How to handle an interview when you have multiple job offers

How to handle an interview when you have multiple job offersHow to handle an interview when you have multiple job offersWhat do I do if I have job offers but still have other interviews?Receiving a job offer while you are still in the interview process elsewhere can put you at a huge advantage if you play your cards right. Here is exactly what you should say to each company involved to maintain great relationships and set you up to potentially get multiple offers.To simplify the explanation, I will call the company that gave you an offer Company A, and the company that you are still in the interview process with, Company B.Step 1 Speak with Company AAlways be building rapport - start out by telling Company A thank you, and that you are excited and grateful. Then make sure you ask for time to think about the offer.Say this This is such great news, I have really enjoyed getting to know the team, and I am so grateful for the offer. I am really interested in this opportunity, but I do h ave an interview planned for next week. I take this decision very seriously, and so Id like to vet my options so that I am sure of the decision I make. Would I be able to give you a decision on X date?Whats going through the Company As headWhen you say this, they will start to doubt your level of interest in the opportunity. That is why it is so important to reiterate how excited you are about their offer, and reassure them that you are genuinely considering their offer (versus simply using it as leverage with other companies).Also know that companies will not be surprised by this ask, as it is normal among in-demand candidates (hey, thats you). However, Company A may not be able to give you much additional time because they need to fill the role. There are likely other candidates they would like to give offers to should you decline, and the longer you make them wait, the more likely those candidates will find other jobs.Step 2 Speak with Company BNow it is important to go to Compan y B and let them know that you have an offer, but that you are still interested in exploring the opportunity they have presented.Say thisI have an offer, and that company wants a decision soon, but I am very interested in this opportunity, would we be able to expedite the interview process to see if its a match?Whats going through the Company Bs headThis GOLD, because if they thought they wanted you before, now they really want you.From the employer side, we appreciate when you let us know any time constraints. If you show excitement and interest this will not hurt your candidacy, and can actually improve it. However, do not use this as a tactic when you dont actually have an offer, thats not worth it.Know that sometimes they will grant your request and move schedules around, and sometimes wont. The discussion that happens behind the scenes is determining if it is possible to speed things up, and if it is, are we willing to? If Company B says, No we cant speed things up, it could be either that they are just not that into you, or there are some external factors at play that have nothing to do with you.If they do make the effort to speed up your interview process, take that as a BIG sign that they are interested in you. If a company is afraid to lose you they will go above and beyond to coordinate around your timeline.Whats next?Now that both companies know where you stand, make sure you take time to truly vet the opportunities to determine which is best for you.For more tips, heres a video where I go more in depth on this topic as well as heres a video of the best job offer negotiation tactics Ive seen.Thisarticlefirst appeared on Quora.

