You've got an interview and conversation is going well, then person interviewing you goes: "Do you have questions for me?". And you are getting nervous "What to ask? how many questions is too much?" Or even worse, imagine your interview starts with "Before we begin, let me answer your questions." It happened to me many times. There was at least one time when I was completely unprepared. So, for those who wonder what type of questions to ask your interviewer, here is few thoughts I found helpful.

Be prepared. Before going to interview, read about the company. Go on their website. If possible, read about person you interview with. Sometimes you can find it on About us page. This will help you come up with questions.

Insightful questions. Here are some general type questions that may help learn a lot about workplace:

• Tell me what brought you to this company? Why did you choose to work here?
• What would you like to change here?
• How would you describe culture at your company?
• How do you manage priorities?

Don't hesitate to ask something that is very important to you. Think about it as if you interview them as well. For example, if you have another job or responsibility and your schedule is difficult, this is good time to clarify it:

• I don't have a car and need to leave at 6 PM sharp to catch a train. Is it a concern?

Keep it short. Don't ask too many questions. Pick top 2-3 questions important to you.

What types of questions did you find helpful?

Please share. And good luck to everybody interviewing!

When going in for an interview, many will get nervous and what not but its always good to take your time addressing employers concerns about maybe past issues with other employees. Give them reassurance. You have the upper hand by studying what type of questions you might be asked in advance, you can google templates and have possible answers ready beforehand. GOODLUCK!

This is a good article to read. It speaks truth the chaotic cycle of recruiting.

Here are some of the biggest problems in recruiting, and recommendations for fixing them:

Job ads are ridiculous. They list endless "Essential Requirements" that few if any living people possess. To fix job ads, HR people who know the talent market should make sure that job ads are realistic and that the jobs they're hiring for pay the right amount. No job ad should ever be published unless it's based in reality. Every job ad should have a salary range in it.

Job ads are written as though their principal aim is to keep people from applying (in case they're not perfectly qualified)! Anybody who posts a job ad that refers to The Selected Candidate -- addressing prospective candidates in the third person as if to signal to them "The selected candidate couldn't possibly be you!" should not be writing job ads. The way we "invite" candidates into the hiring process is repulsive. We make them fill out online job applications loaded up with warnings about leaving any field blank or misrepresenting any tiny detail. In short, we treat job applicants like criminals. Your application process is a window to your corporate soul. To fix this enormous problem, we need to move away from Applicant Tracking Systems as a screening tool, and evaluate resumes and LinkedIn profiles instead. The way we treat candidates in the pipeline is disgraceful. Fearful HR leaders hide behind pointless and insulting pre-employment tests and questionnaires instead of reaching out and engaging with real people who could help the company thrive.

To fix the candidate-neglect-in-the-pipeline problem, every company needs to examine its recruiting process from the candidate's point of view. There are unexplained and unacceptable gaps, delays and talent-repelling steps in nearly every corporate and institutional hiring pipeline. Find and eliminate the roadblocks in yours! The way we communicate with candidates during their recruiting process is horrible. We would never treat a customer, vendor or friend of the company as badly as we treat candidates every day. We make them wait weeks between communications. We send them terse email messages with new instructions to follow and no encouragement that their efforts will be worthwhile.

To fix this problem, we need to examine our candidate communications and stop assuming that talented people will wait forever while we slog through the thousands of bureaucratic steps in our outdated recruiting systems.

Recruiting is easily the most broken corporate practice (with performance review a close second). It is shameful how badly most medium-sized and large employers treat the talented people who apply for jobs with them. If managers don't get the message, their competitors will leave them in the dust.

It's time for employers to wake up and smell the new-millennium talent market coffee. Unemployment is down. Talented candidates won't tolerate being treated like dirt anymore. Can we blame them?

Source: http://www.certifiedemployment.com/article/listen-up-employers-job-applicants-are-tired-of-being-treated-like-dirt.php

Hi everyone, how important is that to have a cover letter, resume and references on paper or do most companies not want paper and want the information download ed onto a flash drive, , and where can I get free help with this? ??

I need a good job as a server or even fast food!!! Anything really!!!! But I have a lot of visible tattoos. Any ideas!

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As an analyst and consultant, I review many web sites and marketing materials every day. It is very common that these are often very similar to other sites and marketing materials produced by all companies within that industry. In some research on printing web sites I found that around 20% were using the same stock photo to show their customer service hotline. Web sites are mostly very average. It got me to thinking how common are resumes? How similar is your resume to others applying for the same position? One of the things I look for in evaluating web sites is stating the obvious. "We have great customer service!" Would I ever want to work with a company that had poor or average customer service? No. What companies promote as "exceptional" qualities is often expected by their prospects. The same can be said for a resume. I am a hard worker. As an employer, would I ever hire someone that wasn't or lazy? No. I work well on my own or in a team environment. Would I talk to someone who was continually a problem? Never. Every resume, like every web site can make claims. They may not be able to back them up but from the viewers point, they are all the same. What about your work ethic is better or unique? Can you prove that your work ethic produced results before? What did you do with a team or on your own that has made an impact before? Does that really matter to your future employer? The web development people have not yet discovered that web sites are dynamic and always changing. This can also be said for your resume. Most people have a very general resume because it it easier for them to apply for more jobs. We all know what results this produces. If you create a basic template resume and edit it for the job you are applying to maybe you will get better results. This is not a fool proof method to get a job. It will get more attention though. There are clues in every job post that will inform you as to the ideal candidate they are looking for. Your current resume probably does not address this. That is because it is very general. While everyone involved in the hiring process has a persona of the ideal, it is rare that someone meets all of the criteria. It is like most things in life a compromise. You have to showcase your experiences that align with what they are looking for. Look at your resume. Not from your point of view but from an HR point of view. Or even a temp agency view. Why should I even take the next step with you? Forget hiring you. Why should I interview you further by phone or in person? I currently have 300 resumes telling me they are hard workers and work well with others! All help is free. Just give me a shout!

Omg I have a interview tomorrow at law firm it's personal injury, so so nervous going to bring that portfolio wish me luck.

Hello to All, I want to respond to some of the messages I've seen regarding seeking employment or those who say they can't find a job, I'll start off first by saying it depends on what you are looking for, next if you are seeking employment in a particular area, that's different, and next are you truly seeking employment or being picky? I say that because if you need to get your feet wet, pay bills, feel the need to fulfill a goal, then you will start where the opportunity comes. For example, I work for an agency where the individuals with the title of "manager" and "supervisor" display a lack of leadership skills, they offer no training when needed, nor do they allow the employees the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, because the "manager" and "supervisor" only want to shine. Now anyone with skills, experience and ability would catch an attitude and be gone, but if you look at it from a different perspective as I have, I'll perform my duties, continue on learning, staying abreast of new technologies and programs and then take the time to learn a new skill trade, I'll take that Inventory Job, that may possibly lead to a full time position in a management role. My point is we have to determine what are our real goals, do you want to work and increase your skill set or do you want to work only with a certain group? my thing is just start. I apply for positions that I know have my name on it, then I get nervous at the possibility that they may call me and if so, I better be ready, because I put my everything into every resume and cover letter I write, and sometimes the cover letter isn't even asked for, but this is how I increase my writing ability, doing it anyway. I don't know where a lot of you are located, but I do know if you just start, file clerk, inventory, merchandiser, get in there and give it a chance.