Interview Questions to Assess the Candidate's Teamwork Talents

Is your client prepared to answer these eight questions designed to assess his or her teamwork talents?

1. Describe your relationship with your supervisor, your peers, or your subordinates (if applicable).
2. What would your present supervisor say about you? How about your peers? How about your subordinates (if applicable)?
3. What was the most difficult work relationship you encountered during your last job (or career)? How did you handle this difficulty?
4. Without using names, describe two or three of the worst people you've ever worked with. Why were they so hard to work with? How did you manage to work with them?
5. What do you look for in a supervisor? In co-workers?
6. What kind of supervision do you need?
7. How did your supervisor give you feedback in your last job? How did your peers assess your work?
8. Give me an example or two of your teamwork skills.
   

-- Reprinted from "50 Great Interview Questions," Richard G. Ensman, Office Solutions magazine, November/December 2006.

Craiglist Charging for Employment Ads

For the past month, Craigslist began charging $25 for help-wanted ads in 11 markets, including Sacramento. The effort is not one to raise revenues, rather, to improve the quality of the employment ads posted.

According to an article in the Sacramento Bee, The fees don't represent a change in philosophy for Craigslist, which is a for-profit corporation but styles itself as a quirky nonprofit "community." Rather, the San Francisco-based site said the fees will weed out the "duplicate and illegitimate ads" and make the remaining listings more effective.

According to the article, "Craigslist's free ads have helped fuel a massive migration of classified advertising to the Internet, a trend with enormous implications for the newspaper industry. Publishers such as The McClatchy Co. of Sacramento, which owns The Bee, have reported significant drops in classified ad revenue in the past year or so."

We'll have to watch and see if the charges reduce demand on Craigslist and if this has any impact on online job-related advertising.

November/December 2007 Issue Ready

Well, another issue is on its way to subscribers! This one is 16 pages, and features a cover story on resume writing certifications. It's a comprehensive, 7-page article comparing all of the major certifications. If you're not yet certified -- or are thinking about pursuing certification, read this article!!

The Resume Writer's University article is a review of the book "Competency-Based Resumes," and Robert Middleton talks about "Marketing Without Marketing" in his Action Plan column.

There's also an interview with Norine Dagliano on how public speaking can build your resume business and help you generate new revenue.

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Potential Employers for Ex-Military Clients

Have clients who have left the military but still want to use their military skills?

From GovExec.com, the top 100 defense contractors for the military and the top 200 government contractors (list updated in August annually).