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This Way Or That Way?

For the longest time, it seemed like employers had a preference for Chronological resumes. Certainly, that’s what the career centers, employment counselors and books on the subject suggested. A chronological resume featured the applicants’ work history in reverse historical order, most recent jobs first. Each job listed would state specific actions performed, equipment used, (hopefully) conveying how that person did each job, the company they worked for and the dates of employment.
 
Not surprisingly, not every job seeker benefits from the presentation of their work history in chronological order. The primary alternative was the Skills-based or Functional resume that highlighted the specifics of what was done on the job rather than the history with each company and the cache of an employer’s name. This was especially useful for folks who had been out of the workplace for an extended length of time, allowing applicants to emphasize what they knew how to do, the equipment they are most comfortable using, their success, accomplishments, etc.
 
Right now, most job seekers report being out of work an average of 6 months or longer before finding their next gig. That’s a relatively long time. For applicants in some fields the wait between jobs is even longer.
 
With this information, combined with some algorithmic hocus pocus, ... (read more:  https://hanklondon.com/this-way-or-that-way/)

Every few weeks we pose a question you might get asked during an interview and a suggestion on how you might formulate your answer.

This week’s question:

 

Tell us how you've dealt with a recent mistake?

This is a rather routine question employers ask to help get a better picture of a candidates’ ability to take responsibility for their actions. The best way to approach your answer is to turn any negative into a positive. In a non-braggadocio way, describe how you rectified or improved a situation. Providing a broad-strokes description of the problem and the actions you took to correct the situation should suffice, rather than going into all the minutia and mundane aspects of your performance. If the interviewer wants to know more, they'll ask you for more detail. Don’t hesitate to let your inquisitor know what you learned from your mistake or the situation and how you’ve learned enough to keep the same mistakes from happening again.

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