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Questions You Should Ask During The Job Interview

At some point, usually at the conclusion of the interview, you may be asked, "Do you have any questions?" A common answer to this question is, "No, I think you've covered everything very well." This is the wrong answer! You have passed up your opportunity to ask some critical questions that may make a difference as to whether you want to work for this company.

Here are some rules and basic questions to consider asking when asked if you have questions:

4 Internet Job Search Mistakes to Avoid

Written by Kevin Donlin contributing co-author of "Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2"

The Internet is easily the world's most powerful employment tool. With the Web, you can access millions of job openings on thousands of sites. With email, you can quickly contact employers and ask for interviews.

Yet, if used incorrectly, the Internet can actually prevent you from being as productive as possible in your search for work.

How? Why?

Here are four mistakes that commonly befall job seekers using the Internet. Avoid them, and get hired faster.

Reports are forecasting close to 2 million job losses in 2009. This year looks like it's going to be difficult, but it's not the first time this industry has gone through a rough job market. PrepLogic has been around since before the dot com bust and we remember how worried people were then. We helped thousands make it through that crisis, and we're still here to help you through this crisis. Our career trainers have come up with 9 proven tips that will help you survive the recession in 2009.

1.   Identify your accomplishments before you go on an interview.
2.   Don't let your guard down. No matter how friendly the interviewer is, you must always remember that she/he is not your friend.
3.   Answer the interviewer's questions in a direct and concise manner.
4.   Identify your needs and match them to the needs of an employer.
5.   Dress in a manner that your position calls for.

Leaving a military career after five, 10, or 20 years is traumatic. Whether you're enlisted or an officer, the career transition out of military is difficult. The good news is that the federal government is basically just "the other side of the desk." You're going to take the "hands-on" skills and technical training from your military experience and convert it over to the policy, program, support, administration side of the work you have been doing - maybe.

The global credit crisis and flat-lining domestic economy could make this one of the most challenging times to be looking for a job in recent history. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of unemployed increased by 2.2 million between September 2007 and September 2008, and the September 2008 unemployment rate hit 6.1 percent -- the highest level in five years. In the financial services industry alone, hard-hit by the subprime crisis, more than 111,000 people have lost their jobs through the first nine months of 2008.

To be a successful job seeker in this climate, you have to be calm, patient and proactive -- and try any (or all) of these tips.

There are three things every recruiter looks for in a resume:

1. Focus
2. Core competencies or transferable skills
3. Accomplishments

If your resume lacks any of these crucial elements, then you are probably not capturing the attention you deserve, and you are missing out on important interview opportunities.

Talking to or contacting people you know to find job leads is the most effective way to find a job. Because most of us find a job through personal contacts-people we already know such as our friends and family, our doctor, dentist, and people we meet when we go shopping and during our normal everyday lives. Personal contacts are also the people that our friends and family know.