrong photo. […] As you know, once we started, I did almost everything myself under your guidance. At the beginning of the process I was able to create a better picture of myself as a professional. And once I started applying your advice, I secured 10 job interviews out of which I have so far met with 6 that led to one job offer; Read more
When we look at our computer screen while browsing the Internet our eyes tend to scan the website for information rather than read. Therefore graphical elements become even more important. On your online profile that would be your picture.
After a brief analysis:
– only 5% of used pictures on business social media sites would be graded A or B. Read more
You have done all you can if you have answered these three questions:
– Why are you interested in the job and the company?
– What can you offer?
According to Monster.co.uk 85% of employers will check at least one of your references when offering you a position. Do you know whom you can ask for them? What will your potential employer most probably ask about? How should you prepare your referee? Read more
I’d like to quote an extract of an article that I wrote in 2010 to serve as an introduction.
Under pressure to find a job?
When under pressure, we often behave emotionally. We do things, we’d normally not do. And not having a job puts, at least most of us, under tremendous stress. […] If this panic shows through in your job search you’re in trouble. Nobody wants to interview a frustrated and scared candidate. Read more
We are happy to announce that we have another Career Angel: Aneta.
Welcome on board, Aneta!
Sandra Bichl: Konrad, thank you very much for your time to meet me and answer my questions.
Konrad Kopyra: The pleasure is all mine.
Sandra Bichl: How do you look for candidates on executive positions? How often do the recruitments happen and how are they conducted? Read more
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