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MatchCraft, our digital marketing company focused on search engine technology for clients that service small and medium businesses, has been awarded the Global Growth Hacker of the Year Award. This award honors the individuals and organizations behind some of the most impactful, innovative and performance-driven work from Bing Ads’ Partners in North America, Europe, and APAC! 👏 http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQIZT;
Advance Interviewing Tip of the Week: Interviewing Don'ts 1) Talk about past employers in a negative light. 2) Make excuses for mistakes you made in your career - own it and tell the interviewer how you learned from it. 3) Talk over your interviewer. 4) Get too friendly with your interviewers; everything you say and do is being judged. 5) Use slang language, e.g. "you know," "like," "kind of," "um." 6) Fidget during the interview. 7) Tardiness is not acceptable on any level. 8) Slouch in your chair.
Advance Interviewing Tip of the Week: Interviewing Do's 1) Know your resume like the back of your hand. 2) Have examples ready to back up your resume. 3) Make sure you are able to explain any gaps on your resume. 4) Have good eye contact. 5) Close the interview like you would close a sale. 6) Ask every interviewer for a business card. 7) Send separate and unique "thank you" emails to every interviewer. 8) Research who you are meeting with and the company. Take note of something on their LinkedIn profile that interests you, or something you have in common with each person. 9) Have questions ready about the job, the interviewers, and the company.
Advance Interviewing Tip of the Week: Top 5 Characteristics Recruiters Look for in Sales Candidates. 1) Good work ethic 2) Healthy competitive spirit 3) Problem solving ability 4) Positive attitude 5) Good listener, which means having the ability to process what you are hearing
Advance Interviewing Tip of the Week: Top 5 Talents Recruiters Look for in Sales Candidates. 1) Adaptability to your audience 2) Ability to influence decision making 3) Absorption and utilization of new information 4) Works well in and across teams 5) Great negotiation skills
Advance Interviewing Tip of the Week: How to Make Your Resume Stand Out. 1) Metrics are key! Include metrics such as: revenue targets, % to goal, deal sizes, close ratios, territory size when you started, and % you grew it. 2) Include prospecting methods and a breakdown of how you obtained your current book of business: % of referral business, % cold call, % drop in. 3) Clean formatting, which includes: bullets, clear separation between jobs, and consistent font and spacing. 4) Clean content, which includes no redundancy and consistent verb tense. 5) Keep the length to two pages if possible, but not more than three. 6) Every line should start with a verb, e.g. exceeded, developed, closed, increased. 7) Remember - less is more. Recruiters look at hundreds of resumes a day, so give your resume a ten-second glance to see if you would call yourself.
Advance Interviewing Tip of the Week: Top 5 Interview Questions for Sales Candidates. 1) Tell me about the largest sale you ever closed. (Expect follow-up questions that probe more on your answers.) 2) How do you get around the gatekeeper? (Expect follow-up questions that probe more on your answers.) 3) Tell me about a sale you almost lost; why did you almost lost it, and how did you save it? 4) Have you ever missed a quota? What did you do to make it back? 5) How do you keep your pipeline full?
Bethany Barnes, education reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, was named education reporter of the year by the Education Writers Association. Another win for Barnes! http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQT5d
The Oregonian's Bethany Barnes was named a finalist for the prestigious Livingston Awards, which honor outstanding achievement by journalists younger than 35. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQKjF
We are pleased to share that John Archibald of Alabama Media Group has won a Pulitzer Prize for his commentary on Alabama politics. John began writing for The Birmingham News in 1986 and has provided commentary for the newspaper and http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQf16 since 2004. He most often focuses on Alabama and Birmingham politics, but he does so with a unique blend of humor and outrage. Congratulations, John! http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQf1W
