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3 steps for getting ready for a job interview

Worried about this important step in the job search process? Fear not! With strategy and the right mindset, you’ll learn the skills to succeed There are thousands of tips on how to make your job search more successful. However, they all boil down to “Do your homework”, i.e. prepare for every step of the  interviewing process. If you are a foreign specialist and an English learner, you may have more “homework” – so much more that you don’t know where...

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Thank You ThankView!

In our first-time collaboration with ThankView, NWNY participants receive tailored information and advice from individuals who work in their field of interest Interviewing for jobs is already nerve-wracking as is, let alone doing so in a second language. NWNY’s first-time collaboration with ThankView, a start-up for donor-outreach video sharing, was a welcoming environment for mock-interview practice. In a virtual environment, connecting with professionals can be increasingly difficult. For the February 26 Job Search session, ThankView volunteers and NWNY participants successfully...

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The 5 best job interview tips from NWNY’s mock interview session

Written by Sophia Zhang On June 6, New Women New Yorkers hosted a mock interview session at the Centre For Social Innovation for new graduates of the LEAD program. The session gave participants a chance to practice their job interview skills and meet with a group of 15 talented professionals in their fields of interest. The professionals within the group represented various industries and companies such as Royal Bank Canada, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, L&R Distributors, NYC Office of...