We at Centennial have conducted many video interviews and we wanted to share some practical tips you should apply when having this type of interview: Be aware of what is in the background! Your background should be professional. Your interviewer really doesn’t want to see your bedroom sheets, breakfast plates,…
When you are hired for a new position, it is important to make a good first impression and establish credibility. We encourage our candidates to follow some of these important points that were made in the HBR video "Establish Credibility in a New Job": Identify Key Problems or Opportunities Identify…
Here are 3 key interview faux pas we encourage you to avoid if you want to get hired. 1. Constantly talking about the problems of past employers Perspective employers do not want to hear about bad managers and problems from previous positions. The company interviewing may have some problems they…
Interviewing Tips Remember, you are selling an overall package: Yourself! For you to be successful, you need to know 1) Who You Are, 2)What Skill Sets are Important, and 3)Why a Company should hire YOU. We encourage you to have a two-minute talk about yourself and be able relay this…
Often, we are asked how to write a resignation letter when moving to a new company, so we thought it would be helpful to put together a blog post to help those out there who need to accomplish this which can be an emotional task. Here are some tips we…
Take control of your career and lift those around you up as well! Complacency and arrogance will hurt your short and long-term career development, and your leadership impact. 5 Common Career Development Mistakes Dan Schawbel, author, entrepreneur, and global keynote speaker, wrote a compelling article that rings true to me. In his article,…
We wanted to share with you some excellent proactive steps you can take to reverse the negative effects of a less-than-great interview experience. The author of an article entitled "7 Things You Can Do after a Really Bad Job Interview" provides these: Reflect on the experience. Learn from it. Learn…
We at Centennial, Inc. use Skype interview out of town candidates, so we know that this type of interview is very popular and will continue to gain in use as well. Whether it is Skype, Oovoo, Google Video Chat, FaceTime or any other video interviewing tool, there are some things we…
Here are four ways regarding your attitude and preparation that will help you stand out as a leading candidate: Is this a Fit for You? You Decide. Before the interview, you have the opportunity to review the parameters of the job and decide whether or not this is a fit…