This new and popular interview trend is truly bizarre

This new and popular interview trend is truly bizarreThis new and popular interview trend is truly bizarreSo you applied for a job and have a phone interview scheduled. Youve practiced youranswers to popular interview questionslike, Tell me about a time when you faced a challenge at work and how you overcame it? and, Where do you see yourself in five years? Plus, you researched the company and its employees to the point where you feel like you already work there. Basically, youre prepared AF.When it finally comes time to chat over the phone, you dial the number expecting the hiring manager to answer. Instead, youre served an automated voicemail system. You wonder if its a mistake, but its not. Its actually the new and bizarre hiring trend that may be on the rise.Automated Voicemail Job InterviewsThe Wall Street Journal first reportedon this new interview trend in November 2018, but with a competitive job market and lowunemployment rate of just 3.9 percent, were thinking it could beco me mora popular among human resources departments over the next year.Jobs website Indeed already facilitatesautomated phone screeningsfor companies. According to Indeeds explainer, job candidates will receive a phone number, a passcode and an expiration date in the body of an email (fruchtwein likely one week). Candidates have two minutes to answer a series of four screening questions during the automated job interview.While this process is a quick and efficient way to narrow down a large pool of candidates, reducing the manpower needed to conduct the interviews, it comes with the possibility of technical difficulties. What if the automated voice system isnt easy to understand? And if candidates dont have the best connection, they may miss out on moving to the next round. Plus, with just a few minutes to answer each question, theres no room for error or delays in responses.How To Reach Round TwoNervous youll end up bombing the automated interview? Dont sweat it. You can reach round two of that job interview with these tips and tricksUse a landline.Yes, they still exist. A landline offers a more stable connection for that phone call. Dont have one at home? Ask a relative if you can make the call from their place.Write down your answers and practice.The questions will most likely be pretty standard interview questions. Write down your answers so you know exactly what youre going to say and then practice reading them out loud in advance.Time yourself.While practicing your answers, time yourself. Youll want to condense your responses to two minutes or less in case theres a time limit.Follow up.Just because youre speaking to an automated system doesnt mean you shouldntsend a follow-up thank-you noteto the hiring manager. Shoot them an email as soon the call is done so that they know youve completed it. Consider sharing your answers or expanding on an idea you may have had during the phone call.Automated voicemail job interviews may be the new trend, but theyre not much different after all. Lets be real - job interviews are nerve-wracking no matter how theyre conducted. So stay calm, be prepared and keep your head up. Youll land your dream job before you know it.This article was originally published on Swirled.

