Filed Under: Interviewing

Published on: Monday, March 28, 2011

Six-Figure Hotline: Be Someone’s Aspirin

Posted By: Dave Opton
Filed Under: execunet, executive job search, dave opton, six-figure hotline, interviewing, age discrimination, overqualified

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As part of ExecuNet membership, I conduct a weekly teleconference called Six-Figure Hotline where members call in to ask the questions keeping them up at night, and to gain market and trend insight from the career experts who join me in talking about issues that are important to executives today. Whether you are in a job search, thinking about changing positions, or want to learn how to strengthen your success in your current position, this weekly teleconference is designed to provide you the support you need to reach your goals.

Recently, in one such teleconference, I was asked about candidacies getting flattened by the "You are overqualified" objection. The caller said: "I am trying to re-direct my career from doing turnarounds to becoming COO with an early stage company. Invariably, this means working with younger individuals. It seems they buy into me on paper and on the phone, but when they find out how old I am when I show up I am suddenly 'overqualified.' Maybe it's just my imagination, but..."

Published on: Tuesday, October 19, 2010

It’s Not You, It’s Me: How Candidate Interview Gaffes Reflect on Recruiter Due Diligence

Posted By: Joseph Daniel McCool
Filed Under: leadership, joseph daniel mccool, executive recruiters, talent management, executive candidates, interviewing, interviews, executive search, recruiting, character

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Every recruiter has them. Many recruiters like to share them. Still others relish the disbelieving responses to war stories about the most incredible candidate interview gaffes.

We've all learned that sometimes fact is stranger than fiction and that even highly qualified candidates can be lousy interviewees. Sometimes, the candidate just doesn't understand that a first impression is a lasting impression. Other times, it's a lack of effort, a lack of focus or outright incompetency that does them in.

Published on: Wednesday, September 01, 2010

“But That’s How We’ve Always Done It”

Posted By: Robyn Greenspan
Filed Under: robyn greenspan, execunet, executive recruiters, executive job search, executive branding, interviewing, job boards, interviews, marji mcclure, personal branding

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You've probably not accepted that as an excuse to resist change and stymie innovation from a colleague, so why use it for your job search? In case you hadn't noticed, the old ways of looking for a job have dramatically changed, but the good news is some of those old school tools are still quite useful.

ExecuNet has witnessed job search transformation over the last 23 years, and contributing editor Marji McClure and I outlined the evolution. Here are some tips to get you started:

Published on: Friday, August 13, 2010

When Bad Interviews Happen to Good Candidates

Posted By: Robyn Greenspan
Filed Under: robyn greenspan, execunet, networking, interviewing, linda dominguez, networking meetings, executive coaches, judy rosemarin, executive interviews, meg montford

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I first interviewed with ExecuNet around Halloween and was charmed by the decorations until I saw the giant, purple inflatable spider standing guard in the center of the office space. Despite the combination of two big fears — job interviews and giant spiders — I performed well enough to get the offer. (The spider now appears annually right outside my office.)

This story pales in comparison to candidates who saw dream jobs turn into nightmares when confronted by interviewers behaving badly. We've collected some of the ~~best~~ worst job interview stories from ExecuNet members and asked some of our expert executive coaches to give their feedback. We've excerpted a few for you here.