Interviewing Tips from an Interviewing Expert!

Interviewing Tips: What Hiring Managers REALLY Want From You

 

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This article on Career Corner details an interview involving an interviewing expert!

Find out what goes on in a manager's head,

what they are looking for,

and how to ace an interview!

You could very well benefit from

Michael Neece's insider knowledge as

he covers:

"Tell me about yourself",

"Explain the gaps in employment",

the "hidden hiring criteria", etc!

 

 

 

 

Good luck and be EXCELLENT!

Until next time!



Professional Development: Experience

It is true -- some things are better learned through experience. You could read books, take classes, watch countless videos but until you have experience you'll never really know and understand. Professional development is one of those "experience-needed" things. Yes, you may take a class, sit through a seminar, take a few notes but there is so much more to be done. Why do you think while in college they stress to you the importance of having at least one internship or co-op experience on your resume?

"Experience is the best teacher. Always is and always has been. On the job experience in the real world. Getting your hands dirty and your feet wet. Observing how things are done, right or wrong, then trying it on your own. Trial and error. That’s the secret to all learning. It’s also the secret to making it big in this world" (Source: Tobak, 2014).

 

Simple steps to experience!

• Whatever your field of interest is, get a mentor and develop a professional relationship.
• Contact a business that relates to your field and ask for volunteer opportunities.
• Join a club that relates to your field of interest and MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. Later advance to an officer/board position (secretary, treasurer, vice president, president).
• Try hard to get internships and/or co-op.

Click this link ---> Take Control of Your Professional Career to read more tips on professional development. A great read and note worthy.

If you already consider yourself a professional, you can always be a better you. If you think it's too late to start now, that is a myth. Take control of your future and take advantage of the unlimited resources that are at your disposal.

We will discuss more with the next post on PROFESSIONALISM!
"You have the POWER to be EXCELLENT in every area of your life. Start TODAY!"

Until next time!

Interviews: What NOT To Say!

In interviews you get asked tricky questions:

"What can you bring to this company?"

"What don't you like about your current position?"

"Why should we hire you?" ETC!

Enough to make you want to scream or even worse, freeze up and start rambling on and on with the first words that come to mind!

Don't fret!

Forbes has posted an article to help prepare you for the anxiety of an interview!

In this article (click link --->) 

Avoid Saying This During Interviews

author Lisa Quast talks about the tricky questions hiring managers will throw at you and gives incite on how to catch those curve balls instead of getting a bruise.

It never hurts to prepare for interviews. Look up interview questions and practice your answers. Yes, you can be excellent in planning for interviews as well.

Happy reading!

 

 

 

Good luck and be EXCELLENT!

Until next time!

AAMU GRADUATE STUDIES!!!!!!!

Presently, we have a special incentive for those who apply to and enroll through the AAMU School of Graduate Studies.

For the first 15 individuals who respond to your correspondence, we will be offering them a 16% TUITION ONLY DISCOUNT. They must apply and be accepted in the university to qualify for this tuition discount and must reference that they were prompted to apply through your correspondence. Additionally, the student must enroll in at least 6 credit hours a semester to be eligible. The participants in this program may apply at this link (http://www2.aamu.edu/gradschool/online/login.asp).

Just to share more specifically with you the types of students we would like to engage; we are interested in talking with students who want to major in our MS programs in:

-        Social Work (their undergraduate majors could be sociology, history, religion or criminal justice);

-        Urban Planning  (their undergraduate majors could be sociology, history, English, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mass Communications, religion or criminal justice);

-     Biology (undergraduate major should be Biology, or Chemistry);
-     MS/PHD Physics (undergraduate program should be physics, chemistry or biology);
-     Materiel Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science (the undergraduate major should be in the sciences or mathematics);
-     MBA Business Administration or MBA with a concentration in Logistics (Business Administration); 
-     MS/PHD Food Science (the undergraduate major should be in the sciences or mathematics);
-     MS/PHD in Plant and Soil Sciences (the undergraduate major should be in the sciences or mathematics); Psychology (Psychology); 
-     Elementary Education/Secondary Education/ Physical Education/Counseling and Guidance (undergraduate degree in Education, or physical education); and
-     Communications Specialist (the undergraduate major should be Mass Communications, English, Marketing, Business Administration);
-     Agribusiness (the undergraduate major should be in the sciences, business or mathematics).  


