It’s been years since I’ve had to look for a job. How has interviewing changed?
- MARCH 6, 2011 COVER
- CHAT MON AT 1 Career expert Gail Liebhaber
- Why starting over in your career is so hard -- and necessary
- Lessons from the front lines of a new job-hunting world
- A jobs data primer
- New FAQs about job hunting
- Career advice from the bigshots
- PERSPECTIVE Lessons to be learned on the job -- even when it's a dirty one
- PHOTOS Career makeovers
- PHOTOS What not to wear on a job interview
- PHOTOS Six tips to get out of the unemployment rut
- PHOTOS 10 resume mistakes that turn off employers
For one, it’s now quite common for applicants to be interviewed by a group of people, says Jane McHale, principal of Jane McHale-Career Services in Newton. To avoid awkwardness during the interview, address and look at whoever asked you a question – if you move your eyes around to everyone, you may start to look nervous (or worse, shifty). After the interview, send your thank you notes via e-mail. Handwritten ones can make you look old-fashioned, and, McHale says, many hiring managers are too busy to read snail mail anyway.
Can Facebook and LinkedIn really help me?
Absolutely, says Gail Liebhaber, principal of Career Directions in Lexington. Of the two, LinkedIn is the more crucial; it lets you brand yourself through how you describe your experience (it’s also worth noting that headhunters tend to do a lot of their initial scouting on LinkedIn). You can also find networking contacts and employees at companies to which you’re applying who may be willing to answer questions. As for Facebook, you should certainly fill out the business categories in your profile, but avoid posting photos from that epic game of beer pong. Job hunters, says Liebhaber, “should never put anything on [Facebook] that they wouldn’t want on the front page of The Boston Globe.”
Can I negotiate salary before taking a job, or is that a bad move in this economy?
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