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Ask Dana: 4 steps to prepare for negotiating a pay raise
Question Help! I need your advice for an upcoming meeting to negotiate the salary I want when being hired. Answer from Executive Job Coach Dana
3 tactics for using mobile devices to land your next job
Call me old school. As a hiring decision-maker, I didn’t care to receive mobile-based messages from a job seeker for several reasons. To me, the
Ask Dana: How to ace these 3 awkward-yet-basic job interview questions
Question I’m terrible at interviews! I get hung up on seemingly basic questions. What are the most awkward-yet-basic questions I need to be prepared for?
How tough is today’s interview process? Look at this real-life example
For those of you in finance and other technical positions, the following is the actual interview process experienced by a candidate for a finance position
Ask Dana: The Top 3 résumé bloopers that people make
Question I’m in my final year of my master’s degree and will be re-doing my résumé. What are the top résumé bloopers that people make?
How To Prepare for Tough Job Interviews
Every hiring company’s No. 1 fear is making a bad hire. It’s expensive, hurts morale, sheds a poor light on the hiring manager, and much
Women: Cut the Crap and ask for a Raise!
As a former general manager at Microsoft for 11 years, I know the IT industry well. That’s why I was disappointed when new Microsoft CEO
Career relocation tips for going across the country or around the globe
Question: I’m considering relocating my family for a great career opportunity. Do you have any advice or recommendations for things to avoid? Answer from Dana:
Beyond technical skills: IT pros need to show these characteristics to land the best jobs
In the current job market, technology professionals are in high demand — but that doesn’t mean tech candidates get a pass when it comes to
