Bow Valley College

The Offer Letter

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Careers podcast giving tips and advice from professionals on how to improve your answers for interview questions. Each quick episode discusses one popular interview question with guest career coaches who talk about why the question is asked, tips on what to say, and an example of how to answer it.

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Bow Valley College

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Business

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www.mycareerconnection.ca

Latest episode

Oct 2, 2024

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Episodes

E60 Solo Sessions - Tell me about a win your and your team recently had 06.02.2023

In part 10 of our Solo Sessions series, we talk about winning. Everyone wants to win and let's talk about the last win your team had. This should give you a good idea of the leadership, your role, and the company and team culture.

E59 Solo Session - Why is this position open? 28.01.2023

Part 9 of our Solo Sessions series asks the important question that you should always know. This question is great when you need to know more about the role, or about the company.

E58 Solo Session - When was the last time you took a vacation? 28.01.2023

Part 8 of our Solo Sessions asks about their trip to Maui. It's more than that, actually, and it gets to the heart of work culture at the company. It's important if you want to know how much overtime you might be working.

E57 Solo Sessions - What steps is your company taking on EDI 28.01.2023

Part 7 of our Solo Sessions series gets you thinking about equity, diversity, and inclusion. Even if this is not on your radar then it is important to understand where the company stands with this because it can reveal some interesting information about them.

E56 Solo Session - How does your company invest in its employees? 28.01.2023

Part 6 of our Solo Session series helps you understand what your career path opportunities might look like with the company. This is a great question if you are looking to grow in your career hopefully with this company or use it as a way to get more expeirence.

E55 Solo Sessions - Is there anything else you need to know about me to make a decision? 28.01.2023

Part 5 of our Solo Sessions series gets the interviewer thinking this time. What else is there that you might have missed in the interview or is there more. This is a great question to get an idea of where you might stand with the interviewer.

E54 Solo Sessions - How did your team respond or pivot during the pandemic? 28.01.2023

Part 4 of our Solo Session series gets you thinking back to the pandemic. How did you react? How should a company have reacted? This is a great question if you are wondering about leadership and the culture or decision making in the company.

E53 Solo Sessions - What kind of person would be successful in this role? 28.01.2023

Part 3 of our Solo Session series gets you thinking about the skills and experience that you have. This is a great question to ask if you want to know what you're getting yourself into with this role and if you are equipped to do well.

E52 Solo Sessions - What kind of manager are you? 28.01.2023

Part 2 of our Solo Session gets you thinking about what kind of manager you want to work with. This is a great question if you value leadership and who will be managing you.

E51 Solo Sessions - What do you hope I accomplish in the first 3 months? 28.01.2023

Part 1 of our Solo Session asks how you can get an idea of you need to accomplish in the first 3 months. You should be asking this question to get a better idea on a few things about the company. Learn how to best ask this in an interview.

E50 Solo Session Intro - What questions do you have for me? 28.01.2023

In the intro of our solo session series on questions to ask at the end of the interview, Michael will give you some tips on what you should be doing when you are thinking of questions to ask so you can take your interview to another level.  Over the next 10 episodes, we will talk about different questions that you can ask to the recruiter.

E45 - Why are you interested in this role? 22.12.2022

Why do you want this role? How honest should you be? Is this something that you are truly interested in? How can you stand out? Join us as Sara Seymour tells us how you can show your interest in this role the right way. More about Sara: What Do People Do All Day? podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0N6gnkXwr4zpe0CrM6N8Jh

E47 - What makes you unique? 22.12.2022

Do you have a superpower at work? Everyone does. How can you demonstrate this to the recruitment team in a way that won't sound super lame, but super awesome? Join us as Mike Thomson tells us how you can show your unique, or not-so-unique, abilities through stories that will captivate the recruiter. More about Mike: Spark Recruiting - https://www.sparkrecruiting.ca/ Hired Videos - https://www...

E46 - How would you improve our product? 22.12.2022

Does the recruiter want to get some quick tips from you about their product? What if you hate their product and want to tell them about all those problems right away? Join us as Jeremy Schiefeling tells us the best way that you can tell them how to improve their product without sounding like a complaining Karen. More about Jeremy: Jeremy's book, Linked , is now available on Amazon at https://...

