Interviewing Expert Laura DeCarlo is the author of two books on interviewing – Interview Pocket RX and Interviewing: The Gold Standard. She is also the creator of the CEIC, the career industry’s state-of-the-art interview and negotiation coaching program, which is used by coaches, counselors, and university career centers in 6+ countries.
Laura DeCarlo has developed the reputation as the “career hero” for the efforts she has pioneered in the career services industry for both job seekers and career professionals as the founder of the professional association, Career Directors International.
An industry leader, she has earned two degrees and 11 industry certifications and designations such as Master Career Director and Certified Expert Resume Writer. Further, she has received the industry’s most prestigious awards which include the Master Career Professional Lifetime Achievement Award and Master Resume Writer Lifetime Achievement Award as well as 7 additional awards in job placement and resume writing.
She is also the co-author of Job Search Bloopers and has been featured in over 15 resume and cover letter compendiums. Currently, she is the national/international resume expert for 54 professional associations such as PMI, AMA, AJST, ASAE, ASME, AVMA, and ASCE. Throughout her career she has spearheaded the development of numerous training programs and presentations for job seekers and career professionals, which have been presented at conferences, corporations, online, and to the federal government.
Laura DeCarlo is a former 2-year employment guest columnist for The Florida Today newspaper. She is the current principal of A Competitive Edge Career Service, a turnkey career services firm. She is in the process of writing her newest book on career management. Publicity has included quotes in publications such as Forbes (IMPRESS), Working Mother, and the Wall Street Journal; she also appeared on NBC 7/39 News in San Diego and was interviewed on Wall Street Journal Radio.
One-way video interviews are a relatively new method of interviews, where the job seeker doesn’t see the interviewer, so succeeding can be more challengine unless to you follow the advice in this article.
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Answer the ‘Tell me about yourself’ question carefully with a focus on how you are the perfect candidate for their job.
Answer the ‘Why do you want to work here?’ question by focusing on the benefit to the employer of hiring you and demonstrating your knowledge about the employer and the job, as the sample answers show.
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