Featured Interview with Joseph Terach, Resume Deli CEO

Featured Interview with Joseph Terach, Resume Deli CEOFeatured Interview with Joseph Terach, Resume Deli CEOThis bewerbungsgesprch with Joseph Terach is one in a seriesthat is doing with a variety of experts in the telecommuting field.Here are questions and answers from an bewerbungsinterview with Joseph Terach, CEO of ResumeDeliQ Tell me a little about yurself and your company.AResume Delilaunched several years ago during the dot-com bust. We started off by attending networking and pink-slip parties throughout New York City, where we provided on-the-spot, 7-minute resume critiques for hundreds of job seekers each week. In 2002 we launched our site and introduced our professional career services, which include resume and cover letter development (writing and/or editing), interviewing and salary negotiation skills, and general career counseling.What makes Resume Deli unique is itsteam of career consultants. Every Resume Deli consultant holds a Masters degree in vocational counseling, occupational psychology, or a closely related field has published articles and/or books on resume writing and is an expert user of Microsoft Word. Our Resume Rewrite and Resume Revamp services are exceptionally personalized, and our customer service is top-notch. We guarantee our clients satisfaction and continue to work with our clients until they say, when. As a result, we have a high rate of return clients and to this day our greatest referral source remains word of mouth.As the CEO of Resume Deli, I work with individual clients and am also heavily involved with operations, staff development, marketing and partnership management. You can read my bio and the bios of our entire staff athttp//resumedeli.com/ourexperts.php.Q What is the mistake job-seekers make applying for jobs and how can job-seekers avoid that mistake?A The biggest single mistake that job-seekers make is fanning out across the universe to apply for every single job under the sun (or suns), and then sending a gener ic resume and cover letter to each. Data shows that the more efficient and effective job search strategy involves identifying a much smaller number of companies and jobs that are a good match for your background and interests, and then developing a highly tailored resume and cover letter package to apply for those limited number of positions.Q Is there any resume advice would you give to a job-seeker looking for a telecommuting job thats different from a resume for a traditional job?A Before you start applying for telecommuting jobs, get your virtual office in order Make koranvers you have a professional email address (hotstuffgmail.com wont cut it) a Skype account a high-quality web cam a phone with a voicemail system and teleconferencing capabilities and an understanding of how to use web-based conferencing technologies, such as WebEx or MeetingPlace. Get this stuff set up now so that by the time youre interviewing you can demonstrate comfort with these technologies. Its one thing to list technical skills on your resume its quite another to prove your technical savvy by being prepared for the job search process.Q What resume recommendations do you have for job-seekers who have been out of work for a period of time because they choose to be a stay at home parent, were laid off, or for some other reason?A It youve recently been laid off from a job, youre in luck So has everyone else Spending significant time out of the workforce as a result of a life choice (e.g., raising a family caring for an elder) or a lay off or reduction in hours is not the end of the world, and is nothing to be ashamed of or apologetic for. In many European countries, companies are much more supportive of men and women who take time off to raise their children. In fact, Germany provides 36 months (no, I did not forget a decimal point) of maternity leave with a guaranteed job on the tail end of that period.But back to reality (I mean, America)if youre out of work for an extended period o f time, do somethinganythingduring that time to demonstrate a continued interest in your career take on a very-part-time (5 or fewer hours per week) telecommuting job join a professional association relevant to your line of work and get involved take an online class to bolster your skills volunteer with an organization where you can do something thats a little beyond your skill set. Whatever you do during your leave shows your undying career focus and should be mentioned in your cover letters and during job interviews.Q A telecommuting job interview is often done over the phone, do you have advice for handling a job interview that takes place by phone?A Resume Deli created and conducts a workshop called Phone Interviews where we discuss the technical and non-technical challenges that await you on the phone interview. Among other things, get to know your phoneintimately. Think about things like call waiting (turn it off) quality of reception (Verizon is rated 1, although ideally youl l be on a land line), speaker phone and headset professional voice mail (external answering machine are a thing of the pastI know this because my dad has one) and volume setting.Also, make sure that no ones screaming for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or barking/meowing in the background. And if youre going to use a script for some answers (one of the benefits of the phone interview), dont sound like youre reading from said script, and dont let them hear you shuffling papers around. Todays fiber optics can be a killer Nothings private any moreQ Do you have a job search secret or information that may not be common knowledge about telecommuting that you feel is important for people to know?A If youre applying for a flex job with a company that has a physical space in your neck of the woods, try to remain open to the idea of visiting the office every once in a while, and certainly during the interview process. Your flexibility will likely be rewarded in one way or another.Q Do you have a favorite thought or quote that helps you get up in the morning?A My favorite quote is Flex Jobs community memberssave 20% at Resume DeliIts what keeps me going -)Readers, what did you learn from the interview with Joseph Terach, CEO of Resume Deli? Let us know in the comments section below