E48 - Why are you the best person for the job? 22.12.2022

You know you are the best at your job...or are you? Even if you are not, then how can you show that you are the best person for the job? Join us as Jordan Carroll tells us how you can best frame your answer to show that you are the best person for the job. More about Jordan: Website - http://theremotejobcoach.com/   Remote for Life Book out now!  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKLX9P6D/ref=tsm_1_fb_l...

E49 - Why do you want to transition out of your industry? 22.12.2022

Are you done with your industry? Are you worn out and you're looking at the grass on the other side in that other industry and it looks soooooo green and lush? How can you tell the recruiter that you want to change industries without sounding like you are escaping from prison? Join us as Elizabeth Diacos tells us how you can strategically talk about moving to a completely different industry....

E49Bonus - Why do you want to transition out of your industry? 22.12.2022

I talked with Elizabeth little more about transitioning out of the teaching industry and she had some interesting insights to give in this bonus clip.

E44 - Have you ever been on a team where you wanted to strangle someone? 22.12.2022

Of course you've never done this and it's kind of a strange question but there is more to this question than you think. Join us as Bill Humbert tells us how you can answer this question and about the pause... More about Bill: Website: https://www.espeakers.com/marketplace/speaker/profile/23767/Bill-Humbert Books - Expect Success! The Science of the Over 50 Career Search - Dorrance Bookst...

E42 - Tell me about a time you had to deal with transition at work 22.12.2022

Sometimes changes can be hard at work. What can you say when there was a change at work and how can you tell the recruiter that you are able to handle change even if things didn't go the way you hoped. Join us as coach, consultant, author, speaker, and podcast host Mitch Gray talks to us about how you can best navigate this question and frame it in a way that worked out in the end. More about...

E43 - What does it mean to you to be in an inclusive, anti-racist, and engaged organization, and what have you done to support a workplace like this? 22.12.2022

With society being so divided these days then it can be tough to find a place in the workplace that can be accepting. There are many companies that are taking steps to combat this by setting the right tone of acceptance in their corporate cultures. This is a question that has been asked and might be asked more in the future so how do you answer this question to show that you are taking steps to su...

E41 - How do you like to be managed? 22.12.2022

Everyone has a different way that they like to be managed. How can you effectively answer this question even if your future manager might be in the room? Experienced recruiter, Nic Prasad will join us to talk about how you can tell the recruiters what kind of manager you are looking for in a tactful way. Connect with Nic on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-prasad-270b75228/

E33 - Tell me about yourself 2.0 01.04.2022

Hear another way to answer the question that gets asked all the time and has about 101+ ways that you can answer it. Follow Ben Ritter (executive, leadership, and career coach, L&D director, values geek, international speaker, podcaster, author, mentor, and more) on: LinkedIn: ritterbenj YouTube: benjaminritter Instagram:  ritterbenj Website: www.liveforyourselfconsulting.com Podcast: Live For...

E34 - Do you have anything that you would like to disclose? 01.04.2022

How can you tell a recruiter about a disability if it might interfere with your job? Should you even tell a recruiter about a disability? Kevin McShan is a graduate of the St. Clair College Journalism Print and New Media Program. His passion lies in telling the stories of people who can't otherwise tell their own individual story themselves. One of my many accomplishments was receiving the 20...

E40 - Why our company? 01.04.2022

What is it about the company that made you apply? Why should they invest their time in you and why should you invest your time in them? AJ Eckstein and I talk about why you need to do your research and not just apply to any, and every job posting out there.  AJ Eckstein is the host of "The Final Round Podcast" and leader of the Career Coaching Company. He speakers with recruiters at top...

E35 - How did you add value to your last company? 01.04.2022

Are you a valuable asset to your company or are you just taking up space when you come into work? How can you show that you were the former and not the latter? Connie Steele and I talk about showing your value from your last company and how you can frame it so recruiters will be impressed. Connie Steele is a Future of Work and Life expert, author, co-founder of management consultancy Flywheel Asso...

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