Harold DuBois returned to Baltimore in 1964 after four years as a lawyer in the Navy's legal system and decided to become a plaintiff's attorney. His problem, though, was he didn't know how to "practice law," as he put it. So he decided to learn from one of the best: Paul Berman, the big, burly attorney whose imposing presence caused juries to rise when he entered the courtroom, DuBois recalled last week over lunch in Towson. When DuBois inquired about a job, Berman's office manager informed him Berman was not hiring. Undeterred, DuBois called back a few days later and told the receptionist he had a "serious, personal matter" only a lawyer could hear.
I've just graduated from college, and am looking for my first "real" job. I'm finding that the job market is much tighter than I thought it would be. I have an interview next week for a job I'd really like, but my resume is really a listing of part-time jobs, internships and college activities. How can I land the job with this company? - James F. Today's job market is still a little tight, but it's getting better. Start by learning all you can about the company. Read the last one or two annual reports. (Get them from a stockbroker; contact the company and ask for one; check the library.) Then learn all you can about the job you're applying for, and think through why you want this job, with this company. Knowing these two things is important, because if you appear to interviewers as just...
A SINGAPORE STRAITS TIMES CORRESPONDENT ASKED ME IF THE present security situation reminded me of the 1987 Operasi Lalang and my answer was `yes'. In some key aspects, today's situation is similar to the run-up to the infamous event. I also told her that I remember the May 13, 1969 incident well. I was 22 and waiting for my first job interview. I was supposed to attend an interview with the national news agency Bernama in Kuala Lumpur on May 20. That was cancelled because of the bloody riot.
You've landed the interview. Now you're ready to meet your prospective employer, dazzle him or her with your personality and vast wealth of knowledge, and walk away with the prize, right? Wrong.
You've all heard how important first impressions are. In the job search, they're critical. Let me illustrate. The other day I was talking to the hiring manager of a large chain of specialty stores about one of his new hires. I said that the new employee seemed to be fitting in well and would make a good addition. He agreed, and told me that he had good "vibes" at his first interview. I asked the hiring manager to explain, and he told me the following:
For the Sunday Gazette-Mail I remember my first job interview. I was 16 years old, wore a red bathing suit, flip-flops and a ripped yellow T-shirt with "The J. Geils Band" boldly printed on the front.
The first 30 seconds count. Whether it's a date or a job interview, our brains make snap judgments about people within seconds of meeting them. It starts before they even open their mouths. Research shows the first 30 seconds of an interview often determines whether the person gets hired or not.
At her first job interview in two months on Friday, unemployed Shellie Langley approached questions about her work history and her knowledge of wine with nervous excitement. Her potential employer is the soon-to-open Tin Roof Bistro in Manhattan Beach, a casual American restaurant in the Manhattan Village shopping center.
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