http://www.CPACareerCoach.com Jonathan Milligan Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:12:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/hey-recession-sometimes-you-have-to-just-keep-digging-real-life-story/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/hey-recession-sometimes-you-have-to-just-keep-digging-real-life-story/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:10:23 +0000 Jonathan http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/?p=689 I’m writing today from a Starbucks in Florida. Our family is on vacation this week and I have been spending a few hours each morning working at the local Starbucks while the rest of the family sleeps in (favorite vacation activity). I decided to write another post to my “Hey Recession…” series. If you want [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/hey-recession-sometimes-you-have-to-just-keep-digging-real-life-story/feed/ 0 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/4-killer-follow-up-emails-when-youve-heard-nothing-after-the-interview/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/4-killer-follow-up-emails-when-youve-heard-nothing-after-the-interview/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:05:37 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=673 Alright, the interview went well but it has been two weeks and you have heard nothing. Scratching your head right? What do you do when you haven’t heard back after the interview? How could everything be so positive and then just silence. Have you been there before? You are not really sure what to do [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/4-killer-follow-up-emails-when-youve-heard-nothing-after-the-interview/feed/ 43 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/what-do-i-do-after-the-interview-top-5-musts/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/what-do-i-do-after-the-interview-top-5-musts/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:03:57 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=657 Okay, so the interview went well (or so you think) and you want to know what you should do, right. Well, there are certain things you want to do and there are certain things that you don’t want to do. I can count on both hands (and maybe even toes) the number of times that [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/what-do-i-do-after-the-interview-top-5-musts/feed/ 9 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/interviewing-flubs-dont-do-this/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/interviewing-flubs-dont-do-this/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:55:43 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=169 Now I know none of you would be this ignorant, but it continues to amaze me when I hear what people actually do in interview situations:OfficeTeam (www.officeteam.com), a worldwide staffing company, recently hired an independent research firm to survey hiring executives at the 1,000 largest U.S. companies. The question: What are the strangest things that [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/interviewing-flubs-dont-do-this/feed/ 0 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/unusual-interview-questions/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/unusual-interview-questions/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:29:38 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=163 With the growing concern of companies hiring the right people, the interview process itself has become less predictable and more creative. I recommend a 3- 3-3 process for companies: Interview at least 3 people for any position, 3 times, in 3 different settings. J.C. Penney was known for interviewing people over a 6:00 AM breakfast. [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/unusual-interview-questions/feed/ 2 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/smiling-for-dummies/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/smiling-for-dummies/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:14:28 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=165 There is an old Chinese saying that goes something like this: “A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.” That same phenomenon has much the same effect on interviewers. In a survey conducted among 5000 human resource managers, one of the questions was: “What do you look for most in a candidate?” [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/smiling-for-dummies/feed/ 0 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/why-morning-interviews-are-best/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/why-morning-interviews-are-best/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:47:54 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=161 Research shows that 83% of executives are more likely to hire AM job seekers. And 70% of all hiring decisions are made before 11:00 AM. So obviously, if you can help suggest the time of an interview, make it before 11:00 AM. Avoid Mondays and Fridays. On Monday, people tend to have too much to [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/why-morning-interviews-are-best/feed/ 0 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/you-seem-overqualified/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/you-seem-overqualified/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:40:25 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=158       I hear this as a frequent interview response – “You are overqualified.” One legitimate concern is that right now a lot of people are settling for “survival” jobs, where any job is better than nothing. A firm in St. Louis advertised for attorneys at $25,000/yr and was flooded with responses. So there [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/you-seem-overqualified/feed/ 1 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/are-you-interview-ready/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/are-you-interview-ready/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:57:53 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=136 By rehearsing some typical accounting interview questions, you’ll become more familiar with your own qualifications and will be well prepared to demonstrate how you can benefit an employer. Most Common Interview Questions “Tell me about yourself.” Make a short, organized statement of your education and professional achievements and professional goals. Then, briefly describe your qualifications [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/are-you-interview-ready/feed/ 0 http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/the-dreaded-phone-interview/ http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/the-dreaded-phone-interview/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:05:38 +0000 Jonathan http://www.jonathanmilligan.com/?p=66 Studies have shown that 90% of communication is nonverbal. So how do you shine in the increasingly popular phone interview? You can’t take advantage of your good looks, great wardrobe, firm handshake, eye contact, and JLo perfume.     But there are unique elements of a phone interview that you can use to your advantage: [...]]]> http://www.CPACareerCoach.com/the-dreaded-phone-interview/feed/ 2