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Outplacement has changed in 2020, the combination of personal conversations, technology and experience differentiates Kurt VandeMotter’s influence on career discussions. Armed with targeted content, contacts, years of executive coaching and insight, VandeMotter has facilitated executives at all levels offering creative personal BRAND solutions. LINKED founded in 2007, helps companies fill hard to fill positions, today VandeMotter is ready to help companies ensure their former employees succeed in their career transition.
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Day 9: Learning How to Work With Recruiters
• When talking to a recruiter, it is an interview
• If you ARE the well-qualified candidate, call the recruiter
• If you are not the well-qualified candidate you will be eliminated
• It is a recruiters job to be discerning
• Take the council of the recruiter, they know the client and they interview more than you do
• No matter how bad the recruiter they are still the gatekeeper
• Be honest:
• About other jobs that you are looking at
• Potential bonuses

Day 8: Common Interview Mistakes to Avoid
• Dissing your current or past boss/ company
• Complaining, whining
• Talking too much – Career Builder Research with 100 Hiring Managers
• Being too nervous
• Be respectful – you are interviewing
• Making a weak first impression
• Not completed your research
• Too big Bravado
• The candidate does not stay in interview mode – all day
• The candidate is not capable of providing an example of how they achieved accomplishments outlined in a resume, KPI’s etc.
• "I" versus "WE"

Day 7: Understanding Different Types of Interviewing and their Audiences

Three Types
• Phone Interviews
• In Person Interview
• Group/ Panel Interviews
Interview Techniques
• Behavioral Interview
• Focus on a person’s specific past performances and experiences
• General Interview
• The interviewer asks general questions about the persons' resume and previous experience
Interview Audience
• HR and Recruiting
• Piers
• Decision Makers
Throughout the interview process, you will talk to people in each of these roles, it is critical that you have prepared for each, as all of them are very different