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The Most Challenging Job Interview Question

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There are many articles you can find about answer the job interview question, “What is your greatest weakness?” There are few that will break it down like we have in this episode. Answering this question could make a difference in how you’re perceived, and whether an employer likes you enough to hire you.

My guest today offers a unique view of how to answer this job interview question. Chris Fields (@new_resource) is the founder of Resume Crusade and Cost of Work. He owns a Masters in Labor Human Resources (MLHR) and writes for several other sites. He has been quoted in Mashable, Oprah.com, and Monster.com.

How have you answered the “greatest weakness” question?

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Here are a few of the highlights of our discussion:

Employers desire honesty in the question. A big turn off is stating that you avoid or redirect the question
This also helps the interviewer understand where you’re coming from
Think about the job interview as a conversation, not what’s at stake. It matters who you are and if they like you
The “weakness” question is an opportunity. The interviewer will think, “Can I have a conversation with this person?” “Can I relate to him or her?”
By answering the “weakness” question will help your strengths will shine
Your career narrative must be simple, make sense, and resonate to impress. Transparent is fine, but too much is messy and a turn-off

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by Mark Anthony Dyson

How to Budget With Your Career in Mind

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In this episode, we focus on finances, keys to a sound budget, and how it can impact your career. Job seekers who survive the best during unemployment and underemployment understand the importance of controlling your expenses. If you need help in getting a better money perspective and motivation to getting your finances under control, this episode is for you. Controlling your budget will help your career.

Tiffany Aliche (@TheBudgetnista) aka, “The Budgetnista” is a popular financial adviser and money management expert. Tiffany is the bestselling author of the book, The One Week Budget (#1 Amazon / budgeting), and she and her financial advice has been featured on the TODAY show, PBS, TIME, and The New York. She also blogs for the Huffington Post. Women can reach out to Tiffany as she has her Live Richer Challenge site where more than 12,000 women have accessed her money plans.

What is one financial challenge that you would like to overcome?

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Here are our conversation highlights:

The top common mistakes that people make in budgeting is not having one at all. The other top mistake is just keeping records of your bills
Tiffany says, “Your budget is a fluid document.” Use an Excel spreadsheet, hair, food, eating out
Start planning ahead of time for an anticipated leave. Start eliminating non-essential items depending on your anticipated opportunities
“What is not essential?” Not spending is not saving. Saving is long-term when putting it away. Not spending is reallocating and sometimes create non-essential spending if not careful.
Take your 401K with you and roll it over into a Roth IRA. Too many fees and tax penalties associated with drawing it down too soon
Use focusgroup.com and part-time jobs to help float you until you find the job you want
Tiffany helps women open up about their finances through her private Facebook group by sharing her challenges. She says it’s a “no-judgment zone.”
The word “need” is often misused. Cable and hair are not always an essential

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by Mark Anthony Dyson

Creating Career and Family Balance as a Dad

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This Sunday is Father’s Day! We will discuss how working Dads can make progress in creating career and family balance allowing more time to be with his children. My guest, Scott Behson, is The author of The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home.

He is a work-life balance advocate and zealous forging discussions about Dads having work flexibility options for more face time with their families. I comment on the show that I wish this book were around ten years ago when my sons were younger. But more now than ever it is needed discussion as this book is first of it’s kind.

Scott Behson’s day job is as an Associate Professor of Management at Farleigh Dickinson University. He has a doctorate in Organizational Studies, and blogs at Fathers Work and Family. He is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Time, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Good Men Project, and Salary.com.
As a Dad, do you struggle with a lack of time for your family? What is one of your challenges in creating career and family balance for your life? We’d love for you to share your thoughts.

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Chandra says that in her business, you have to be an avid user of the product to garner serious consideration

Here some of the highlights of our conversation:

Scott said that after reading many career books and parenting books that there weren’t many that included both in the same books
Work and family are treated separately when they interact with each other
Love the quote and the context of Dads are parents too
No matter the family relationship, the communication dynamic needs a team approach
Scott included a chapter of how to negotiate more flexible hours
He also discussed how to affect the dialogue to where remote work is good for the long term
Build up a good reputation at work and it’s probable to receive an opportunity for work flexibility
Dads can offer ways to measure performance and produce trial run proposals and progress reports
It’s better to look for the win-win rather than to your benefit
Around 28:15, listen in as I tell you how to receive a free copy of the book. I’ll announce the winner on Monday, June 22 on Facebook and Twitter.

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