Four Steps to Unleash Creativity in the Workplace

Four Steps to Unleash Creativity in the WorkplaceFour Steps to Unleash Creativity in the WorkplaceFour Steps to Unleash Creativity in the Workplace Birla, author of Unleashing Creativity and neuerung Nine Lessons from Nature for Enterprise Growth and Career Success (John Wiley, 2013)After the release of my first book, FedEx Delivers How the Worlds Leading Shipping Company Keeps Innovating and Outperforming the Competition, I was interviewed by Bloomberg TV and asked a question thatpointed tothe necessity for unleashing creativity in the workplace.The question was, If someone were to arrive on earth from Mars and did not know anything about FedEx, whats the one thing youd tell him that was the key to FedEx becoming a global success story?Thats easy I said. Its the discretionary effort the creativity and commitment of employees at all levels of the organization.During my 22 years at FedEx, I saw first hand the generation and implementation of creative ideas at all levels of the organi zation. Since then, Ive been speaking about Leading for Innovation and Growth to executives all over the world. One question Im always askedis,How can I sustain enterprise growth in todays highly competitive global economy?Based on myexperience helping FedEx become a global icon and in my consulting work with companies, the answer continues to be,You must tap into your teams creativity.Your Customer Service Agents Creativity After FedEx offered a Saturday delivery option, customers would call on Fridays for scheduling a pick-up. The customer service representative on the phone would ask if the customer would like the shipment to be delivered Saturday for extra $10. This would inevitably create a lag while the customer checked to see whether the boss wanted the Saturday delivery option.A customer service agent suggested a new script that changed the question to a statement If youd like Saturday delivery, please mark the airway bill accordingly. There will be $10 surcharge. Otherwise it will be delivered Monday. The call was complete, and the wait time was eliminated.When you think of the number of calls FedEx receives every day, this change produced big cost savings. mora importantly, it created a much smoother customer experience.The Creativity of the FedEx Team in AustraliaAustralia was gearing up for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Traffic restrictions in the city were going to shut FedExs pickup and delivery operations down. There would be no parking on the streets during normal delivery hours.The FedEx team in Australia sent a questionnaire to customers that asked them if their geschftslebenes would be open. If so, the questionnaire asked how FedEx could serve their needs during the Olympics.The team devised a plan to have multiple couriers in one vehicle. FedEx delivery trucks would circle the area and the extra couriers would deliver the packages, while the trucks kept moving. FedEx customers were delighted.Generating Creativity in the Workplace Creativity is the process of generating ideas that will help the enterprise become mora competitive in the marketplace. Business creativity means generating ideas that improve customer experience, create new products, increase revenue/market share, and/or helps improve efficiency.The mind requires the following four conditions to engage in the creative thinking process. These four points are included in my new book, Unleashing Creativity and Innovation Nine Lessons from Nature for Enterprise Growth and Career Success.1) Dots Expand Knowledge Creativity is about connecting the dots. The more dots you have to work with, the more combinations available to help generate new ideas. Curiosity generates more knowledge (i.e., dots), which precedes creativity.Creative people always ask why and continuously question the assumptions behind the existing business models, product designs, and business processes. These assumptions may have been valid 5 or 10 years ago when the process or product was initially d esigned, but the world and technology have changed significantly since then.2) Imagination Connects the DotsImagination is the right brain asking what if by connecting dots in imaginative ways, as reflected by Einsteins quote, Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.The creative power of our imagination stirs the growing knowledge base (more dots) into action. Using their imagination, creative problem solvers explore what ifs before locking into how to.3) The Need for Creative Tension In order for the violin string to produce the right tone, it needs the right amount of stress. Too much tension and the string snaps lacking any tension it does not produce any music.Similarly the mind needs creative tension.Creative tension is the gap between where we are and where we want to be. The role of leaders is to set specific goals for improving business processes, cost structure, customer experience, and so on.The goal should stretc h far enough to require greater effort, but not so far as to be unattainable. This creates the required creative tension and gets the creative problem-solving journey started.4) Give Them Time to ThinkCreative problem-solving takes time to develop a raw creative idea and get it ready for implementation.If youre constantly running from one meeting to another, where is the time to think? Your busy calendar must reflect a balance between doing and scheduling some quiet time for thinking.Quarterly earnings are the score. Unique processes, value propositions, capabilities, customer experiences and market positioning all products of creative and innovative thinking determine the score.If you want to improve the score, you must cultivate these four conditions for developing and tapping into your teams creativity.Madan Birlas book, Unleashing Creativity and Innovation Nine Lessons from Nature for Enterprise Growth and Career Success, has just been released by John Wiley Sons.Author BioMa dan Birla is a veteran of the hard side of business. In his 22 years at FedEx, he was Managing Director of Long-Range Operations and Facilities Planning and Materials and Resource Planning before being named Managing Director in the companys Leadership Institute. For eight years as a member of the Long Range Planning Committee he worked closely with Fred Smith (Founder CEO) and the senior management team in developing and implementing innovative business growth strategies.He is a regular speaker in Executive Education programs at Northwesterns Kellogg Management Institute, Dartmouth Colleges Tuck School of Business, American Management Association, The Conference Board, and professional meetings including Society of menschenfreundlich Resource Management (SHRM) Global Human Resource Forums and at many other institutes of higher learning.Learn more about cultivating creativity in the workplaceEmpowering Employees Get Better Results from Almost Any TeamSmart Lessons in Management Tea m Building from the Birds and Bees How to Interview Recruiting Team Players

