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7 Surprisingly Common Interview Mistakes
When you arrive at an interview, first impressions are critical. The people you interview with will subconsciously make judgments about you within the first minutes of meeting you. Those impressions are influenced by many things beyond your skills, such as how you shake hands, ho… more
Interview with a Recruiter, Whitney Todd, Sawdey Solution Services
I have been in the recruiting industry for about seven years now. I have worked in both civilian recruiting and federal contracting recruiting. I relocated from South Eastern Kentucky to Dayton, Ohio in December, 2015, for my current role as a recruiter for Sawdey. Another rec… more
How to Follow-Up for Results
Most job seekers know, or discover shortly into their job search, that you need to follow-up. For instance, if you email a resume to a target employer, you follow-up. Or, if you meet with a network contact, you follow-up. Follow-up is an integral and essential part of job sear… more
Interview with a Recruiter, Laura Letts, AECOM
We recently talked to Laura Letts, Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition for AECOM. Laura has been with AECOM for about 5 years in operations and maintenance supporting the Intel Community. That means taking care of the whole building from top to bottom, staffing with tradespersons suc… more
Don’t Use These 4 Job Search Strategies
The job search landscape has changed tremendously in recent years. The digital age has led to information overload for both job seekers and employers. We’ve talked to recruiters and hiring managers in the cleared community and developed a list of cleared job search practices th… more