Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 14. Applying and Interviewing for Employment
James A.
According to Alison Green, "Job seekers tend to overanalyze everything that happens during the hiring process – from how long it takes a company to respond to their application to how friendly the person calling to schedule an interview sounds.
Chris Weller defines the "rule of three" and explains why it isn't what it is cracked up to be.
"Remember these points before taking it personally.
"Remember these points before taking it personally.
"Are your eyes glazing over from staring at the computer – refreshing the online job search engines every other minute and blindly emailing résumés?
"Here's how to handle various levels of interview catastrophes: .
"Poor use of PowerPoint is such a common bad habit that it’s almost become the norm in the corporate world.
"We take listening for granted as a noble conversation skill.
"You want to project confidence, competence, professionalism, and self-assurance.
Shana Lebowitz (photo, left) has the details.
"Interviews are already nerve-wracking—and when you’re an introvert like me, they’re downright, wake-up-in-a-cold-sweat, I’d-rather-get-my-teeth-pulled terrifying.
"We've all been in those situations where we've forgotten someone's name," writes Steven Benna at BusinessInsider.
According to Arnie Fertig, "No matter what your occupation or level of experience is, the process of getting a new job has several common elements.
"Sometimes we remember rules incorrectly, adding always or never to them.
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"We’ve heard it a million times before: '90% of communication is nonverbal.
According to Nick Morgan (photo, left), ".
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Indi Young reports.
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"With all the business messages we send and receive, communicating from our screens can eat up several hours in the workday.
"Whether you have just graduated with an advanced degree or you are leaving academia for the public sphere, building a professional résumé after a life in higher eduction is a rude awakening.