If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via the methods listed below.


Very best regards,

Mr. Bradley T. Davis
Alabama A&M University
School of Graduate Studies
Coordinator for Recruiting/Marketing
P.O. Box 998
Normal, AL 35762
(256) 372-5266 Office
(256)-929-8452 Cell
(256) 372-5269 Fax
www.aamu.edu  

Good luck and be EXCELLENT!

Until next time!

JOB OPPORTUNITY!!!!!!!

Subject: Job Opening for Basic/Entry-Level Engineer
>
> MTS will be looking to hire a basic engineer on our contract here in the next couple of weeks who is a recent Engineering/Computer Science/Math college graduate.  I just checked, and here is the link to the job description and the "Apply" button.
>
> http://mtsappsvr-02.mts-usa.com/Careers/careers.aspx?adata=EDziTbmknksiMYzXdrR%2bf8A8JfwEYLiMJAvlKEnbrnAFuLB04Pi5rqR7Eh0m3gawFdEmDN%2b910Hm5gfFaxVjTNJoWWyKQiGlzBkAcYrSoCUeEClixmW71UjWWMZVAyd7uqfhVw%2fnRXnEFHlPtStLGnYC1vSQeGIRkWwSGsmM43896qnj7IbkKoNSHn2%2fxkyGhW0DnUEAZtvaw1iBsAOtOC0%3d
>
> Thanks!
> Manufacturing Technical Solutions, Inc. (MTS) Systems Analyst
> 7047 Old Madison Pike, Suite 302
> Huntsville, AL 35806
> www.MTS-USA.com

Good luck and be EXCELLENT!

Until next time!

Redstone Arsenal Will be hosting a Job Fair!!!!!!!

I received this information in my email earlier today!! Please read the information and govern yourselves accordingly!!
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Subject: Redstone Arsenal to host a Job Fair June 25
>
> Redstone Arsenal Will be hosting a Job Fair
>
> The Garrison Directorate of Human Resources, Transition Assistance Program (TAP), is hosting a Job Fair on Wednesday, 25 June 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to
> 2:00 p.m. at The Overlook.  The event is targeted for our transitioning military members, but anyone with access to the installation that's looking for a job is welcome to attend.
>
> Companies that will be participating are:  AAFES, Alabama Career Center, BBVA Compass Bank, Boeing, CPAC, Cummings Aerospace, Davidson Technologies, Dynetics, Intuitive, Linde, Lockheed Martin, MSB Analytics, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Still Serving Veterans, University of Alabama-Birmingham, UIC Maint & Mfrg Co, URS, Verizon, VRIDE, Wyle-CAS, and Yulista.
>
> There will also be an area for job seekers to have their resume reviewed by volunteer business leaders.
>
> If anyone has any questions about this event, please contact luis.f.ortega.civ@mail.mil

Good luck and be EXCELLENT!

Until next time!

Professional Development

They say what goes in our mind never comes out the same. Hence the reason why perceptions are formed. The way we think is powerful. So powerful that Forbes decided to post a blog informing us of "The 10 Thinking Errors That Will Hold You Back In Life":

1) All-or-Nothing

2) Overgeneralizing

3) Filtering Out the Positive

4) Mind-Reading

5) Catastrophizing

6) Emotional Reasoning

7) Labeling

8) Fortune-telling

9) Personalization

10) Unreal Ideal

"Changing the way you think takes a lot of effort initially, but with practice, you’ll notice big changes – not just in the way you think, but also in the way you feel and behave. You can make peace with the past, look at the present differently, and think about the future in a way that will support your chances of reaching your goals" (Morin, Amy. "The 10 Thinking Errors That Will Hold You Back In Life").

Change your thinking and you'll change your life. To read the post in greater detail click here.

 

 

 

 

 

Good luck and be EXCELLENT!

Until next time!