What Work-Life Balance Really Looks Like - The Muse

What Work-Life Balance Really Looks Like - The MuseWhat Work-Life Balance Really Looks Like One of the most annoyingly overused concepts in the world of work is the sought after, ever-elusive idea of work-life balance. This catch-all phrase has been around since the beginning of time (read the 1980s) and is used every day by recruiters trying to attract new talent into their companies and by employees trying to rate exactly how horrible their job (and/or boss) actually is.If we were to define work-life balance, wed probably be inclined to say that in order to truly enjoy your life, you should only have to wear your work hat between 9 AM and 6 PM (or whatever combination of eight to 12-hour shift is true for you), forgetting all about your career outside of those hours. While Ive no issue with the idea of trying to compartmentalize work and personal life- after all, everyone deserves to have some downtime to drink beer and watch reality TV without email notifications from the office g oing offIm concerned with people setting impossible expectations.Having an unrealistic view of what a healthy balance looks like with regards to work and life often results in demotivation, depression, and burnoutthree things that are not conducive to personal fulfillment. Since most people have inaccurate ideas of balance, they incorrectly assume that since theyre unhappy with work, they must be in a bad job and thus begins the never-ending cycle of finding a job, hating it, then quitting it in search of something better.Here are five common misconceptions (a.k.a., lies) youre taught to believe about balancing your home life and career and what you can do to sto these beliefs to the curb. Lie 1 The Less Hours You Work, The Happier You Will BeThe first thing most people think of when trying to implement order in their work and home life is to decrease the hours spent at the office or negotiate some sort of flexible work arrangement. While this approach may work in the short term, re ducing your office hour time wont do much for long term work-life symmetry.There are so many factors that affect balance outside of the number of hours worked per week. This is why there are just as many unhappy people in jobs that require 15 hours per week as there are in jobs that require 50. True balance should not only take into account how many hours you work, but also your family priorities, hobbies, health and wellness needs, stress management, work load, and career goals. Lie 2 The Perfect 50/50 Split is Possible Between Work and LifeSorry to burst your bubble, but perfection does not exist. If youre going to get happy hour drinks with your work wife, it means you wont be able to stay late and finish that presentation. If youve got to go to Chicago for the annual dezentral conference, then you may have to miss your nieces recital. Your goal should be to take a holistic view when it comes to your commitments at work and home. There will be times when work spills into home lif e and vice versa. The key to any real type of equilibrium depends on your ability to accept the fact that there is an inevitable ebb and flow thatll mean sacrificing different areas of your life at various times. Lie 3 What Works for Me Will Also Work for YouWhen youre on the fast track for the next big promotion at work, maybe youre less likely to mind spending 60 hours per week in the office as long as you have one hour during your lunch break to hit the gym. The opposite may be true for the father of two whos OK with working through lunch and bowing out of leading the major project his team is working on so he can leave the office early two days a week to make soccer practice with the kids, since he may not be prioritizing a promotion at the same time as you are.The real key here is to figure out what the ideal balance set-up looks like specifically for you and your goals, and then work toward them. No one else can tell you how to manage the time in your life because no one else gets your life the way you do. Lie 4 The Boss Has It Better Than Everyone ElseAsk any executive if balance gets easier to manage once you move up the ranks and shell most likely pat you on the head and laugh in your face. Everyone has to manage work and life demands- no matter their level. Getting promoted to that corner office isnt going to automatically solve all of your issues with harmonizing your worlds (in fact, it may make it even more challenging). Make it your objective to set clear boundaries for yourself. Identify what youre willing to tolerate as far as time management, work load and hours, and stick to those boundaries. Lie 5 Youre the Only One Who Feels UnbalancedEveryone struggles with finding the right balance. It doesnt matter if your friend has a four-minute commute, works from home three days a week, or takes two-hour lunch breaks to run errands (that sounds like an amazing set-up, BTW)- there are still complicating factors.Having a perfectly balanced work and ho me life is a complex process that truthfully never ends. Even when youre able to successfully get your work and life demands in sync, because life, and your priorities, are constantly changing, youll need to re-assess and restructure often. The moral of the story is that as life is a unique experience for every person, so is the art of balancing it. To truly become successful at finding that perfect mix, youll have to set realistic expectations for what an actual career within a constantly changing, imperfect life looks like. Instead of trying to completely separate your workweek from your weekend, the goal should be to integrate your two worlds with the intent to accomplish your professional goals in a way that is most comfortable for you. Its a work in progress, so be prepared to cut yourself some slack and course correct when it makes sense to. Photo of woman hanging out at home with her dog and checking email courtesy of Hero Images/Getty Images.

A Secret Weapon for Hr Generalist Resume

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What You Should Do to Find Out About Best Usajobs Resume Writing for Veterans Before Youre Left Behind

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