5 Common Interview Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
When it comes to giving a strong interview, it's just as important to understand what makes a weak interview. Learning how to avoid easy mistakes can help you to make your next interview a great one. Unfortunately, many job seekers often fall victim to a minor or big mistake that could ruin their first impressions with potential employers and cost them the job offer. Our team at MVP is here to make sure none of these common traps get in the way of you landing your dream job.
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21 Common Interview Questions and How to Best Answer Them Using the STAR Method
You read the job description, wrote a stellar resume and a hiring manager reached out to set up an interview. Before you start the interview process with a potential employer, it is important to practice answering some of the most common interview questions. Let's dive right into some of the typically asked questions and the best way to answer them using the STAR method.
5 Tips to Prepare for Your Virtual Job Interview
In the new world of remote work, hiring managers are trading out the in-person interview for the video call. For a potential employer, an online job interview diminishes travel costs and allows the hiring manager to conduct more interviews. For candidates, a remote job interview represents a new skill to master in order to stand out in the hiring process and score the job.
How to Use LinkedIn to Stand Out
When searching for a job, creating and fostering a LinkedIn presence is a great way to stand out to potential employers. Created in 2003 and boasting over 750 million members today, LinkedIn is a social media platform with a professional focus. LinkedIn members use the platform to grow and maintain their professional network, search and apply for jobs, stay up to date with industry trends and attract employers.
How MVP Can Help Your Business
Whether you’re a small business, mid-size organization, Fortune 500 company, government sector or beyond, Military Veteran Pipeline is the platform for you. If you’ve already subscribed to MVP or are just considering it, it’s important to understand exactly how our technology can benefit your business.
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How to Fill Out a Federal Government Resume
There are several differences between private-sector resumes and federal government resumes in the United States. It’s important to be familiar with standard conventions for a federal resume to highlight how your work experience is relevant to the government position to which you are applying. By tailoring your resume to these specific standards, you establish a sense of credibility by showing that you understand the language and expectations of the federal workforce.