Linda Matias

CIC, NCRW, JCTC

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Linda Matias Quick Facts

Best Sellers: How to Say It Job Interviews
Career Focus: Author, Career Coach, Resume Writer
Affiliation: CareerStrides

Certified in all three areas of the
job search - Certified Interview Coach (CIC), Job & Career Transition Coachrn(JCTC), and Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW) - Linda Matias isrnqualified to assist you in your career transition, whether it be a complete
career makeover, interview preparation, or resume assistance. Linda is the
former president of the National Resume Writers' Association who is the author
of two books: 201 Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions and How to Sayr
It: Job Interviews. Both books can be found at Amazon.com or your local
bookstore. Visit her website at http://www.careerstrides.com.

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How to Answer Tough Interview Questions

Traditional interview questions are nerve wracking enough to answer. When interviewers ask tough interview questions you can get thrown off your game. To prepare for these potential curveballs, you should be aware of example questions that may come your way. Being privy of potential interview questions and how to answer each will help you prepare for what otherwise can be an uncomfortable situation. The questions below are actual ones that have been asked during interviews. - You lack experience, and I don’t have time to train you.

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Salary Negotiations Begin with Your Resume

Many job seekers state that their resumes win interviews, but they never receive offers. If after a series of interviews, you fall under this category, it’s time to assess what may be wrong. To rise above the no-callback pattern, let’s consider five job interview errors that could be holding you back. · Though you should be an active participant in the interview process, you should not take over the interview.

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How to Ace the Lunch Interview

Strategically, hiring managers prefer lunch interviews because of the laid-back environment, where interviewees may be less guarded and more likely to reveal information they normally wouldn’t in an office setting. Another reason is that the open position may require the incumbent to attend client lunch meetings, and the interviewer wants to gauge the interviewee’s dining etiquette. In addition, the candidate’s credentials may be impressive and the hiring manager wants to pull out all the stops.

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Turn Ho-Hum Resume Objective Statements into Powerful Assertions

Resume objectives are outdated. In order to capture the attention of a decision maker, the introduction of your resume should outline your experience, not provide a weak sentence or two that focuses on your needs. An example of this: “Seeking a position that will utilize my education and experience.” This type of introduction is blasé and won’t move the interviewer to pick up the phone to call you.

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Resumes Don’t Win Job Offers, Only Interviews Do

Many people put too much weight on the resume. Simply, the resume's purpose is to get your phone to ring. It’s not going to win you a position before you get in the door. Sure, you can gain a competitive advantage with a well-written resume, since the interviewer will have preconceived notions of who you are and what you can bring to the table. However, the interviewer will not be smitten enough to hire you based on the resume alone.

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What's Ruining Your Resume?

When you commit to finding a new job, your resume becomes an obsession. That’s understandable since so much of your career success is riding on the resume language and layout you choose. Sometimes that pressure can be paralyzing and leave you unsure of how to revise a new draft or an outdated version of your resume. Below are three common issues jobseekers do that ruin their resumes, and in turn, minimize their chances for getting interviews. Empty phrases / wordsr

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Writing a Powerful LinkedIn Summary

A LinkedIn membership, free or premium, is a must have for today’s job seeker because head hunters are flocking to LinkedIn to recruit candidates for open positions. A significant part of the LinkedIn profile is the summary section. To get the most out of your summary don’t reiterate information that is on your resume, but look for a different angle to flesh out the same background in two paragraphs. This part will take time if you aren’t a wordsmith so don’t be surprised or get discouraged if it takes you a couple of days to come up with compelling verbiage.

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Recession Proof Your Job Search

When the job market is tight, it may be tempting to cut corners on your job search, but for the sake of landing a position, please don’t. When it’s a buyer’s market, you owe it to yourself and your family to put your best foot forward. To stand out, there are three key factors you need to ...

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So, Why Don't You Tell Me About Yourself

"So, why don't you tell me about yourself?" is the mostfrequently asked interview question. It's a question thatmost interviewees expect and the one they have the mostdifficulty answering. Though one could answer this open-ended question in a myriad of ways, the key to answeringthis question or ...

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Seven Habits of Highly Successful Job Seekers

In the job search craze, there are those who land a job right away and those who struggle through the process of finding one for a long time. ‘Luck’ is usually the response one hears from disenfranchised job seekers when they find out that their neighbor down the street was offered a position ...

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There's No Need to Pad Your Resume

It seems like a good idea, harmless in fact. Your friends assure you that everybody does it and that employers rarely check resume facts. Going on blind faith and convinced the truth hasn’t been helpful so far, you seriously consider fabricating information on your resume. You adapt the school ...

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Now, Do You Have Any Questions?

“Who is that hot babe in the picture?” isn’t the type of reply an interviewer expects to hear when he or she invites you to ask questions near the end of an interview. In fact, the way you approach the Q&A session will have a direct impact on the interviewer’s perception of you. Based on the ...

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